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Malala Yousafzai urges Muslim leaders to back gender apartheid legal push

Yousafzai asked to "openly challenge and denounce the Taliban's oppressive laws" and for political leaders to support the addition of gender apartheid to crimes against humanity.

By REUTERS
12/01/2025

Taliban targets 'several points' in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes - Afghan Def. Min.

The statement from the Defence Ministry did not specify Pakistan but said the strikes were conducted "beyond the 'hypothetical line.'"

By REUTERS
28/12/2024

Taliban purge academics, reshape education with 'extremist agenda'

Taliban targets academics, overhauls curricula, and enforces extremist ideologies, dismantling Afghan education.

By ARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
25/12/2024

'Repressive and discriminatory': Int'l envoys urge Taliban to reverse policies excluding women

The session also reaffirmed the role of NGOs and humanitarian work in Afghanistan and the necessity of helping Afghans who are suffering in the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

Russia wants to work with the Taliban, proposes bill to remove group from terrorist list

Security chief Bortnikov stated, “In light of the Taliban’s measures against ISIS, I believe it is possible to establish constructive cooperation with the Afghan authorities."

US soldiers walk near a rocket launcher missile at Basmaya military base in Baghdad

Trump transition team looks to court martial US military officials

The incoming administration is considering charging some US military officials with charges as high as treason, according to an NBC report.

The last Afghan Jew lands in Israel in surprise family visit

Simantov, 65, speaks very little Hebrew, though he is fluent in Persian, and is expected to need considerable assistance to adjust to life in Israel.

By AVICHAI HAIM
12/11/2024

Taliban forbids women from 'hearing each others voices'

In his publicly shared voice message, the Taliban minister said this restriction applies when women pray; they shouldn’t be loud enough for other women to hear. 

Insurgents kill ten Iranian border police officers in southeast Iran

The attack, which took place 1,200 kilometers southeast of Tehran, involved gunfire that targeted two police vehicles.

Pakistan’s prime minister appeals to US for release of alleged al-Qaida member

Siddiqui rose to notoriety after her conviction in 2010 on multiple charges, including attempting to kill American officials.

By ARSHAD MEHMOUD/THE MEDIA LINE
21/10/2024
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