Articles for Taliban Afghanistan

15 Killed As Pakistan Launches Airstrike In Afghanistan, Taliban Warns of Retaliation
Trending News
2 weeks, 2 days ago

15 Killed As Pakistan Launches Airstrike In Afghanistan, Taliban Warns of Retaliation

ABP News  

Kabul, Dec 25 At least 15 people, including women and children, have been killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, with the death toll expected to rise further, according to local media reports. The strikes carried out late on Tuesday, targeted multiple areas in the Barmal district of Paktika province, dismantling a Taliban training facility, as reported by Khaama Press. The …

Pakistan Taliban Pakistani Kabul
Russian lawmakers advance a bill removing the terrorist designation for the Taliban
1 month 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 …

Taliban Moscow Russian
All the ways the Taliban are restricting lives of women in Afghanistan
1 month 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 …

Women Afghanistan Girls Male Taliban Female Woman
Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize

CNN  

CNN — A 17-year-old who is not allowed to speak in public in her own country has won a prestigious international award for advocating for the rights of Afghan girls. Nila Ibrahimi won the International Children’s Peace Prize on Tuesday, an award that has recognized luminaries including climate activist Greta Thunberg and girls’ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai. Ibrahimi received the …

Human Rights Canada Afghanistan Girls Taliban Girl Afghan
In a first, Taliban attends UN-hosted climate talks, seeks dialogue with US
1 month, 4 weeks ago

In a first, Taliban attends UN-hosted climate talks, seeks dialogue with US

Hindustan Times  

For the first time, a Taliban-led Afghanistan delegation attended the climate talks hosted by the United Nations as air quality in Asian countries, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan continues to deteriorate during winter. Taliban minister on Afghanistan's weather crisis Matuil Haq Khalis, the head of Afghanistan's environment protection agency, emphasised that Afghanistan ranks among the nations most severely impacted by climate …

Climate Change Climate Afghanistan Taliban Khalis
'Afghanistan is a pot with no cover; anything can fall in it, anything can be taken'
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

Human Rights International World Rights Afghanistan Taliban Chinese
Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO

The Hindu  

The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a U.N. agency said on Thursday. UNESCO said at least 1.4 million girls have been deliberately denied access to secondary education since the takeover, an increase of 300,000 since its previous count in April 2023, with more girls reaching the age limit of 12 every year. “If …

Education School Girls Taliban Unesco Million Afghan
Emirati leader meets with Taliban official facing $10 million US bounty over attacks
7 months ago

Emirati leader meets with Taliban official facing $10 million US bounty over attacks

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The leader of the United Arab Emirates met with an official in the Taliban government still wanted by the United States on an up-to $10 million bounty over his involvement in an attack that killed an American citizen and other assaults. It published an image of Sheikh Mohammed shaking hands with Haqqani, the Taliban’s interior …

Afghanistan Taliban United Dubai Afghan Kabul Emirati
The Taliban warn journalists and experts against cooperating with Afghanistan International TV
8 months ago

The Taliban warn journalists and experts against cooperating with Afghanistan International TV

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Thursday warned journalists and experts against working with Afghanistan International TV, saying they would be committing a crime if they cooperated with the station. The Media Violations Commission wanted all journalists and experts in Afghanistan to cease their collaboration with the station, said ministry spokesman Habib Ghofran. The director of Afghanistan International TV, Harun …

Media Afghanistan Taliban Station Barya
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 …

Tourism Women Afghanistan Taliban Foreign Kabul Country Afghan
Watch | What is the Islamic State-Khorasan and why did they attack Russia?
9 months, 1 week ago

Watch | What is the Islamic State-Khorasan and why did they attack Russia?

The Hindu  

In June 2015, a few months after the Islamic State announced its Wilayat Khorasan, the Taliban wrote a letter to the IS chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The letter, signed by the then political committee chief of the Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour said there was room for “only one flag and one leadership” in the fight to re-establish Islamic rule in …

Russia Pakistan Asia Syria Afghanistan Attack Jihadist
The Plight of Deported Afghans
11 months ago

The Plight of Deported Afghans

The Diplomat  

The unrelenting season of forced homecoming continues for Afghans who had sought refuge in neighboring countries in the past. Thousands of Afghan refugees have been forcefully relocated from countries like Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, and Tajikistan, back into Afghanistan. Fear of persecution, natural disasters, and the search for better avenues in life combined to make, according to an estimate, 5.9 million …

Refugees Pakistan Afghanistan Turkey Country Iran Taliban
Pakistan-Afghan border crossing reopens after negotiations
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing reopens after negotiations

The Hindu  

Pakistan and Afghanistan reopened a key trade crossing on January 23, officials on both sides said, after a row over travel papers as Islamabad cracks down on cross-border movements. The Torkham border closure since 12 January came after Islamabad imposed tighter controls requiring drivers from both sides to have visas and passports — documents many Afghans do not have. Pakistan …

Pakistan Border Taliban Islamabad Afghans
The Qosh Tepa Canal: A Source of Hope in Afghanistan
11 months, 4 weeks ago

The Qosh Tepa Canal: A Source of Hope in Afghanistan

The Diplomat  

In Afghanistan, a desolate landscape almost entirely secluded from the rest of the world and burdened by starvation and severe climate changes, my father finds comfort in embracing hope. Renowned for his progressive policies, notably agriculture plans and various economic modernization endeavors, Daud crafted the Qosh Tepa canal project shortly after assuming power through a bloodless coup, marking the end …

Climate Change Water Afghanistan Taliban Project Amu Uzbekistan
Why is Pakistan driving out 1.7 million Afghan nationals?
1 year, 2 months ago

Why is Pakistan driving out 1.7 million Afghan nationals?

Firstpost  

Thousands of Afghan nationals are waiting at the borders, trying to find their way out, after Pakistan issued an order of deportation for all undocumented migrants. If I go back to Afghanistan, there’s also no guarantee for me to stay alive.” Another Afghan national, Khan Afzal Wafadar, who left Pakistan after his boss told him to either provide legal immigration …

Pakistan Rights Afghanistan Country Taliban Deportation Told
Taliban Officials Visit Villages Struck By Earthquake That Killed At Least 2,000 People
1 year, 3 months ago

Taliban Officials Visit Villages Struck By Earthquake That Killed At Least 2,000 People

Huff Post  

Afghan men search for victims after an earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, of western Afghanistan, on Oct. 8, 2023. Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi ISLAMABAD — A senior Taliban delegation was visiting western Afghanistan’s Herat province on Monday in the aftermath of the …

Afghanistan Care Taliban Earthquake Herat Western Afghanistan Quake Struck
Afghanistan: Powerful earthquake, aftershocks kills over 2000 people
1 year, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: Powerful earthquake, aftershocks kills over 2000 people

Live Mint  

A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks has killed about hundreds of people in the western Afghanistan, the country's national disaster authority said as reported by Associated Press. More than 2,000 people have been killed while more than 9,000 have been injured, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in …

Afghanistan Taliban Herat Quake
UN warns Pakistan that forcibly deporting Afghans could lead to severe human rights violations
1 year, 3 months ago

UN warns Pakistan that forcibly deporting Afghans could lead to severe human rights violations

The Hindu  

Forcibly deporting Afghans from Pakistan could lead to severe human rights violations — including the separation of families and deportation of minors, the United Nations warned Saturday. Pakistan recently announced a crackdown on migrants living in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans, telling them to return to their home countries by Oct. 31 to avoid mass arrest and expulsion. …

Pakistan Afghanistan Country Taliban Pakistani Afghan Islamabad
Pakistan’s internal challenges, shifting dynamics
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan’s internal challenges, shifting dynamics

The Hindu  

Former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s persistent efforts to engage Pakistan to rectify its strategic errors in Afghan policy, faced unmet expectations. The TTP’s emboldenment fuelled this transformation through the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan, while Pakistan grappled with an intensifying phase of radicalisation. The TTP, formerly aligned with the Afghan Taliban, is now engaged in ‘jihad’ inside Pakistan, signifying a multifaceted …

Policy Military Pakistan Afghanistan Taliban Groups Afghan
United Nations envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity denying girls education
1 year, 4 months ago

United Nations envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity denying girls education

The Hindu  

The International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women, the United Nations special envoy for global education said. Gordon Brown told a virtual UN press conference on the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on August 15 that its rulers are responsible for “the …

Education Women Rights Afghanistan Girls Taliban Brown
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 …

Beauty Women Taliban Protest Ban Islamic Afghan
Books are losing value in Afghanistan – this scares me
1 year, 6 months ago

Books are losing value in Afghanistan – this scares me

Al Jazeera  

My country, where the pursuit of knowledge was always venerated, is descending into darkness. People with masters’ degrees, PhDs, with multiple published books, professors, educators, medical doctors, engineers, scientists, writers, poets, painters – many learned people fled. I, too, decided to give away all my books – all 300 hundred of them, covering topics like international law, human rights, women’s …

Books Afghanistan Knowledge Country Taliban Book Publish
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 …

Women Taliban Ban Beauty Salons
Rights groups slam severe Taliban restrictions on Afghan women as ‘crime against humanity’
1 year, 7 months ago

Rights groups slam severe Taliban restrictions on Afghan women as ‘crime against humanity’

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Two top rights groups on Friday slammed the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan as gender-based persecution, which is a crime against humanity. In a new report, Amnesty International and the International Commission for Jurists, or ICJ, underscored how the Taliban crackdown on Afghan women’s rights, coupled with “imprisonment, enforced disappearance, torture …

Crime International Women Afghanistan Girls Taliban Report