Taliban In Afganistan

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  Afghan Women Shift From Burqas To Abayas Amid Taliban Restrictions

  Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women.

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  Attempt Made To Remove Women From Public Life In Afghanistan: India At UN

  India on Friday voiced concern over the increasing attempt towards removing women from public life in Afghanistan at the 50th Session of the Human Rights Council.

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  A Facebook-Funded Flight Was Suddenly Packed With 155 Extra Afghans

  Donors from Silicon Valley including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, as well as Facebook, had agreed to fund an evacuation flight for 188 journalists, aid workers and others who were suddenly in danger after the Talibans quick capture of Kabul.

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  For Years Taliban Spokesman Operated From Shadows, Now He Is In Spotlight

  For years the Taliban's top spokesman shunned the public eye, even as he amassed hundreds of thousands of followers online where he live-tweeted the insurgency.

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  "Thank You IAF": Envoy On Kabul Evacuation Under 'Not Normal Conditions'

  Amid escalating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, India has evacuated its embassy staff in Kabul in a special Air Force flight.

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  "Absolute Lie": Afganistan On Taliban's Claim Of Controlling 90% Of Borders

  The Taliban's claim to hold 90 per cent of Afghanistan's borders is an "absolute lie," the defence ministry said Friday, insisting government forces were in control of the frontiers.

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  30 Policemen Killed By Taliban In Overnight Attack In Afghanistan: Report

  30 policemen were killed by Taliban in an overnight attack in Afghanistan, saidofficials, according to news agency Associated Press.

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  Afghan Defence Minister, Army Chief Of Staff Resign Over Deadly Attack

  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accepted on Monday the resignation of the defence minister and army chief of staff after more than 140 government soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on an army base last week, the president's office said.

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  Afghanistan, US Condemn Beheadings of Shia Women and Child

  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani today condemned the beheading of a group of Shia Hazaras, including a child, in the southern province of Zabul, the scene of deadly clashes between rival Taliban groups.

• Taliban Condemn US Exit Strategy From Afghanistan

  Taliban insurgents on Wednesday denounced US plans to keep troops in Afghanistan until the end of 2016, threatening to wage war against the "occupation" until the very last foreign soldier pulls out.

• Afghan and foreign forces kill 60 near Pakistan border

  Afghan troops backed by Western air power have killed at least 60 militants near the Pakistan border, Afghan security officials said on Wednesday, in one of the single biggest assaults against the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.

• Bomb kills Afghan intelligence officer

  An Afghan official says a bomb has killed a senior provincial intelligence official at his home in a remote northeastern corner of the country.

• Afghan roadside bomb hits government bus killing nine: officials

  A roadside bomb in Afghanistan exploded under a bus on Monday, killing nine people and wounding at least 22 in an attack by suspected Taliban militants, officials said.

• NATO airstrike kills 11 children in Afghanistan: officials

  A fierce battle between U.S.-backed Afghan forces and Taliban militants in a remote corner of eastern Afghanistan left nearly 20 people dead, including 11 Afghan children killed in an airstrike and an American civilian adviser, officials said on Sunday.

• US citizen kidnapped by Afghan Taliban rescued

  A US citizen who was abducted by Taliban insurgents was rescued by U.S. forces in an operation in eastern Afghanistan early on Sunday, NATO-led forces said in a statement.