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Afghan Students Wear Turbans, Tunics, Reflect Taliban-Rule
The Taliban government's education ministry cites strengthening discipline, masking social inequalities and promoting what the authorities see as true Islamic attire as reasons for the dress code change.
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Opinion | Are US And Taliban Drawing Up A 'Secret' Deal?
Against the labyrinthine workings of Afghan politics, the Americans are demanding weapons handover or control over Bagram.
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Russia Allows Taliban To Appoint Moscow Ambassador
Russia said Wednesday it will allow the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to have an ambassador in Moscow, in a symbolic move days after it lifted a "terrorist" designation for the terrorist group.
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British Man Visits Afghanistan, Claims He Had A Fling With A Taliban Member
A 30-year-old British man's account of an 11-day trip to Afghanistan, including a supposed romantic encounter with a Taliban terrorist, has ignited curiosity.
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Russia Removes Taliban's 'Terrorist Group' Label To Build Friendly Ties
Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday removed the Taliban's designation as a "terrorist organisation", a symbolic gesture aimed at building friendly ties with Afghanistan's de facto rulers.
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Deaths Were Required By "Our Religion": Afghan Court On Public Executions
Afghanistan's Supreme Court rejected on Saturday condemnation by the United Nations of the Taliban's use of capital punishment, a day after four convicted murderers were publicly executed.
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Taliban Publicly Executes 4 For Murder: Afghan Supreme Court
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said four convicted murderers were executed by order of Taliban authorities on Friday, bringing to ten the number of men publicly put to death since their return to power, according to an AFP tally.
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Taliban Morality Police Arrest Men For Wrong Hairstyle, Skipping Mosque: UN
Over half of detentions made under laws regulating people's conduct, concerned "either men not having the compliant beard length or hairstyle, or barbers providing non-compliant beard trimming or haircuts."
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US Man Arrested For Entering North Sentinel Earlier Met Taliban in Afghanistan
The US tourist arrested for leaving a can of Diet Coke on a remote island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a 24-year-old YouTuber known for his thrill-seeking content.
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"Jail Or Death": An Uncertain Future For Migrants Expelled By Donald Trump
AFP spoke to several migrants from a group of about 200, including around 80 children, who are detained at a facility near Costa Rica's jungle-clad border with Panama.
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"Women In Afghan Jail...": Message For Trump From US Woman Freed By Taliban
An American woman freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan celebrated her release, in a video shared Saturday by US President Donald Trump, in which she thanked him for helping secure her freedom.
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American Woman Detained By Afghanistan's Taliban Released: Former US Envoy
An American woman has been freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan after she, two Britons and their Afghan translator were detained earlier this year, Washington's former envoy to Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad, said Saturday.
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US Citizen George Glezmann Freed From Taliban After 2.5 Years
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that George Glezmann, who was wrongfully detained in Afghanistan for two and a half years, was freed.
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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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Monitoring Situation In Afghanistan, Held Discussions With Taliban: India At UN
India told the UN Security Council that it has discussed with the Taliban regime various issues pertaining to bilateral relations and the "special" people-to-people ties has been the "foundation" of Delhi's present day engagement with the country.
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Afghan Students Wear Turbans, Tunics, Reflect Taliban-Rule
The Taliban government's education ministry cites strengthening discipline, masking social inequalities and promoting what the authorities see as true Islamic attire as reasons for the dress code change.
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Opinion | Are US And Taliban Drawing Up A 'Secret' Deal?
Against the labyrinthine workings of Afghan politics, the Americans are demanding weapons handover or control over Bagram.
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Russia Allows Taliban To Appoint Moscow Ambassador
Russia said Wednesday it will allow the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to have an ambassador in Moscow, in a symbolic move days after it lifted a "terrorist" designation for the terrorist group.
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British Man Visits Afghanistan, Claims He Had A Fling With A Taliban Member
A 30-year-old British man's account of an 11-day trip to Afghanistan, including a supposed romantic encounter with a Taliban terrorist, has ignited curiosity.
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Russia Removes Taliban's 'Terrorist Group' Label To Build Friendly Ties
Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday removed the Taliban's designation as a "terrorist organisation", a symbolic gesture aimed at building friendly ties with Afghanistan's de facto rulers.
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Deaths Were Required By "Our Religion": Afghan Court On Public Executions
Afghanistan's Supreme Court rejected on Saturday condemnation by the United Nations of the Taliban's use of capital punishment, a day after four convicted murderers were publicly executed.
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Taliban Publicly Executes 4 For Murder: Afghan Supreme Court
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said four convicted murderers were executed by order of Taliban authorities on Friday, bringing to ten the number of men publicly put to death since their return to power, according to an AFP tally.
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Taliban Morality Police Arrest Men For Wrong Hairstyle, Skipping Mosque: UN
Over half of detentions made under laws regulating people's conduct, concerned "either men not having the compliant beard length or hairstyle, or barbers providing non-compliant beard trimming or haircuts."
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US Man Arrested For Entering North Sentinel Earlier Met Taliban in Afghanistan
The US tourist arrested for leaving a can of Diet Coke on a remote island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a 24-year-old YouTuber known for his thrill-seeking content.
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"Jail Or Death": An Uncertain Future For Migrants Expelled By Donald Trump
AFP spoke to several migrants from a group of about 200, including around 80 children, who are detained at a facility near Costa Rica's jungle-clad border with Panama.
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"Women In Afghan Jail...": Message For Trump From US Woman Freed By Taliban
An American woman freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan celebrated her release, in a video shared Saturday by US President Donald Trump, in which she thanked him for helping secure her freedom.
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American Woman Detained By Afghanistan's Taliban Released: Former US Envoy
An American woman has been freed by the Taliban in Afghanistan after she, two Britons and their Afghan translator were detained earlier this year, Washington's former envoy to Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad, said Saturday.
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US Citizen George Glezmann Freed From Taliban After 2.5 Years
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that George Glezmann, who was wrongfully detained in Afghanistan for two and a half years, was freed.
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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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Monitoring Situation In Afghanistan, Held Discussions With Taliban: India At UN
India told the UN Security Council that it has discussed with the Taliban regime various issues pertaining to bilateral relations and the "special" people-to-people ties has been the "foundation" of Delhi's present day engagement with the country.
