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Taliban arrests 14 people for playing music and singing .
Authorities in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan have arrested 14 people in the northern province of Takhar for playing musical instruments and singing—activities…
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Afghan embassy in UK shutters after Taliban cuts ties
Afghanistan‘s embassy in London closed on Friday after Taliban authorities cut ties with diplomatic missions set up by the previous…
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Taliban chief tells officials to enforce new morality law
Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has ordered Afghan officials to enact a sweeping new morality law curtailing women’s rights and…
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Afghan Taliban govt rejects criticism of morality law as arrogance
Afghanistan‘s Taliban authorities responded on Monday to criticism of recently codified morality rules, saying rejecting the legislation without understanding Islamic…
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Taliban codify morality laws requiring Afghan women to cover faces, men to grow beards
Afghanistan‘s Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their…
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Taliban appoint ambassador to UAE first time since Afghanistan takeover
Afghanistan‘s Taliban-led foreign ministry said it has appointed its first accredited ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the second…
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1.4m girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return
At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power…
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Afghan Taliban govt to attend next round of UN talks in Doha
Taliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, a government spokesperson…
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China becomes first to name new Afghan ambassador under Taliban
China became the first country on Wednesday to formally name a new ambassador to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, after…
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UN holds Afghanistan crisis talks in Qatar, without Taliban
The Taliban will be absent from UN-led talks that open Monday in Qatar on how to handle Afghanistan’s rulers and…
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Afghan women protest after Taliban Govt banned them from Universities
A small group of Afghan women staged a protest in Kabul on Thursday against a Taliban order banning them from…
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Taliban fire shots to disperse protests in Kabul
The Taliban on Tuesday fired shots into the air to disperse hundreds of people who had gathered at several rallies…
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Afghan opposition leader Ahmad Massoud says he is ready for talks with Taliban
The leader of the Afghan opposition group resisting Taliban forces in the Panjshir valley north of Kabul said on Sunday…
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SA not in a position to take in Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban, says Dirco
The government said that South Africa was unable to take in any Afghan refugees who had fled the Taliban. In…
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Taliban celebrate defeating the United States
The hardline Islamist Taliban celebrated their total return to power on Tuesday with gunfire and diplomacy, after the last US…
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UK says more can be done for Afghans who have arrived in Britain
Britain earlier announced plans to welcome up to 5 000 Afghans fleeing the Taliban during the first year of a…
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Taliban prepare to set up new Afghan government as US evacuation nears end
The Taliban said on Saturday they would announce a new government for Afghanistan in the coming week and expected the…
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Taliban under pressure to secure Kabul after airport blasts
The Taliban‘s pitch to the Afghan people has always been simple life under their hardline rule would finally bring security…
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Taliban revenge fears grow in Afghanistan
There was a growing sense of desperation at Kabul airport on Friday as people crowded to the civilian and military…
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Taliban pledge to be different as Afghans flee
The Taliban have offered a pledge of reconciliation, vowing no revenge against opponents and to respect women’s rights in a…
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Defiant Afghanistan ex-vice President vows new fight with Taliban
Afghanistan‘s defiant vice president made one thing clear as the Taliban seized control of the capital following the collapse of…
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Taliban says Afghanistan war over as president Ashraf Ghani flees
The Taliban has declared the war in Afghanistan over after its fighters swept into the capital, Kabul, and President Ashraf…
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Thousands flee as Taliban eye full control of northern Afghanistan
The Taliban were in control of six Afghan provincial capitals on Tuesday following a blitz across the north that has…
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MTN denies terror claims
MTN has denied claims the company is supporting terrorism. A US court has been told the network operator and other…
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Donald Trump makes a surprise Afghanistan trip, voices hope for ceasefire
Trump’s visit was his first to Afghanistan since becoming president and came a week after a prisoner swap between Washington…
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Taliban suicide attack kills 18
The announcement came after a suicide attack in the restive eastern part of the country on Sunday killed at least…
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