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Afghanistan: Taliban publicly chops off hands of four people in Kandahar stadium

Jan 18, 2023, at 02:28 pm

Kandahar: Former Policy Advisor to Minister for Afghan Resettlement & Minister for Refugees in the UK, Shabnam Nasimi, has said the Taliban chopped off the hands of four people at a stadium in Kandahar region of Afghanistan recently.

Afghanistan: Taliban authorities flog nine people in public

Jan 18, 2023, at 12:33 am

Kabul: The Taliban authorities of Afghanistan recently flogged in public nine people who were allegedly accused of committing “adultery and theft” in Kandahar.

New aid package of 40 mn USD in cash reaches Afghanistan

Jan 16, 2023, at 12:08 am

Kabul: A new package of 40 million US dollars in cash as humanitarian aid has been delivered to Afghanistan and deposited in one of the commercial banks in Kabul, said a statement from Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank, released here on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Ex-Afghan MP killed in Kabul

Jan 15, 2023, at 10:45 pm

Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government has said a former woman member of the country's Parliament and one of her security guards have been killed in Kabul city, media reports said on Sunday.

Women's rights not on priority list, matter to be dealt with as per Islamic laws: Taliban

Jan 15, 2023, at 10:27 pm

Kabul: Taliban has made it clear easing restrictions on women, including ban from universities and working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), is not on the list of its priorities, reported Khaama Press.

Unity in Security Council essential, in face of Taliban rights violations against women and girls

Jan 14, 2023, at 09:13 pm

New York: The UN Security Council must be unified in opposing Taliban policies to erode the fundamental human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN’s Special Representative there said on Friday.

Women Education issue: OIC to send ‘Team of Ulama’ to Afghanistan to discuss with Taliban

Jan 13, 2023, at 11:39 pm

Kabul: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is planning to send a delegation to Afghanistan to discuss the issues ranging from  women’s rights to education and employment with the Taliban interim government.

Afghanistan: Taliban directs women owners to close their shops in Balkh

Jan 10, 2023, at 03:34 pm

Balkh: Several women, who run shops at a market in Balkh region of Afghanistan, have been directed by the Taliban's vice and virtue department to close their shops by next Thursday, media reports said.

Prince Harry dubbed ‘big mouth loser’ by Taliban over claims to have killed its 25 members in Afghanistan

Jan 08, 2023, at 10:24 pm

The Taliban has called Britain’s Prince Harry a ‘big mouth loser’, after he said that he killed 24 Afghans while serving in the military, reported The Independent.

Threat to attack Parliament house: Two TTP 'terrorists' arrested

Jan 08, 2023, at 12:31 am

Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IG) Dr Akbar Nisar Khan has said two men, who belong to terrorist group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), who threatened to attack the country's Parliament have been arrested, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan recognized as most insecure nation in world: Reports

Jan 07, 2023, at 11:22 pm

Afghanistan has been declared as the most insecure nation in the world, as per a report released by the  International Institute for Peace and Economics on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Several Kabul residents express concern over longtime stoppage of passport issuance

Jan 07, 2023, at 05:04 am

Kabul: Several Kabul residents have expressed concerns over the longtime stoppage of passport issuance, media reports said.

Afghanistan recognized as most insecure nation in world: Reports

Jan 07, 2023, at 12:39 am

Afghanistan has been declared as the most insecure nation in the world, as per a report released by the  International Institute for Peace and Economics on Tuesday.

Taliban government of Afghanistan asks Pakistan to avoid ‘provocative statements’

Jan 07, 2023, at 12:01 am

Kabul: Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has asked Pakistan government to refrain from issuing “provocative and baseless” statements.

Afghanistan: Several feared dead in Kabul airport blast

Jan 01, 2023, at 09:51 pm

Kabul: An explosion occurred on Sunday at a military airport in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Interior Ministry spokesman Nafi Takoor said, adding that several people were killed or injured in the incident.

EU and 12 other nations urge Taliban to lift ban on women working for NGOs

Dec 29, 2022, at 08:22 pm

Moscow/UNI: The European Union and 12 other countries have urged the Taliban to reverse their decision to prohibit Afghan women from working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the US State Department said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban administration shuts down two educational institutions in Kabul, Herat

Dec 27, 2022, at 03:03 pm

Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have shut down two educational institutions in Kabul and Herat which accommodate over 1200 female students.

UN Secretary-General ‘deeply disturbed’ by Taliban’s reported ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan

Dec 27, 2022, at 12:20 am

New York: Amid reports on Saturday that the Taliban had barred women from working for local and international NGOs, the United Nations said the decision would undermine the efforts of numerous organizations working throughout Afghanistan to help the most vulnerable, especially women and girls.

Suspension of women’s education in Afghanistan is against Islamic values: Prominent Islamic Scholar

Dec 24, 2022, at 09:31 pm

Kabul:  Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of al-Azhar University, has described the recent decision taken by the Taliban government in Afghanistan to ban women from studying in universities as against Islamic principles.

Pakistan: Protest in Quetta against Taliban's decision to ban women's university education in Afghanistan

Dec 24, 2022, at 03:09 pm

Quetta: Political activists and students demonstrated in the Pakistani city of Quetta  against the Taliban-led Afghan government’s decision to impose a ban on women’s university education.

Afghanistan: Kabul witnesses protest as Taliban bans women from attending universities

Dec 23, 2022, at 02:57 pm

Kabul: Thousands of women participated in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Thursday over the Taliban administration's decision to ban female students from attending universities.

Afghanistan: Taliban stopping female students from attending university after ban on higher education

Dec 22, 2022, at 01:23 am

Kabul: Afghan authorities have stopped letting female students attend universities following the decision of the Taliban (sanctioned by the UN for terrorism) to suspend higher education for women in the country, a female Afghan student told Sputnik on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from attending universities

Dec 21, 2022, at 03:04 pm

Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have banned women from going to universities.

No compromise in engagement with world: Taliban Minister of Afghanistan

Dec 21, 2022, at 12:56 am

Kabul: Taliban Acting Minister of Vice and Virtue, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, on Sunday, said the Afghanistan government is ready to engage with the international community, but the world should not seek any compromise with the caretaker government.

Afghanistan: Taliban urged to halt public floggings and executions

Dec 17, 2022, at 05:05 pm

New York: The resumption of public floggings and executions in Afghanistan must stop immediately, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday in an appeal to the ruling Taliban leadership.

China directs nationals to leave Afghanistan after recent attack on Kabul hotel

Dec 17, 2022, at 12:17 am

Kabul: The Chinese government has asked its citizens to leave Afghanistan after a terror attack in a Chinese-owned hotel in the country this week left three people dead.

Afghanistan: First public execution since Taliban takeover, ‘deeply disturbing’ says UN rights office

Dec 09, 2022, at 06:31 pm

New York: What is believed to be the first public execution in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power last year, drew criticism from the UN human rights office, OHCHR on Wednesday. Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence described it as a “deeply disturbing” development.

Afghanistan: Taliban conducts first public execution since returning to power last year

Dec 08, 2022, at 03:05 pm

Kabul: The Taliban ruled Afghanistan government has conducted the first public execution since coming to power in the country last year.

Taliban defends banning of VOA, RFE/RL, USAGM CEO slams

Dec 03, 2022, at 01:37 am

Kabul: The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has defended banning FM radio broadcasts from two U.S.-funded news media, including the Voice of America (VOA), in Afghanistan, by alleging that they were offending local laws.