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How Herat defied the Taliban regime, chanting ‘women, work and freedom’

June 16, 2026 admin

The chants were familiar. But this time, they echoed not in Tehran, but in Herat. In mid-June, Afghanistan’s western city of Herat witnessed a rare display of public defiance against the Taliban. Women, and this time, men too, marched through the streets chanting “Women, Work and Freedom”, a slogan probably inspired by Iran’s 2022 “Woman,…

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England urged to boycott Champions Trophy game against Afghanistan over Taliban suppression of women’s rights

January 7, 2025 admin

A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group in Kabul, Afghanistan. Female participation in sport has effectively been outlawed since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, a move that puts the Afghanistan Cricket Board in contravention of International Cricket Council rules. File photo |…

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Indian Official Meets Taliban Minister, Ex Afghan President Hamid Karzai

November 9, 2024 admin

New Delhi: In a significant move, an Indian delegation met Afghanistan’s acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob and offered the use of Chabahar Port in Iran to businesses in his country, and also discussed extending humanitarian assistance to Kabul. The delegation was led by J P Singh, the Joint Secretary of the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran division in…

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Indian Official Meets Taliban Minister, Ex Afghan President Hamid Karzai

November 9, 2024 admin

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Three years after Taliban return, economic woes loom large

August 12, 2024 admin

Despite three years of improved security following the end of the Taliban’s insurgency, Afghanistan’s economy remains stagnant and its population is in the grips of a worsening humanitarian crisis. A third of Afghanistan’s roughly 40 million people live on bread and tea, according to the United Nations, there is massive unemployment, and the World Bank…

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