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"Illogical": Taliban Denies Reports Of Afghan Women Banned From 'Hearing Each Other'
Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban.
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Taliban Introduces Law Banning Media Publishing Images Of Living Things
Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.
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Afghanistan's Taliban Government Bans 'Violent' Mixed Martial Arts
A sports authority official told local media MMA was banned in part because it was considered too violent and posed the risk of injury or death.
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How Afghans Are Using #LetHerLearn To Protest Taliban's University Ban For Women
People are protesting the regressive decision through powerful posts on social media, using the #LetHerLearn.
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Afghans Use Social Media To Protest Taliban's University Ban For Women
Afghans voiced outrage on social media Wednesday over the Taliban's ban on women attending university, using the hashtag #LetHerLearn -- one of the only ways people can still protest in the country.
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Facebook Suspends Pages of Taliban-Controlled Media, Remains Firm on Policy Against Taliban
Facebook has suspended pages of the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan National Television and Bakhtar news agency in continuation of its anti-Taliban policy, reported Khaama Press. According to the head of Afghanistan National Television, Ahmadullah Wasiq, Facebook has banned the Pashto and Dari pages of this media organization.
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Taliban Stops Issuing Driving Licence To Afghan Women: Reports
The Taliban regime has stopped issuing driving licence to women in Kabul and other provinces according to some local media reports. In a recent order, the Taliban banned girls from attending school above grade sixth.
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Taliban Ban Barbers From Trimming Beards In Afghan Province: Report
The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, a media report said.
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Pakistani Taliban Warns Journalists Against Calling Them "Terrorists"
The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organisation of armed Islamist groups, has warned the country's media and journalists against calling them a "terrorist outfit" or they will be treated as "enemies".
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Facebook May Not Lift Ban on Taliban After Afghan Takeover Even if US Softens Its View
Facebook may not lift its ban on the Taliban even if the US stops imposing sanctions on the group, the social media company's policy chief said.
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Will Not Allow Taliban If US Changed Designation, Says Facebook
Facebook may not lift its ban on the Taliban even if the United States stops imposing sanctions on the group, which has rapidly taken control of Afghanistan, the social media company's policy chief said on Wednesday.
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YouTube Says It Bans Accounts Believed To Be Owned By The Taliban
Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Tuesday it bans accounts believed to be owned and operated by the Taliban, as US social media companies scrambled to publicly clarify their rules on the group that is in control of Afghanistan.
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Facebook Bans Accounts, Content Supporting Taliban: Report
Social media giant Facebook has said that it has banned the Taliban and all content supporting it from its platforms as it considers the group to be a terrorist organisation, according to a media report.
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Pakistan Decides To Get Tough On UN-Banned Terror Groups
Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has signed an ordinance aimed at reigning in individuals and terror groups like the LeT, Al-Qaeda and Taliban, which have been banned by the UN Security Council, a media report said today.
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Terror Outfits In Pakistan Operate Openly On Facebook: Report
At least 41 of the 64 outfits banned by Pakistan, including the Pakistani Taliban and the sectarian group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), are active on Facebook and accessible by users of the social media platform, a media report said today.
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"Illogical": Taliban Denies Reports Of Afghan Women Banned From 'Hearing Each Other'
Women in Afghanistan are not forbidden from speaking to each other, the Taliban government's morality ministry told AFP on Saturday, denying recent media reports of a ban.
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Taliban Introduces Law Banning Media Publishing Images Of Living Things
Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.
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Afghanistan's Taliban Government Bans 'Violent' Mixed Martial Arts
A sports authority official told local media MMA was banned in part because it was considered too violent and posed the risk of injury or death.
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How Afghans Are Using #LetHerLearn To Protest Taliban's University Ban For Women
People are protesting the regressive decision through powerful posts on social media, using the #LetHerLearn.
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Afghans Use Social Media To Protest Taliban's University Ban For Women
Afghans voiced outrage on social media Wednesday over the Taliban's ban on women attending university, using the hashtag #LetHerLearn -- one of the only ways people can still protest in the country.
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Facebook Suspends Pages of Taliban-Controlled Media, Remains Firm on Policy Against Taliban
Facebook has suspended pages of the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan National Television and Bakhtar news agency in continuation of its anti-Taliban policy, reported Khaama Press. According to the head of Afghanistan National Television, Ahmadullah Wasiq, Facebook has banned the Pashto and Dari pages of this media organization.
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Taliban Stops Issuing Driving Licence To Afghan Women: Reports
The Taliban regime has stopped issuing driving licence to women in Kabul and other provinces according to some local media reports. In a recent order, the Taliban banned girls from attending school above grade sixth.
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Taliban Ban Barbers From Trimming Beards In Afghan Province: Report
The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, a media report said.
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Pakistani Taliban Warns Journalists Against Calling Them "Terrorists"
The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organisation of armed Islamist groups, has warned the country's media and journalists against calling them a "terrorist outfit" or they will be treated as "enemies".
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Facebook May Not Lift Ban on Taliban After Afghan Takeover Even if US Softens Its View
Facebook may not lift its ban on the Taliban even if the US stops imposing sanctions on the group, the social media company's policy chief said.
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Will Not Allow Taliban If US Changed Designation, Says Facebook
Facebook may not lift its ban on the Taliban even if the United States stops imposing sanctions on the group, which has rapidly taken control of Afghanistan, the social media company's policy chief said on Wednesday.
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YouTube Says It Bans Accounts Believed To Be Owned By The Taliban
Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Tuesday it bans accounts believed to be owned and operated by the Taliban, as US social media companies scrambled to publicly clarify their rules on the group that is in control of Afghanistan.
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Facebook Bans Accounts, Content Supporting Taliban: Report
Social media giant Facebook has said that it has banned the Taliban and all content supporting it from its platforms as it considers the group to be a terrorist organisation, according to a media report.
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Pakistan Decides To Get Tough On UN-Banned Terror Groups
Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has signed an ordinance aimed at reigning in individuals and terror groups like the LeT, Al-Qaeda and Taliban, which have been banned by the UN Security Council, a media report said today.
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Terror Outfits In Pakistan Operate Openly On Facebook: Report
At least 41 of the 64 outfits banned by Pakistan, including the Pakistani Taliban and the sectarian group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), are active on Facebook and accessible by users of the social media platform, a media report said today.
