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"Focus On Studies": Ban On Smartphones In Afghanistan Schools Kicks In
A ban on smartphones in schools issued by Taliban authorities in southern Afghanistan came into force, students and teachers confirmed to AFP on Wednesday, over concerns of "focus" and "Islamic law".
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3 Killed In Suicide Bombing In Afghanistan's Kandahar, 12 Injured
A suicide bombing killed three people and wounded 12 others on Thursday in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a provincial official said, the heartland of the Taliban authorities that rule the country.
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Afghanistan Province Tells Officials Not To Photograph "Living Things"
Authorities in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban, ordered its officials on Sunday not to take pictures or videos of "living things".
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Suspended Aid Chief To Ask Taliban Leaders To Scrap Ban On Female Workers
The head of a major aid group that suspended work in Afghanistan after the Taliban banned female NGO workers said on Thursday he would write to the administration's senior figures in Kandahar and ask them to change the policy.
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Taliban Allow High School Graduation Exams For Afghan Girls
A second document, signed by Habibullah Agha, the education minister who took office in September, said the tests would be held in 31 Afghan provinces. The three excluded provinces are Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz
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"Trying To Look Like Animals": Taliban On Women Without Hijab
The Taliban's religious police have put up posters across the southern Afghan city of Kandahar saying that Muslim women who do not wear an Islamic hijab that fully covers their bodies are "trying to look like animals."
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In Afghanistan, Taliban White Flags Must In Shops, Health Clinics
Taliban forces in Afghanistan's Kandahar city have compelled the shopkeepers to install their group's white flag in their shops and buildings. Health clinics and public baths have too been asked to follow the order.
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Over 100 Former Afghan Forces Killed Or Disappeared By Taliban: Rights Group
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on more than 100 killings from Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, and Kunduz provinces alone.
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ISIS Claim Responsibility For Blast At Mosque In Afghanistan's Kandahar
ISIS claimed responsibility for a suicide bomber attack at a Shi'ite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar which left dozens killed and injured, a statement posted by the group's Amaq news agency said on Friday.
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"Heard Sound Of Firing": Shock At 2nd Mosque Attack In Afghanistan In A Week
Sardar Mohammad Zaidi, imam of the Fatima mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar, had almost reached the end of Friday prayers when gunfire and explosions signalled the start of the second attack on a Shi'ite mosque in a week.
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Hundreds March In Kandahar To Protest Against Taliban Evictions
Hundreds of protesters from a neighbourhood populated by former Afghan army servicemen marched in Kandahar Tuesday against plans by the Taliban to evict them from their homes.
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After US Exit, Video Of Taliban Flying US Chopper With Man Dangling
A body dangled from a US military chopper being flown by the Taliban, reportedly over Kandahar in Afghanistan, in a video shared on Tuesday by several journalists and what the Taliban claims is their official handle.
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Afghan Airspace "Very Risky", Warns Pilot Of Plane Hijacked In 1999
Captain Devi Sharan, a retired pilot of Air India whose plane IC-814 was hijacked to Kandahar in December 1999, said the Taliban, which has seized power in Kabul, can't be trusted as their ground fighters don't follow rules.
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Can Taliban Fly? Video Shows Fighters Taxiing Captured US-Made Chopper
A video of Taliban fighters testing a captured US-made UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has emerged online. In the video shared on Twitter, the aircraft can be seen taxiing on a runway at Kandahar Airport in southeastern Afghanistan.
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Not Much Change In 20 Years: Pilot Of Plane Hijacked In 1999 On Taliban
Devi Sharan, Captain of the Air India flight IC 814, said there was no change in the visuals of Afghanistan now from what he could recall seeing through the cockpit of the hijacked flight during that time.
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"Focus On Studies": Ban On Smartphones In Afghanistan Schools Kicks In
A ban on smartphones in schools issued by Taliban authorities in southern Afghanistan came into force, students and teachers confirmed to AFP on Wednesday, over concerns of "focus" and "Islamic law".
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3 Killed In Suicide Bombing In Afghanistan's Kandahar, 12 Injured
A suicide bombing killed three people and wounded 12 others on Thursday in the Afghan city of Kandahar, a provincial official said, the heartland of the Taliban authorities that rule the country.
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Afghanistan Province Tells Officials Not To Photograph "Living Things"
Authorities in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban, ordered its officials on Sunday not to take pictures or videos of "living things".
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Suspended Aid Chief To Ask Taliban Leaders To Scrap Ban On Female Workers
The head of a major aid group that suspended work in Afghanistan after the Taliban banned female NGO workers said on Thursday he would write to the administration's senior figures in Kandahar and ask them to change the policy.
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Taliban Allow High School Graduation Exams For Afghan Girls
A second document, signed by Habibullah Agha, the education minister who took office in September, said the tests would be held in 31 Afghan provinces. The three excluded provinces are Kandahar, Helmand and Nimroz
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"Trying To Look Like Animals": Taliban On Women Without Hijab
The Taliban's religious police have put up posters across the southern Afghan city of Kandahar saying that Muslim women who do not wear an Islamic hijab that fully covers their bodies are "trying to look like animals."
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In Afghanistan, Taliban White Flags Must In Shops, Health Clinics
Taliban forces in Afghanistan's Kandahar city have compelled the shopkeepers to install their group's white flag in their shops and buildings. Health clinics and public baths have too been asked to follow the order.
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Over 100 Former Afghan Forces Killed Or Disappeared By Taliban: Rights Group
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on more than 100 killings from Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, and Kunduz provinces alone.
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ISIS Claim Responsibility For Blast At Mosque In Afghanistan's Kandahar
ISIS claimed responsibility for a suicide bomber attack at a Shi'ite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar which left dozens killed and injured, a statement posted by the group's Amaq news agency said on Friday.
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"Heard Sound Of Firing": Shock At 2nd Mosque Attack In Afghanistan In A Week
Sardar Mohammad Zaidi, imam of the Fatima mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar, had almost reached the end of Friday prayers when gunfire and explosions signalled the start of the second attack on a Shi'ite mosque in a week.
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Hundreds March In Kandahar To Protest Against Taliban Evictions
Hundreds of protesters from a neighbourhood populated by former Afghan army servicemen marched in Kandahar Tuesday against plans by the Taliban to evict them from their homes.
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After US Exit, Video Of Taliban Flying US Chopper With Man Dangling
A body dangled from a US military chopper being flown by the Taliban, reportedly over Kandahar in Afghanistan, in a video shared on Tuesday by several journalists and what the Taliban claims is their official handle.
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Afghan Airspace "Very Risky", Warns Pilot Of Plane Hijacked In 1999
Captain Devi Sharan, a retired pilot of Air India whose plane IC-814 was hijacked to Kandahar in December 1999, said the Taliban, which has seized power in Kabul, can't be trusted as their ground fighters don't follow rules.
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Can Taliban Fly? Video Shows Fighters Taxiing Captured US-Made Chopper
A video of Taliban fighters testing a captured US-made UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has emerged online. In the video shared on Twitter, the aircraft can be seen taxiing on a runway at Kandahar Airport in southeastern Afghanistan.
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Not Much Change In 20 Years: Pilot Of Plane Hijacked In 1999 On Taliban
Devi Sharan, Captain of the Air India flight IC 814, said there was no change in the visuals of Afghanistan now from what he could recall seeing through the cockpit of the hijacked flight during that time.
