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Taliban allegedly holding 3 British men hostage
According to a humanitarian organization, the Taliban are now holding three British people hostage in Afghanistan.One of the males was identified by Scott Richards...
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Taliban detains professor who protested ban on women’s education
Ismail Mashal was arrested after he tore up his degree certificates on live television to protest the exclusion of women from higher education, according to...
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Afghanistan: Some Taliban open to talks on women’s rights, says top UN official
A senior UN official thinks Afghanistan's restrictions on women participating in public life are gradually being lifted.Amina Mohammed, the deputy secretary-general, has been in...
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Pakistani FM Zardari blast former government’s TTP policy
Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says his administration has changed the 'wrong approach' taken by the previous administration toward the Pakistan Taliban.According...
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Prince Harry will face trial over killing of 25 in Afghanistan, Taliban says
The Taliban administration has declared that Duke of Sussex Prince Harry, who has admitted to killing 25 Afghan soldiers, will appear before the International...
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Harry criticised for remarks on killing Taliban in Afghanistan
According to a veteran British commander, Prince Harry's comments about murdering Taliban fighters in Afghanistan have damaged his reputation.In his memoir, the Duke of...
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ISIL fighters dead in Afghanistan raids, Taliban says
The raids come after a string of ISIL assaults, including a deadly bombing close to a checkpoint in Kabul.According to a senior Taliban government...
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Dozens feared dead in explosion outside Kabul military airport
A spokesman for the interior ministry controlled by the Taliban says that an explosion outside the airport resulted in numerous casualties.Multiple people have been...
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Foreign aid groups halt work after Taliban ban on female staff
Five top non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have halted work in Afghanistan after women were banned from working for them by the Taliban government.Care International, the...
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Foreign aid groups halt work after Taliban ban on female staff
Three major non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have halted work in Afghanistan after women were banned from working for them by the Taliban.In a joint statement,...