The Taliban want more foreign tourists to visit Afghanistan
8 months, 1 week ago

The Taliban want more foreign tourists to visit Afghanistan

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last year, there were 7,000. open image in gallery A general view of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Mohammad Saeed, the head of the Tourism Directorate in Kabul, said the biggest foreign visitor market is China because of its proximity and large population. They must trust me because they’ve sent me to this important place.” open image in gallery A general view of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, April 23, The students also have aspirations. open image in gallery Afghans walk outside Hazara’s Sakhi Shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan Shane Horan, the founder of Rocky Road Travel, said visiting Afghanistan should not be seen as an endorsement of any particular government or political regime. “Ultimately, the goal should be to support responsible tourism practices that contribute positively to the local economy and foster mutual respect and understanding, while also remaining cognizant of the broader political context in Afghanistan.” He said there was no input from authorities about what tour groups saw or did, and that the company worked closely with a women’s rights organization in Afghanistan.

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Thanks to peace, two unexpected words are echoing across Afghanistan’s capital: Luxury housing
1 month, 1 week ago

Thanks to peace, two unexpected words are echoing across Afghanistan’s capital: Luxury housing

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — In a town that has been through it all and is clawing its way back, a man named Omidullah is looking to hit paydirt. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Mortgages are rare because banks don’t have the deposits to facilitate lending. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X …

'Afghanistan is facing gender-based apartheid, world must come together to address it'
2 months ago

'Afghanistan is facing gender-based apartheid, world must come together to address it'

Firstpost  

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Afghan human rights activist Mahbouba Seraj narrates how the Taliban’s new ban has taken the country by surprise On October 26, the women in Afghanistan faced another brunt from the Taliban regime after they were barred from technically “hearing each other”. The Taliban’s Minister of Vice and Virtue, Khalid Hanafi, issued a new ban …

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — It’s been three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Despite no international recognition as the country’s official rulers, the Taliban enjoy high-level meetings with major regional powers like China and Russia. The Taliban’s legitimacy to govern doesn’t come from Afghans but from their interpretation of religion and culture, said Leena Rikkila Tamang with the International …

Taliban marks three years since return to power in Afghanistan
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban marks three years since return to power in Afghanistan

India Today  

Taliban authorities were set to celebrate the third anniversary of their takeover of Afghanistan on Wednesday, with a military parade at a former US military base and festivities in key cities. Extra security was deployed in the capital Kabul and the Taliban's spiritual home of Kandahar ahead of the "day of victory", with Islamic State group attacks a continued threat …

Only global pressure can make the Taliban fall in line
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Only global pressure can make the Taliban fall in line

Hindustan Times  

The trifecta of global turmoil—the war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict, and the Iran crisis—has reshuffled the world-order. And, as a result, the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan following the Taliban's seizure of Kabul continues to be overlooked. The Troika Plus group, comprising Russia, China, Pakistan and Afghanistan has become very active in engaging with the Taliban, whereas India and United …

Taliban working towards wooing tourists to Afghanistan
8 months, 1 week ago

Taliban working towards wooing tourists to Afghanistan

Hindustan Times  

Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut student cohort at a Taliban-run institute training tourism and hospitality professionals. They're all men — Afghan women are banned from studying beyond sixth grade — and they don't know anything about tourism or hospitality. There's an ongoing power struggle between Afghanistan’s embassies and consulates staffed by people …

The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan
8 months, 1 week ago

The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut student cohort at a Taliban-run institute training tourism and hospitality professionals. They’re all men — Afghan women are banned from studying beyond sixth grade — and they don’t know anything about tourism or hospitality. There should be a new page of Afghanistan.” Taliban fighters …

Tourist numbers up in post-war Afghanistan
9 months, 1 week ago

Tourist numbers up in post-war Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

His soldier son toured Afghanistan with fighters in his crosshairs, but US traveller Oscar Wells has a different objective – sightseeing promoted by the Taliban’s fledgling tourism sector. “Afghanistan’s enemies don’t present the country in a good light,” said Information and Culture Minister Khairullah Khairkhwa. “But if these people come and see what it’s really like,” he added, “they will …

Afghan Taliban official says taking pictures 'a major sin'
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghan Taliban official says taking pictures 'a major sin'

The Hindu  

A Taliban official said journalists were committing "a major sin" by taking pictures, Afghan media reported on Wednesday. Television and pictures of living things were banned under the previous Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001, but a similar edict has so far not been imposed since authorities took back power in Afghanistan in 2021. "Taking pictures is a major sin," …

Afghanistan: Taliban prohibits Kandahar officials from photographing 'living things'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghanistan: Taliban prohibits Kandahar officials from photographing 'living things'

Firstpost  

Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, the main base of the Taliban, issued an order on Sunday forbidding its employees from capturing pictures or videos of “living things” The province's Department of Interior sent a letter to civil and military officials instructing them "not to take pictures of living things during your formal and informal gatherings, as it causes more harm than …

Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive
1 year ago

Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive

Associated Press  

TORKHAM, Afghanistan — The barren desert plain among the mountains of eastern Afghanistan is filled with hundreds of thousands of people. Afghan refugees sit in a camp near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. “I have to forget all my dreams … so at least I can help my father and my family a little and …

Taliban say security forces will stop women from visiting Afghan national park
1 year, 4 months ago

Taliban say security forces will stop women from visiting Afghan national park

The Hindu  

The Taliban will use security forces to stop women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks, according to information shared by a spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry. This comes a week after the Minister, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, visited the province and told officials and religious clerics that women haven’t been adhering to the correct way of …

The Taliban believe their rule is open-ended and don’t plan to lift the ban on female education
1 year, 4 months ago

The Taliban believe their rule is open-ended and don’t plan to lift the ban on female education

Associated Press  

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as open-ended, drawing legitimacy from Islamic law and facing no significant threat, their chief spokesman said in an interview marking the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of the country. “It will serve for as long as it can and as long as the emir isn’t removed for doing something …

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover
1 year, 4 months ago

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Here is a look at key dates since the Taliban came back to power two years ago, as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country: Aug. 15, 2021 — The Taliban march into Kabul as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani flees the country. March 23, 2022 — On the day high schools are opening, the Taliban …

Afghan women take to streets to protest Taliban’s ban on beauty parlours
1 year, 5 months ago

Afghan women take to streets to protest Taliban’s ban on beauty parlours

Live Mint  

Security officials in Kabul on Wednesday used force to disperse a group of Afghan women who were protesting against the Taliban's order to close down beauty parlours. As reported by AFP, the ban on beauty parlours is the latest measure imposed by the Taliban to restrict women's participation in public life. The recent order, issued last month, has compelled the …

The Taliban embrace cultural heritage
1 year, 5 months ago

The Taliban embrace cultural heritage

Hindustan Times  

When the Taliban barrelled into Kabul in August 2021, the curators of Afghanistan ’s national museum stashed away its pre-Islamic treasures. During the Islamists’ previous spell in power, the Taliban minister of finance led an axe-wielding wrecking crew to smash up thousands of the pre-Islamic artefacts bequeathed by Afghanistan’s staggeringly rich history. “Totally, their mentality has changed.” The Taliban, who …

Taliban ban women's beauty salons in Afghanistan
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban ban women's beauty salons in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The Taliban are banning women's beauty salons in Afghanistan, a government spokesman said on July 4. It's the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment. A spokesman for the Taliban-run Virtue and Vice Ministry, Mohammad Sidik Akif Mahajar, didn't give details of …

Taliban issues new diktat to ban women's beauty salons in Kabul: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban issues new diktat to ban women's beauty salons in Kabul: Report

India TV News  

In another verbal pronouncement, the Taliban has prohibited women's beauty parlors in Kabul and different territories across the nation, a representative for the Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue, Mohammad Akif Mahajar, told TOLO News. The Taliban Ministry of Vice and Virtue also instructed the Kabul municipality to implement the new Taliban leader's decree and revoke women's beauty salon licenses. …

Time for India to keep an eye on Kabul as all’s not well in Afghanistan and Taliban-Pakistan ties
1 year, 10 months ago

Time for India to keep an eye on Kabul as all’s not well in Afghanistan and Taliban-Pakistan ties

Firstpost  

Participating in a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference on 18 February and in a subsequent media interview the next day, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari implicitly pleaded with the international community to build the Taliban government capacities to take on international terrorist groups operating on its soil provided it demonstrated the will to do so. It is …

‘I want to leave more than ever’: A year after U.S. pullout, Kabul is a city in despair
2 years, 4 months ago

‘I want to leave more than ever’: A year after U.S. pullout, Kabul is a city in despair

LA Times  

Standing on the side of a mud-crusted street by a sewage canal, Shafiullah heaved a 110-pound bag of flour into the trunk of his battered Toyota Corolla and sighed. “She can’t go to school,” Husseini said, gesturing at her sister, who stood silently by her side. Yes, there are less intihaari bombings because the Taliban themselves were the intihaaris and …

One year on – the day I fled the Taliban
2 years, 4 months ago

One year on – the day I fled the Taliban

The Telegraph  

The government minister Rangina Hamidi, photographed by Stephen Ross Goldstein ‘I imagined grabbing a knife and killing my daughter Zara, then myself. ‘If the Taliban come here, they’ll kill us,’ they told me, and I knew they were right. Afghan refugees crouch in a group as British military secure the perimeter outside the Baron Hotel, near the Abbey Gate, in …

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Monday marked a year since they seized the Afghan capital in a rapid takeover that triggered a hasty escape of the nation’s Western-backed leaders, sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed the country. While the Afghan people are known for their resilience and ability to survive, he said, unfortunately “negative coping strategies” …

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount

The Hindu  

The Taliban on Monday marked a year since they seized the Afghan capital of Kabul, a rapid takeover that triggered a hasty escape of the nation's Western-backed leaders, sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed the country. One small group marched past the former U.S. Embassy, chanting “Long live Islam” and “Death to America.” A year after the …

Taliban in Kabul: A year on, challenges remain
2 years, 4 months ago

Taliban in Kabul: A year on, challenges remain

Hindustan Times  

A year on from the power grab by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the two words that sum up the situation in a country blighted by decades of conflict are insecurity and uncertainty. But the world still gets occasional glimpses of the realities that ordinary Afghans are grappling with – such as heavily armed Taliban fighters firing in the air to …

Indian team to visit Kabul for first time in Taliban region
2 years, 7 months ago

Indian team to visit Kabul for first time in Taliban region

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a major step by New Delhi aimed at engaging with the Taliban regime which is in power in Afghanistan and containing Pakistan’s influence there, a visiting team led by senior diplomat J.P. Singh held talks in Kabul on Thursday with senior Taliban leaders, including the regime’s “foreign minister”, Amir Khan Muttaqi. The team headed by Mr Singh, …

Afghanistan’s Taliban order women to cover up head to toe
2 years, 8 months ago

Afghanistan’s Taliban order women to cover up head to toe

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public — a sharp, hard-line pivot that confirmed the worst fears of rights activists and was bound to further complicate Taliban dealings with an already distrustful international community. “This decision contradicts numerous assurances regarding respect for and protection of all Afghans’ human rights, …

Shrinking public space for Afghan women as Taliban expands curbs
2 years, 9 months ago

Shrinking public space for Afghan women as Taliban expands curbs

Al Jazeera  

The group is reimposing draconian restrictions, especially against women, that are reminiscent of their past regime. She questioned whether the Taliban’s intention was to discourage women from going to work “considering the restrictions they keep imposing, I fear that they eventually won’t let women go to work without mahram, because having mahram at work is not possible”, she said. “This …

Women always faced horrid times under Taliban, this time even female mannequins are not safe
2 years, 9 months ago

Women always faced horrid times under Taliban, this time even female mannequins are not safe

Firstpost  

Not only are the Taliban dictating the lives of women in Afghanistan, but they also want to curb the visibility of lifeless female mannequins from public view. In one of the most tragic events, Afghan women saw two decades of progress disappear, as the Taliban asserted themselves in the political space of Afghanistan and took back power and control in …

In Afghanistan, Taliban diktat sparks debate about women’s attire
2 years, 11 months ago

In Afghanistan, Taliban diktat sparks debate about women’s attire

Al Jazeera  

Some Afghan women have protested the imposition of a dress code while others say the Taliban should focus on more pressing issues. Kabul, Afghanistan – Many Afghan women in the capital Kabul have protested against a poster campaign launched by the Taliban, encouraging women to wear a burqa or hijab. “As Afghan women, we know our religious rights and obligations,” …

A brief history of Afghan women's rights
2 years, 11 months ago

A brief history of Afghan women's rights

The Hindu  

"I was working for the Defense Ministry. "Why would anyone do that," Ghafari asks rhetorically, explaining that many women simply have no choice: As single mothers and the sole bread-earners of the family, they have been particularly affected by the Taliban's ban on work for women. The regime has also banned women from showing their faces on all kinds of …

Taliban say Afghan women can't go on long-distance road trips 'without male escort'
3 years ago

Taliban say Afghan women can't go on long-distance road trips 'without male escort'

India Today  

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said Sunday that women seeking to travel long distances should not be offered road transport unless they are accompanied by a close male relative. "Women travelling for more than 45 miles should not be offered a ride if they are not accompanied by a close family member," ministry spokesman Sadeq Akif Muhajir told AFP on Sunday, specifying …

In Pictures: Taliban fighters man Afghanistan’s urban checkpoints
3 years, 1 month ago

In Pictures: Taliban fighters man Afghanistan’s urban checkpoints

Al Jazeera  

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan more than three and a half months ago amid the chaotic withdrawal of the United States-led foreign forces, its members have changed roles, from fighting in the mountains and fields to becoming an armed force running the country. Last month, several Taliban fighters posed for portrait photographs for The Associated Press news agency on …

What Taliban mean for Afghans, writes Afghan woman mayor Zarifa Ghafari | VIEW
3 years, 1 month ago

What Taliban mean for Afghans, writes Afghan woman mayor Zarifa Ghafari | VIEW

India Today  

Nearly three months after the Taliban illegitimately wrested power, Afghanistan is at the edge of abyss. It is becoming clear that Taliban 2.0 are going to be worse, as their worldview remains unchanged, rooted in medieval ideologies especially, on the crucial issue of women rights. Though in the first Taliban news conference after the group regained control of the Afghan …

Afghanistan’s Taliban warns foot soldiers: Behave, and stop taking selfies
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan’s Taliban warns foot soldiers: Behave, and stop taking selfies

Live Mint  

KABUL : Rank-and-file Taliban fighters have been having too much fun in Kabul after seizing the Afghan capital without a fight last month, and the Taliban leadership has now issued a stern order to stop. Thousands of young Taliban men from all over the country, many of whom have never been to a big city before, were deployed in Kabul …

The bursting ‘Ka-bubble’: Taliban extremism is remaking a once-cosmopolitan Kabul
3 years, 3 months ago

The bursting ‘Ka-bubble’: Taliban extremism is remaking a once-cosmopolitan Kabul

LA Times  

What was the “Ka-bubble”? “The leadership of the Taliban, most are of the age that — without mentioning to them — they feel the change in Kabul every day, because they were here when it was inhabited by less than 500,000 people,” said Daoud Sultanzoy, Kabul’s 66-year-old mayor and one of the few top officials from the bygone state to …

Anita Anand | Afghans, world should just wait for the Taliban to self-destruct'
3 years, 3 months ago

Anita Anand | Afghans, world should just wait for the Taliban to self-destruct'

Deccan Chronicle  

On August 15 this year, India’s Independence Day, an unspeakable event occurred in Afghanistan, taking the world by storm. In 2004, an assembly of 502 Afghan delegates adopted a constitution, creating a strong presidential system intended to unite the country’s various ethnic groups. “Afghans have seized the opportunity provided by the United States and its international partners to lay the …

The Taliban want to lay down the law. Far outside Kabul, rural Afghans just want to get paid
3 years, 3 months ago

The Taliban want to lay down the law. Far outside Kabul, rural Afghans just want to get paid

CNN  

Paktika province, Afghanistan CNN — In rural Paktika province – at a border crossing with Pakistan, nearly 200 miles south of Kabul – a Taliban commander surveys the crowds. “We asked the previous judges how they used to work, they said they were following the law of the land, not the Sharia,” says Taliban judge Qazi Ubaidullah. A maternity nurse …

L.A. Times photographers chronicle the effects of the war on terror
3 years, 4 months ago

L.A. Times photographers chronicle the effects of the war on terror

LA Times  

That is the solemn refrain repeated often after the devastation of 9/11. “Less than a month after the terrorist attacks on America on Sept. 11, 2001, I was in Afghanistan to witness the U.S. bombing campaign that helped the Northern Alliance take control of Kabul from the Taliban,” staff photojournalist Carolyn Cole said. “I was pulled into an office and …

Clarity likely on Afghan situation after Sept. 16-17 Dushanbe meet
3 years, 4 months ago

Clarity likely on Afghan situation after Sept. 16-17 Dushanbe meet

Deccan Chronicle  

Peel by peel, like an onion, the Talibs/Afghans will in conjunction reveal themselves, as Afghan women and men did the other day, demonstrating against Pakistani interference. “And there is nothing China or Russia would rather have, would want more… than the US bogged down another decade in Afghanistan.” He spelt it out: “It’s not just about Afghanistan. “We’ve been a …

Taliban's latest diktat: Permission needed for protests, purpose and slogans must be shared with ministry
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban's latest diktat: Permission needed for protests, purpose and slogans must be shared with ministry

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban on Wednesday introduced several 'conditions' to restrict protest in Afghanistan. A Taliban fighter stands guard as Afghan women take part in an anti-Pakistan protest in Kabul, on Wednesday. In their latest diktat, the Taliban said permission needs to be taken from the ministry of justice before any protest is organised, according to local publication Pajhwok News. Watch: How …

Kabul women's rights protesters confronted by Taliban as Pakistan's intelligence chief visits Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Kabul women's rights protesters confronted by Taliban as Pakistan's intelligence chief visits Afghanistan

ABC  

Taliban special forces in camouflage have fired their weapons into the air, bringing an abrupt and frightening end to the latest protest march in the capital by Afghan women demanding equal rights from the new rulers. Key points: The women, who began their protest at the Afghan defence ministry, demanded they be given rights Taliban forces responded by running into …

Afghanistan crisis updates | September 4, 2021
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan crisis updates | September 4, 2021

The Hindu  

The Taliban sources are claiming that they have seized control over Panjshir valley, the last standing province that the Taliban has not been able to capture, according to a Reuters report. - Reuters 5.00 pm At least 17 killed in celebratory gunfire in Kabul- reports At least 17 people were killed in celebratory gunfire in Kabul, news agencies said on …

Women march in Kabul to demand role in Taliban government
3 years, 4 months ago

Women march in Kabul to demand role in Taliban government

Al Jazeera  

Protesters say the Taliban used pepper sprays and tear gas to disperse them as they tried to reach the presidential palace. However, Razia Barakzai, 26, said the women were stopped near the entrance to the finance ministry, where the Taliban “surrounded” them and kept them from continuing on their march towards the palace entrance. “It was strange, they didn’t want …

Taliban beat Afghan woman as protest in Kabul turns violent: Reports
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban beat Afghan woman as protest in Kabul turns violent: Reports

India Today  

The ongoing women-led protest in Kabul took a violent turn on Saturday after the Taliabn stopped their way to the presidential palace and lobbed tear gas on them, according to TOLO news. In a video shared by Etilaatroz news publisher Zaki Daryabi, the woman, identified as Rabia Sadat, could be seen with a bleeding forehead. pic.twitter.com/1s3El4TZHW — Zaki Daryabi September …

Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — A small group of Afghan women protested near the presidential palace in Kabul on Friday, demanding equal rights from the Taliban as Afghanistan’s new rulers work on forming a government and seeking international recognition. The Taliban said Western Union, which halted service after the militants entered Kabul last month, will resume transfers, which may help Afghans to …

Afghan media brace for what’s next under Taliban rule
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan media brace for what’s next under Taliban rule

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Afghanistan’s most popular private television network has voluntarily replaced its risque Turkish soap operas and music shows with tamer programs tailored to the country’s new Taliban rulers, who have issued vague directives that media must not contradict Islamic laws or harm the national interest. “The media is important to them, but what they do to …

Taliban to form Afghanistan govt under Mullah Baradar today, women take to streets in Kabul | Key points
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban to form Afghanistan govt under Mullah Baradar today, women take to streets in Kabul | Key points

India Today  

The Taliban's efforts to legitimise their rule over Afghanistan got deferred by a day, even as billboards informing about the formation of government, led by Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar, cropped up all over Kabul on Friday. Deposed vice president Amrullah Saleh shed light on the alleged “war crimes” committed by the Taliban in the days since seizing control of Afghanistan …

Afghanistan’s arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan’s arc from 9/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — It was Nov. 13, 2001. “I found the people relieved fresh and full on energy to start anew,” the economist said from his home in Geneva, as he watched the Taliban’s return to power last month. ___ The return last month of the Taliban, with their long beards and flowing traditional turbans, has created widespread fear among …

Afghanistan's minister for women says she fled the country in disguise
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan's minister for women says she fled the country in disguise

ABC  

Afghanistan's minister for women in the now-toppled government has told the ABC she has fled Afghanistan. Key points: Hasina Safi says she left Afghanistan after travelling to Kabul airport undercover Ms Safi was appointed the acting minister for women in Afghanistan's government in May 2020 She says she has now arrived in the United Kingdom Hasina Safi said she disguised …

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