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Dozens killed in two passenger bus crashes in Afghanistan
4 days, 14 hours ago

Dozens killed in two passenger bus crashes in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

At least 50 people killed in accidents on the same highway in Ghazni province between Kabul and southern Kandahar city. The accidents took place on the same highway in Ghazni province between the capital, Kabul, and southern Kandahar city late on Wednesday, provincial head of information and culture Hamidullah Nisar said on X on Thursday. Message of Condolences from the …

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Taliban minister and member of powerful Haqqani family killed in Kabul bombing
1 week, 4 days ago

Taliban minister and member of powerful Haqqani family killed in Kabul bombing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Taliban’s acting minister of …

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After Kabul and Dhaka, the fall of Damascus will spark radicalisation in West Asia and beyond
1 week, 4 days ago

After Kabul and Dhaka, the fall of Damascus will spark radicalisation in West Asia and beyond

Hindustan Times  

The collapse of Alawite Basher al-Assad regime and rise of Islamist rebels once affiliated to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State in Syria has reopened the chapter of religious radicalization witnessed when Sunni Islamists under ISIS flag controlled swathes of territory in north Iraq and Syria a decade ago. The uprooting of the Assad regime by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group …

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Khalil Haqqani, Key Taliban Minister & Brother Of Haqqani Network Founder, Killed In Kabul Bombing
1 week, 4 days ago

Khalil Haqqani, Key Taliban Minister & Brother Of Haqqani Network Founder, Killed In Kabul Bombing

ABP News  

Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban's acting minister for refugees, and six others were killed in an explosion in Kabul on Wednesday, multiple reports said. Khalil Haqqani, who is a senior leader of the prominent Haqqani militant network, became a minister in the Taliban's interim government after the withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan in August 2021. The US government has …

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Afghanistan: Taliban minister of refugees, his bodyguards killed in massive explosion in Kabul, reports claim
1 week, 5 days ago

Afghanistan: Taliban minister of refugees, his bodyguards killed in massive explosion in Kabul, reports claim

India TV News  

Kabul: A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others, officials said, in the most brazen attack on a member of the Taliban inner circle since they returned to power three years ago. Haqqani was the most high-profile casualty of a bombing in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power and the …

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Afghanistan: Suicide bombing in Kabul kills Taliban refugee minister
1 week, 5 days ago

Afghanistan: Suicide bombing in Kabul kills Taliban refugee minister

CNN  

CNN — The Taliban’s refugee minister was killed in a suicide bombing carried out by ISIS in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, according to officials. Khalil Haqqani is the uncle of current Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who leads the powerful Haqqani network, a division of the wider Taliban organization. In a statement posted by the Taliban, a spokesperson …

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Taliban minister, part of powerful Haqqani family, killed in Kabul bombing
1 week, 5 days ago

Taliban minister, part of powerful Haqqani family, killed in Kabul bombing

India Today  

Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation, was killed in a bombing inside a mosque in Kabul on Wednesday, his nephew said. Haqqani, a senior member of the influential Haqqani Network and the uncle of the Taliban’s Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, had been managing Afghanistan’s refugee crisis. RISING INTERNAL FRICTIONS The killing occurred just three days …

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An Afghan museum that buried its artifacts after Taliban takeover is reborn online
1 week, 6 days ago

An Afghan museum that buried its artifacts after Taliban takeover is reborn online

NPR  

An Afghan museum that buried its artifacts after Taliban takeover is reborn online toggle caption Afghanistan Memory Home At first, it was a small museum in a nondescript office building in Kabul, with a seemingly mundane collection — like a 14-year-old's schoolbooks and black sandals. "We started contemplating what to do with these stories, how to share them widely, and …

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Taliban critics and ‘rebel collaborators’ face systemic torture in Afghan prisons, survivors say
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Taliban critics and ‘rebel collaborators’ face systemic torture in Afghan prisons, survivors say

The Independent  

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All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan
2 weeks, 3 days ago

All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here is a list of activities from which Afghan …

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Thanks to peace, two unexpected words are echoing across Afghanistan’s capital: Luxury housing
2 weeks, 6 days 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 …

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'Bread & Roses' is a guerrilla film about Afghan women protesters
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Bread & Roses' is a guerrilla film about Afghan women protesters

NPR  

'Bread & Roses' is a guerrilla film about Afghan women protesters toggle caption Sharifa Movahidzadeh in "Bread & Roses. Sponsor Message The title, Bread & Roses, is inspired by the protestors' slogan -- Naan, Kar, Azaadi — and also echoes a phrase used by the early women's suffrage movement in the United States. toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/Invision Three years on, …

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A New Taliban Diplomat Takes Up Post in Uzbekistan
4 weeks, 1 day ago

A New Taliban Diplomat Takes Up Post in Uzbekistan

The Diplomat  

On October 9, Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry posted a press release. The press release announced the reception by Saidov of Abdul Ghafar Bahr, the new head of Afghanistan’s diplomatic mission in Uzbekistan. While China’s acceptance of a Taliban ambassador in January 2024 received significant global attention, less notice has been made of the fact that there are Taliban diplomats heading missions …

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For the first time ever, Taliban reps were invited to the big U.N. climate conference
1 month ago

For the first time ever, Taliban reps were invited to the big U.N. climate conference

NPR  

For the first time ever, Taliban reps were invited to the big U.N. climate conference toggle caption Lynsey Addario/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe For the first time since the Taliban takeover in 2021, a delegation from Afghanistan has been invited to the United Nations signature climate conference: the 29th Conference of Parties. "The Afghan delegation will discuss strengthening international cooperation in …

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Taliban govt clearing 'un-Islamic' books from Afghanistan shelves
1 month ago

Taliban govt clearing 'un-Islamic' books from Afghanistan shelves

Raw Story  

Checking imported books, removing texts from libraries and distributing lists of banned titles -- Taliban authorities are working to remove "un-Islamic" and anti-government literature from circulation. Books were also restricted under the previous foreign-backed government ousted by the Taliban, when there was "a lot of corruption, pressures and other issues", he said. "We have not banned books from any specific …

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'I just felt desperate to do something': Jennifer Lawrence and Malala on their film about the Afghan women fighting back
1 month ago

'I just felt desperate to do something': Jennifer Lawrence and Malala on their film about the Afghan women fighting back

BBC  

'I just felt desperate to do something': Jennifer Lawrence and Malala on their film about the Afghan women fighting back Getty Images Malala Yousafzai and Jennifer Lawrence tell the BBC about their new documentary Bread & Roses, which highlights the stories and voices of Afghan women resisting the Taliban. Apple TV+ Bread & Roses is a mainly fly-on-the-wall documentary that …

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Who is Ikramuddin Kamil, Taliban regime's 'acting consul' in Mumbai, know all about him
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

Who is Ikramuddin Kamil, Taliban regime's 'acting consul' in Mumbai, know all about him

India TV News  

In first appointment In India, Taliban regime has named Ikramuddin Kamil as the acting consul in the Afghan mission in Mumbai after it captured power in Afghanistan more than three years ago. Who is Ikramuddin Kamil A young Afghan student, who the Ministry of External Affairs is familiar with and who has studied in India for seven years while completing …

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Taliban name student as Afghan envoy in Mumbai, India yet to respond
1 month, 1 week ago

Taliban name student as Afghan envoy in Mumbai, India yet to respond

India Today  

Talib means student, and the Taliban regime in Kabul has proposed the name of a student who studied in New Delhi as the Acting Consul at Afghanistan's Consulate in Mumbai. "In the city of Mumbai, India, the acting Consul of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Dr Hafiz Ikramuddin Kamil," Stanikzai, who also has an India connection, posted on X. Kamil, …

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Taliban appoints Ikramuddin Kamil as acting Afghan consul in Mumbai
1 month, 1 week ago

Taliban appoints Ikramuddin Kamil as acting Afghan consul in Mumbai

Firstpost  

The announcement to appoint Kamil comes days after the external affairs ministry’s point-person for Afghanistan held talks with the Taliban’s acting defence minister, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, in Kabul. The Taliban regime has appointed Ikramuddin Kamil as the acting consul in the Afghan mission in Mumbai, in the first such appointment in India after it captured power in Afghanistan more than …

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Taliban says Ikramuddin Kamil appointed ‘consul’ in Mumbai
1 month, 1 week ago

Taliban says Ikramuddin Kamil appointed ‘consul’ in Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban have appointed Ikramuddin Kamil as acting consul in Mumbai, a Taliban-controlled media outlet reported on Monday, marking the first such appointment in India by the regime in Kabul. The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency cited sources in that country’s foreign ministry as confirming Kamil’s appointment as the “acting consul of the Islamic Emirate in Mumbai”. BNA’s report added: “He …

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India set to accept first Taliban official in country in push to expand ties with Kabul
1 month, 1 week ago

India set to accept first Taliban official in country in push to expand ties with Kabul

The Independent  

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'Afghanistan is a pot with no cover; anything can fall in it, anything can be taken'
1 month, 1 week ago

'Afghanistan is a pot with no cover; anything can fall in it, anything can be taken'

Firstpost  

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, Afghan women’s rights activist Mahbouba Seraj gave her take on China, Russia and other foreign actors’ growing ties with the Taliban. Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday issued strong backing for Afghanistan at a regional conference, while making no mention of human rights abuses by the country’s Taliban leaders. In an exclusive conversation with …

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'Afghanistan is facing gender-based apartheid, world must come together to address it'
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

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Discussed aid, use of Chabahar port in Iran, says MEA on talks with Taliban
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Discussed aid, use of Chabahar port in Iran, says MEA on talks with Taliban

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The use of the Indian terminal at Iran’s Chabahar port for exports and humanitarian aid for the Afghan people were among the issues discussed at meetings between an Indian delegation and Taliban leaders in Kabul this week, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday. JP Singh has been closely linked to India’s efforts to develop the terminal at …

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