Taliban

Taliban official brags of growing int'l acceptance, defends gender apartheid laws

Taliban government deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat claimed some international bodies were using women’s rights issues as a cover and pressure tool to reach its goals. 

'A distressing vision for Afghanistan': UN official denounces new Taliban vice and virtue laws

“After decades of war and in the midst of a terrible humanitarian crisis, the Afghan people deserve much better," said UNAMA official Roza Otynbayeva.

UAE accepts Taliban diplomat as Afghan ambassador

Taliban appointees are running diplomatic missions in several countries, including in neighboring Pakistan.

By REUTERS
23/08/2024

Taliban appoints ambassador to UAE for first time since Afghanistan takeover

The Taliban appointed Mawlawi Badreddin Haqqani as ambassador to the UAE, marking its second accredited envoy after China.

By REUTERS
22/08/2024

Taliban bars UN human rights special rapporteur from Afghanistan

Taliban FM: "UN reports are based on prejudices and anecdotes detrimental to interests of Afghanistan and the Afghan people."

By REUTERS
21/08/2024

Taliban morality police dismiss over 280 men without beards from security forces

In the past year, over 280 men have been removed from security forces for not having a beard, as well as more than 13,000 Afghans detained for other various 'immoral acts'

By REUTERS
20/08/2024

Afghan women suffer under chaffing restrictions on employment and education

Most of the women were forced to rely on male relatives' incomes to support their families, when before, they were able to support their families independently.

A MEMBER of ISIS waves the group’s flag in Raqqa recently

Israeli forces foil terror plan to strike Tel Aviv

During the investigation by the Shin Bet and the Southern District Police, it was revealed that Atta attempted to initiate terrorist activities in Israel and sought to recruit others as well.

15/08/2024
 Taliban members on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul, near the US embassy

‘Kabul is Harboring Terrorists’: Rise of IS-KP in Afghanistan ‘greatest external threat’

A senior UN official warns that IS-KP, based in Afghanistan, poses a growing global threat, highlighted by recent deadly attacks in Russia and Iran.

By ARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
13/08/2024

Afghan refugee breakdancing athlete disqualified for slogan on cape

Political slogans and statement are banned on the field of play and on podiums at the Olympics and breaking's governing body later said the 21-year-old had been disqualified.

By REUTERS
10/08/2024
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