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Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the country’s northwest. The Pakistani Taliban have stepped up their offensive against the military and police since November 2022, when they unilaterally ended a ceasefire with the government after the failure of months of talks, hosted by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers in Kabul. Also …

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Taliban no longer ‘terrorist’ for Russia, parliament approves bill to remove terror tag

Firstpost

Moscow has sought closer ties with the Taliban since their 2021 takeover of Afghanistan, pushing to remove the group from Russia’s official list of “terrorist” organisations The bill now passes to the upper-house Federation Council and then to President Vladimir Putin to sign into law. Reuters File Russia’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that could pave the way for …

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Russian lawmakers approve bill that could remove terrorist designation for the Taliban

LA Times

Lawmakers attend a plenary session of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, in Moscow on Tuesday. The lower house of Russia’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that would set the stage for Moscow to remove the designation of the Taliban in Afghanistan as a terrorist group. Under the bill passed by the State Duma in the …

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Taliban’s Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed: Why it matters

Al Jazeera

The most high-profile assassination in Afghanistan since 2021 has sparked questions over divisions within the Taliban. The deceased minister was a senior leader within the Haqqani Network, the Taliban’s closest ally which has jointly controlled power in Afghanistan since 2021. There are many different power bases within the Taliban-led administration, Jackson agreed, and the Haqqanis, she said, “are the most …

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China urges unfreezing of Afghanistan's overseas assets

China Daily

China reiterated its call for concerned states to unfreeze and return Afghanistan's overseas assets to aid the country's economic recovery and improve people's lives, a stance that analysts have praised. China urges concerned countries to immediately and unconditionally unfreeze and return in full Afghanistan's overseas assets, stop imposing illegal unilateral sanctions against Afghanistan and support Afghanistan's efforts to improve its …

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1 week, 2 days ago

UN Security Council criticises Taliban ban on Afghan women's medical education

Hindustan Times

The UN Security Council has said it was deeply concerned about the recent decision by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to ban women from medical education, which could leave millions of women and girls without health care in the future. UN special envoy for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, told the council this week that women and girls are “facing progressive erasure from almost …

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Syria won't become flourishing democracy overnight, but it won't join the league of failed states either

Firstpost

Seeing the checks and balances of the various interest groups within and outside Syria, it can be concluded that these forces would not allow Syria to drift into the crisis in which Iraq was post-2003, and Libya drifted and never recovered after the forcible removal of Muammar Gaddafi’s rule in 2011 The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and …

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UN Security Council criticizes Taliban ban on Afghan women’s medical education

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council said Friday it was deeply concerned about the recent decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to ban women from medical education, which could leave millions of women and girls without health care in the future. In a resolution adopted unanimously Friday, the Security Council criticized not only the medical education ban but the Taliban’s …

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Afghan student nurses crushed as Taliban block last job hope

Hindustan Times

* Afghan student nurses crushed as Taliban block last job hope Taliban shut nursing and midwifery schools * Students say closures will worsen women's health care * Nursing one of few jobs still open to women By Bahaar Joya LONDON, - When the Taliban suddenly shut nursing and midwifery schools across Afghanistan this month, a handful of students in the …

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Syria could be another Iraq as US watches from under façade of democracy

Firstpost

With Russian and Iranian influence almost over in Syria, America’s biggest concern is the resurgence of Islamic State, not democracy Rebel fighters ride in a vehicle after they seized Damascus and ousted President Bashar in Syria, December 9, 2024. “It’s a moment of historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria to build a better future for their proud country,” …

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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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Tight security for Taliban minister’s funeral as Islamic State group claim deadly suicide attack

Associated Press

Tight security measures were in place Thursday for a Taliban minister’s funeral in Afghanistan after he was killed in a suicide bombing claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State group. Cabinet member Khalil Haqqani was the most high-profile casualty of an assault in the country since the Taliban seized power three years ago. The minister’s funeral is Thursday afternoon …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Dem undermines GOP Afghanistan hearing with photo of Trump official meeting with Taliban

Raw Story

Rep. Gerry Connolly reminded lawmakers that President-elect Donald Trump's first administration had negotiated with the Taliban for a withdrawal from Afghanistan at a hearing where Republicans attacked President Joe Biden over the decision to pull U.S. forces out of the country. During Tuesday's House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Connolly displayed a photo of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with …

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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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1 week, 4 days ago

Blinken faces GOP critics in Congress who say Afghanistan withdrawal ‘lit the world on fire’

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Under fire from congressional Republicans about one of the darkest moments of Joe Biden’s presidency, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the administration’s handling of the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying Democrats struggled to make the best of a bad pullout deal struck by Donald Trump. Blinken said much of the blame for the sudden collapse of …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Afghan Taliban Minister Khalil Rahman Haqqani, six others killed in blast; all you need to know

Live Mint

Afghan Taliban Minister: At least seven people died in an explosion in Afghanistan's Kabul including Taliban's acting minister for refugees, Khalil Rahman Haqqani. "We lost a very brave Mujahid," his nephew Anas Haqqani told Reuters, using the Taliban's term for its fighters, meaning a holy warrior. Khalil Haqqani became a minister in the Taliban's interim government following the withdrawal of …

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An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister

Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — 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’s killing may be the biggest blow to the Taliban since their return to power given his stature …

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Indian Diplomat’s Memoir Explores Life in Islamabad During Nuclear Tests and Kargil War

The Hindu

Published : Dec 11, 2024 08:48 IST - 4 MINS READ The mundane life of Islamabad seen through the lens of an Indian woman diplomat presents interesting flavours. Ambassador Ruchi Ghanashyam’s book An Indian Woman in Islamabad 1997-2000 attempts to capture it through casual conversations with her friends and acquaintances during her posting. An Indian Woman in Islamabad By Ruchi …

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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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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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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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1 week, 6 days ago

Russian lawmakers advance a bill removing the terrorist designation for the Taliban

Associated Press

MOSCOW — The lower house of the Russian parliament gave initial approval Tuesday to a long-discussed bill that would set the stage for Moscow to remove the designation of the Taliban in Afghanistan as a terrorist group. Under the bill passed by the State Duma in the first of three required readings, the official terrorist designation of an organization could …

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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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1 week, 6 days ago

Syria crisis: Will US make tie with designated terror group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham that overthrows Assad regime?

India TV News

Syria crisis: The designated terror group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, also known as HTS, stormed into power after overthrowing the 50-year-long rule of Bashar al-Assad's family in Syria, following an armed revolt against the Syrian government. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's takeover pushed Western countries, especially the United States into a state of dilemma about making a tie with a designated terror outfit. …

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Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest

Taliban no longer ‘terrorist’ for Russia, parliament approves bill to remove terror tag

Russian lawmakers approve bill that could remove terrorist designation for the Taliban

Taliban’s Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed: Why it matters

China urges unfreezing of Afghanistan's overseas assets

UN Security Council criticises Taliban ban on Afghan women's medical education

Syria won't become flourishing democracy overnight, but it won't join the league of failed states either

UN Security Council criticizes Taliban ban on Afghan women’s medical education

Afghan student nurses crushed as Taliban block last job hope

Syria could be another Iraq as US watches from under façade of democracy

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

Tight security for Taliban minister’s funeral as Islamic State group claim deadly suicide attack

Dem undermines GOP Afghanistan hearing with photo of Trump official meeting with Taliban

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

Blinken faces GOP critics in Congress who say Afghanistan withdrawal ‘lit the world on fire’

Afghan Taliban Minister Khalil Rahman Haqqani, six others killed in blast; all you need to know

An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister

Indian Diplomat’s Memoir Explores Life in Islamabad During Nuclear Tests and Kargil War

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

Afghanistan: Suicide bombing in Kabul kills Taliban refugee minister

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

Russian lawmakers advance a bill removing the terrorist designation for the Taliban

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

Syria crisis: Will US make tie with designated terror group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham that overthrows Assad regime?