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Four Years Of Taliban Rule In Afghanistan: A Timeline
On August 15, 2021, the Taliban marched into Kabul, returning to power after two decades, as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
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15 Million Primary-Age Girls Out Of School Wordwide, Says UN Report
15 million primary-age girls around the world are currently out of school, as systemic gender discrimination continues to hinder equal access to education for girls and young women globally.
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Stalled Projects, Contaminated Groundwater : Kabul's Water Crisis Worsens
Experts have long sounded the alarm over Kabul's water problems, which are worsening even as many international players have backed off big infrastructure projects and slashed funding to Afghanistan since the Taliban government took power in 2021.
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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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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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"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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In A First Since Taliban Rule, Afghanistan Says To Attend UN Climate Talks
An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.
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Taliban Ban Afghan Women 'From Hearing Each Other': Report
The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed a new, oppressive rule that silences women's voices even further.
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Everything To Know About Taliban's New "Vice And Virtue" Law In Afghanistan
The Taliban government's new law to "promote virtue and prevent vice" has codified their austere rules for Afghan society, dictating strict controls according to their vision of Islam.
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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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Taliban Demand US Return $3.5 Billion In Afghan Assets After Court Ruling
Taliban authorities called on Washington Wednesday to return $3.5 billion belonging to Afghanistan's central bank after a New York federal judge ruled the families of victims in the 9/11 attacks cannot seize the funds.
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Taliban Demand US Return $3.5 Billion In Afghan Assets After Court Ruling
Taliban authorities called on Washington today to return $3.5 billion belonging to Afghanistan's central bank after a New York federal judge ruled the families of victims in the 9/11 attacks cannot seize the funds.
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9/11 Victims Cannot Seize Afghan Central Bank Funds, Rules US Judge
The families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks cannot seize $3.5 billion in funds belonging to Afghanistan's central bank, a New York federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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Watch: Mannequins In Kabul, Hooded And Masked Under Taliban Rule
Mannequins at women's dress shops in Kabul, Afghanistan, which is currently under Taliban rule, were seen with their heads wrapped using plastic bags and faces covered with aluminium foil.
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Afghan Women Stopped From Entering Universities After Taliban Ban
Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a day after the nation's Taliban rulers banned them from higher education.
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Four Years Of Taliban Rule In Afghanistan: A Timeline
On August 15, 2021, the Taliban marched into Kabul, returning to power after two decades, as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
-
15 Million Primary-Age Girls Out Of School Wordwide, Says UN Report
15 million primary-age girls around the world are currently out of school, as systemic gender discrimination continues to hinder equal access to education for girls and young women globally.
-
Stalled Projects, Contaminated Groundwater : Kabul's Water Crisis Worsens
Experts have long sounded the alarm over Kabul's water problems, which are worsening even as many international players have backed off big infrastructure projects and slashed funding to Afghanistan since the Taliban government took power in 2021.
-
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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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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"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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In A First Since Taliban Rule, Afghanistan Says To Attend UN Climate Talks
An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.
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Taliban Ban Afghan Women 'From Hearing Each Other': Report
The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed a new, oppressive rule that silences women's voices even further.
-
Everything To Know About Taliban's New "Vice And Virtue" Law In Afghanistan
The Taliban government's new law to "promote virtue and prevent vice" has codified their austere rules for Afghan society, dictating strict controls according to their vision of Islam.
-
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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Taliban Demand US Return $3.5 Billion In Afghan Assets After Court Ruling
Taliban authorities called on Washington Wednesday to return $3.5 billion belonging to Afghanistan's central bank after a New York federal judge ruled the families of victims in the 9/11 attacks cannot seize the funds.
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Taliban Demand US Return $3.5 Billion In Afghan Assets After Court Ruling
Taliban authorities called on Washington today to return $3.5 billion belonging to Afghanistan's central bank after a New York federal judge ruled the families of victims in the 9/11 attacks cannot seize the funds.
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9/11 Victims Cannot Seize Afghan Central Bank Funds, Rules US Judge
The families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks cannot seize $3.5 billion in funds belonging to Afghanistan's central bank, a New York federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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Watch: Mannequins In Kabul, Hooded And Masked Under Taliban Rule
Mannequins at women's dress shops in Kabul, Afghanistan, which is currently under Taliban rule, were seen with their heads wrapped using plastic bags and faces covered with aluminium foil.
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Afghan Women Stopped From Entering Universities After Taliban Ban
Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a day after the nation's Taliban rulers banned them from higher education.
