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Taliban govt. defends ban on protest, citing Islamic law

September 2, 2026 admin

Taliban government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that the “law fully complies with Islamic law”, adding that “protests don’t exist in Islamic law”. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Taliban government defended on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) its ban on protests that has drawn condemnation from rights groups, saying the order complies with Islamic law. Demonstrations…

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India reaffirms ‘longstanding ties’ with Afghanistan

August 14, 2026 admin

Image used for representation purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Indian government reaffirmed its “longstanding ties” with Afghanistan and the Afghan people just days before the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul. Speaking to the media at the bi-weekly briefing here on Friday (August 14, 2026), Official Spokesperson of the Ministry…

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Belgium issues visas to Taliban delegation for EU meeting

June 22, 2026 admin

Belgium said on Monday it had issued five visas to a Taliban delegation to attend an EU meeting on migration in Brussels, for what would be the first time the EU ‌has hosted the group since the Islamists returned to power five years ago. “These are visas with limited territorial validity and limited ⁠duration: only…

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U.N. gravely concerned by an Afghan Taliban law that has provisions on child marriage

May 22, 2026 admin

United Nations expressed “grave concern” about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child marriage. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United Nations expressed “grave concern” on Thursday (May 21, 2026) about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes…

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Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base

March 1, 2026 admin

Afghanistan thwarted attempted airstrikes on Bagram Air Base, the former U.S. military base north of Kabul, authorities said Sunday (March 1, 2026), while cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan stretched into a fourth day. The fighting has been the most severe between the neighbors for years, with Pakistan declaring that it’s in “open war” with…

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Watch: Where do India-Afghanistan ties stand under Taliban rule?

October 29, 2025 admin

What is the situation inside Afghanistan? We are joined by Dr. Nilofar Sakhi, a faculty member at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. She is also the president of the Andiana Foundation, a US-based think tank, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. Source link

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Watch: Trump says U.S. is trying to ‘get back’ Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

September 19, 2025 admin

Donald Trump declared that the US is trying to retake Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase, which was abandoned to the Taliban in the chaotic 2021 withdrawal. He tied the plan to China’s growing nuclear weapons threat, calling the base a critical strategic outpost. Source link

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Polio Returns To Pakistan, Afghanistan As Vaccinations Stall

January 25, 2025 admin

Poliomyelitis was responsible for paralysing and killing up to half a million people every year before the development of the poliovirus vaccine in 1955. By 2000, through mass vaccination campaigns of oral polio vaccines, the world had almost eradicated poiliovirus barring a few regions. However, the global fight against polio has encountered a significant setback,…

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Taliban’s Latest Diktat To NGOs In Afghanistan

December 30, 2024 admin

In yet another draconian move to curtail women’s freedom in Afghanistan, the Taliban said it will close all national and foreign non-governmental groups in the country employing women. In a letter published on X on Sunday night, Afghanistan’s Economy Ministry warned that failure to comply with the latest order would lead to NGOs losing their…

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Opinion: A Murky Rivalry Is Brewing In India's Neighbourhood

December 30, 2024 admin

The Afghans are understandably furious. After more than two decades of unleashing terror on them from the mujahideen era through the Taliban times, Pakistan decided to bomb Afghan villages on Tuesday, killing some 46 people, including women and children. The villages allegedly sheltered the cadres of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). That’s ironic. The TTP is…

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