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Taliban disputes allegations over recent strikes in Pakistan
The Taliban has said that Afghan people were not involved in recent attacks in Pakistan, and they think it's not true. The Pakistan military...
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Taliban puts battered Afghan women in jail – UN
The Taliban government in Afghanistan is putting women who have survived abuse in prison, saying it is for their safety, a UN report says....
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More than 2,000 people feared dead after powerful earthquake hit Afghanistan – Taliban government
Many people may have died after a strong earthquake happened in western Afghanistan, close to Iran. As more information is received from rural areas,...
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Taliban conducts spectacular welcome ceremony for China’s new ambassador to Afghanistan
The Taliban has accepted and celebrated Zhao Sheng as the new ambassador from China to Afghanistan. The welcome took place at a fancy event...
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Taliban forbids women from entering well-known national park
In Bamiyan province, the Taliban government has stated that women are prohibited from visiting Band-e-Amir national park. The acting minister of virtue and vice...
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We have been ‘erased from everything’ after two years under Taliban rule – Afghan women
She had "a lot of friends" when she was a student in Afghanistan.She remarked, "We were happy together. We were studying, occasionally getting together,...
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Afghanistan’s Taliban outlaws women’s beauty parlours
The Taliban's most recent assault on Afghan women's rights calls for the closure of all beauty parlours.The prohibition was announced today by the Ministry...
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Qatari’s prime minister meets Taliban leader in Afghanistan
Two individuals familiar with the encounter confirmed to CNN that Qatar's prime minister had a covert meeting with the Taliban's top official earlier this...
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UN advises Afghan personnel to remain at home as Taliban prevents women from working with organizations
Following the Taliban's ban on female Afghan humanitarian workers, the United Nations instructed all of its employees in Afghanistan to avoid the organization's offices...
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Taliban closes female-run radio station after it played music during Ramadan
According to Al-Jazeera, the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has shut down a women-run radio station for playing music during the fasting month of Ramadan.The...