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Kabul:  Taliban fighters have stopped the sale of contraceptives in two of Afghanistans main cities, claiming their use by women is a western conspiracy to control the Muslim population, according to a media report. The Taliban has been…
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Kabul: Starting from Saturday onwards, ATMs in Afghanistan will become operational for the first time since the country's takeover by the Taliban, the central bank announced. In a statement, Da Afghanistan Bank said that the decision was…
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New Delhi: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has warned of a sharp increase in violence against journalists and media persons in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. It said that in the past two days dozens of violent cases against journalists…
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Kabul: With the announcement of the newly elected cabinet of the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan (IEA) in the non-time bound interim government setup under the Taliban, statements and orders have started to come out from various ministries,…
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New Delhi: A number of men and women took to the streets of Kabul chanting slogans against Pakistan as they claim the latters jets conducted airstrikes in Panjshir province. They have gathered at the gate of the Pakistani embassy in…
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New Delhi: Faiz Hameed, the head of Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, rushed to Kabul after a clash between Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Haqqani-supported groups in which the Taliban co-founder sustained injuries. The…
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Kabul: A protest in Kabul demanding for women's rights under the new Taliban government in Afghanistan turned violent after the participants tried to move towards the Presidential Palace were forcefully stopped by the insurgents, a media…
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Kabul: The fate of Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley - the final holdout against Taliban control - hangs in the balance as heavy fighting continues. Even as the Taliban claimed that it has taken "full control" of Afghanistan by capturing…
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New Delhi: A South African pilot, a multi-national crew and a 41-year-old Boeing 727 saved the lives of more than 600 displaced Afghan people last week as they hot-footed it into and out of Kabuls airport in a race against time and possible…
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New Delhi: The Taliban members, who were once designated as wanted terrorists for 9/11 attacks in the US, are now in charge of the war-torn Afghanistan. Some of these prominent members were earlier incarcerated in the Guantanamo Bay…
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