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Taliban Blocks Instagram, Facebook, X Amid New Social Media Crackdown
- Thursday October 9, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A week after a two-day blackout, the Taliban announced new social media restrictions, blocking access to popular platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and X across Afghanistan.
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Taliban Minister Says Women's Education Ban Caused Public Disconnect
- Friday December 8, 2023
- World News | Asian News International
The Taliban appointed Deputy Foreign Minister while speaking at a graduation ceremony, stressed the importance of reopening schools for girl students beyond grade 6 and said a society without knowledge is "dark".
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www.ndtv.com
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"Internal Issue Of Afghanistan": Taliban On Ban On Women Working For UN
- Sunday April 16, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations was an internal issue, the country's Taliban authorities said Wednesday, adding that the decision "should be respected by all sides".
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www.ndtv.com
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Universities Reopen In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan But Women Still Banned
- Monday March 6, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
The decision to ban women from educational institutes was announced by the Taliban officials in December and it drew widespread condemnation from foreign governments and the United Nations.
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www.ndtv.com
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Year Ender 2022: Afghanistan's Humanitarian Crisis After Taliban Takeover
- Wednesday December 28, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year, the country has undergone a myriad of changes such as barring girls from education, restriction on press, and imposition of repressive policies.
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www.ndtv.com
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"If Mother, Sister Can't...": Afghan Professor Tears Up Diplomas On TV
- Wednesday December 28, 2022
- World News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
A Kabul University professor tore up his diplomas on live television, saying he does not accept this education if his "mother and sister can't study".
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www.ndtv.com
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More NGOs Stop Work In Afghanistan After Taliban Ban On Women Staff
- Monday December 26, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Christian Aid and ActionAid on Monday became the latest foreign aid groups to suspend operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from working.
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www.ndtv.com
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Male Afghan Students Boycott Classes, Protest Women's Education Ban
- Monday December 26, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
Following the Taliban's ban on university education for girls, the male students in the country have boycotted their classes condemning the suspension of higher education for women, Tolo news reported on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Taliban Bans Women From Working In NGOs
- Saturday December 24, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGO) to stop female employees from coming to work, according to an economy ministry letter.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Grave Step Backwards": Rishi Sunak On Taliban's University Ban For Women
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday criticized the Taliban's decision to ban University education for girls, saying "denying them access to university is a grave step backwards."
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www.ndtv.com
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Afghans Use Social Media To Protest Taliban's University Ban For Women
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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"Screamed, Cried, Hugged": Afghan Women React To Taliban's University Ban
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Women university students across Afghanistan were in disbelief on Wednesday, barred by the Taliban from studying and condemned to a life of feeling "like caged birds".
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www.ndtv.com
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Will Not Allow Taliban If US Changed Designation, Says Facebook
- Thursday August 19, 2021
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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Pakistani Taliban bans polio vaccination
- Sunday June 17, 2012
- World News | Press Trust of India
A powerful Pakistani Taliban faction has said it will not allow an anti-polio campaign to be conducted in its stronghold of North Waziristan tribal region as long as US drone strikes continue in the area. The group led by commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur distributed a pamphlet yesterday that announced the ban on the government's polio vaccination campa...
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Pak teen honoured for blogging about Taliban banning girls' schools
- Monday November 21, 2011
- World News | Press Trust of India
One of the bravest girls in Pakistan, who as an 11-year-old wrote about the Taliban banning girls' schools in the picturesque Swat Valley, has been nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize.
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www.ndtv.com
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Taliban Blocks Instagram, Facebook, X Amid New Social Media Crackdown
- Thursday October 9, 2025
- World News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A week after a two-day blackout, the Taliban announced new social media restrictions, blocking access to popular platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and X across Afghanistan.
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www.ndtv.com
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Taliban Minister Says Women's Education Ban Caused Public Disconnect
- Friday December 8, 2023
- World News | Asian News International
The Taliban appointed Deputy Foreign Minister while speaking at a graduation ceremony, stressed the importance of reopening schools for girl students beyond grade 6 and said a society without knowledge is "dark".
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www.ndtv.com
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"Internal Issue Of Afghanistan": Taliban On Ban On Women Working For UN
- Sunday April 16, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations was an internal issue, the country's Taliban authorities said Wednesday, adding that the decision "should be respected by all sides".
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www.ndtv.com
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Universities Reopen In Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan But Women Still Banned
- Monday March 6, 2023
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
The decision to ban women from educational institutes was announced by the Taliban officials in December and it drew widespread condemnation from foreign governments and the United Nations.
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www.ndtv.com
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Year Ender 2022: Afghanistan's Humanitarian Crisis After Taliban Takeover
- Wednesday December 28, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year, the country has undergone a myriad of changes such as barring girls from education, restriction on press, and imposition of repressive policies.
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www.ndtv.com
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"If Mother, Sister Can't...": Afghan Professor Tears Up Diplomas On TV
- Wednesday December 28, 2022
- World News | Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
A Kabul University professor tore up his diplomas on live television, saying he does not accept this education if his "mother and sister can't study".
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www.ndtv.com
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More NGOs Stop Work In Afghanistan After Taliban Ban On Women Staff
- Monday December 26, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Christian Aid and ActionAid on Monday became the latest foreign aid groups to suspend operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to stop women staff from working.
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www.ndtv.com
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Male Afghan Students Boycott Classes, Protest Women's Education Ban
- Monday December 26, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
Following the Taliban's ban on university education for girls, the male students in the country have boycotted their classes condemning the suspension of higher education for women, Tolo news reported on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Taliban Bans Women From Working In NGOs
- Saturday December 24, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGO) to stop female employees from coming to work, according to an economy ministry letter.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Grave Step Backwards": Rishi Sunak On Taliban's University Ban For Women
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday criticized the Taliban's decision to ban University education for girls, saying "denying them access to university is a grave step backwards."
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www.ndtv.com
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Afghans Use Social Media To Protest Taliban's University Ban For Women
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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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www.ndtv.com
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"Screamed, Cried, Hugged": Afghan Women React To Taliban's University Ban
- Wednesday December 21, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Women university students across Afghanistan were in disbelief on Wednesday, barred by the Taliban from studying and condemned to a life of feeling "like caged birds".
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www.ndtv.com
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Will Not Allow Taliban If US Changed Designation, Says Facebook
- Thursday August 19, 2021
- World News | Reuters
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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www.ndtv.com
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Pakistani Taliban bans polio vaccination
- Sunday June 17, 2012
- World News | Press Trust of India
A powerful Pakistani Taliban faction has said it will not allow an anti-polio campaign to be conducted in its stronghold of North Waziristan tribal region as long as US drone strikes continue in the area. The group led by commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur distributed a pamphlet yesterday that announced the ban on the government's polio vaccination campa...
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www.ndtv.com
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Pak teen honoured for blogging about Taliban banning girls' schools
- Monday November 21, 2011
- World News | Press Trust of India
One of the bravest girls in Pakistan, who as an 11-year-old wrote about the Taliban banning girls' schools in the picturesque Swat Valley, has been nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize.
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www.ndtv.com