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Taliban believe Afghanistan rule is ‘open-ended’, don’t plan to lift ban on female education
1 year, 4 months ago

Taliban believe Afghanistan rule is ‘open-ended’, don’t plan to lift ban on female education

The Hindu  

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 that goes against …

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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 …

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Why is Afghanistan probing educational projects in Kandahar?
1 year, 8 months ago

Why is Afghanistan probing educational projects in Kandahar?

Firstpost  

Meanwhile, Girls cannot go to school beyond sixth grade in Afghanistan, with the education ban extending to universities New Delhi: The spokesperson of the Kandahar Education Department, Mutwakul Ahmed has said that they have been instructed by the leadership of the Ministry of Education to suspend the activities of regional classes and all educational institutions in this province until further …

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Taliban's Growing Differences with Islamabad: Why Afghanistan Can't Be Pakistan's Strategic Depth
1 year, 10 months ago

Taliban's Growing Differences with Islamabad: Why Afghanistan Can't Be Pakistan's Strategic Depth

News 18  

Participating in a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference on February 18 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 …

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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 …

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Afghanistan: Male students walk out in protest after Taliban bans women from universities
2 years ago

Afghanistan: Male students walk out in protest after Taliban bans women from universities

Op India  

A day after the Taliban regime in Sharia-governed Afghanistan banned women students from universities, several male students at the Nangarhar University in Jalalabad and at Kandahar University in Afghanistan reportedly staged a protest and expressed solidarity with the women. Male students at Nangarhar university are walking away from their exam in a show of solidarity with the female students to …

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Cricket in Afghanistan — a source of inspiration and a platform to dream
3 years, 3 months ago

Cricket in Afghanistan — a source of inspiration and a platform to dream

The Hindu  

From being an associate member to becoming one of the Test-playing nations — cricket, surely, has come a long way in war-torn Afghanistan. The senior journalist believes that Afghanistan’s full membership with the ICC is also conditional on the promotion of cricket for women in the country, and if the Islamic Emirates imposes a ban on women’s cricket and continues …

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‘They sold us out’: Afghans in disbelief over Taliban gains
3 years, 4 months ago

‘They sold us out’: Afghans in disbelief over Taliban gains

Al Jazeera  

Residents of Herat and Kandahar express shock and anger at the swift fall of their cities to the Taliban. “They literally sold us out, there was no government resistance,” one female resident of Kandahar told Al Jazeera, fighting back tears late on Thursday evening. “I still can’t believe how this happened,” said one government worker from Herat who currently resides …

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