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Army soldiers walk, after suicide bombers targeted the headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force in Peshawar, Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Pakistan Army has alleged that the Afghanistan Taliban was facilitating terrorists to infiltrate the border for carrying out acts of terror in the country. Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, who is head…
“This morning, a man convicted of serious crimes was deported to Kabul – the first deportation to Afghanistan since 2021,” Chancellor Christian Stocker of the conservative Austrian People’s Party wrote on X. | Photo Credit: Reuters Austria deported an Afghan national back to his home country on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) for the first time…
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The outage, reported the previous day, was the first nationwide shutdown since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021 and was part of their professed crackdown on immorality. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) to restore internet and telecommunications access across…
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The Taliban’s restrictions on women and freedom of expression have drawn sharp criticism from rights groups and many foreign Governments since the former insurgents resumed control of Afghanistan in 2021. | Photo Credit: AP “Afghanistan’s Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces…
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A U.N. report says the Taliban are restricting Afghan women’s access to work, travel and healthcare if they are unmarried or don’t have a male guardian, a mahram. File | Photo Credit: AP The Taliban government’s morality police will play an increasing role in enforcing religious law in Afghanistan, according to a U.N. report published…
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Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations (UN) political chief who will chair the first meeting between Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and envoys from about 25 countries answered sharp criticism that Afghan women have been excluded, saying on June 26 that women’s rights will be raised at every session. Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo…
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Cricket has surged in popularity inside Afghanistan in recent years, fuelled by triumphs over bigger nations on the international stage. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Afghanistan cricket bosses on March 20 expressed disappointment that Australia had scrapped a men’s T20 series because of deteriorating women’s rights in the Taliban-ruled country and called for “politics-free…
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The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on the freedom of Afghanistan’s people, including women and girls experiencing “immeasurably cruel” oppression, the U.N.’s human rights chief said. | Photo Credit: AP The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on the freedom of Afghanistan’s people, including women and girls experiencing “immeasurably cruel” oppression, the U.N.’s human…