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Just In: Taliban rulers issue ban on women’s voices, bare faces in public
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public under new laws approved by
Family of third American held by Taliban calls for his immediate release: ‘We are concerned’
Two years after American citizen’s arrest by the Taliban, Afghanistan’s de facto rulers continue to deny Mahmood Habibi’s ongoing detention as two other American prisoners suffer in jail.
Death Toll In Afghanistan’s Flash Floods Rises To 153
The death toll in Afghanistan’s flash floods has risen to 153, with over 100 individuals stranded and left homeless.
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‘Indescribable honour’ for Aussie veteran who lost both his legs in Afghanistan
Damien Thomlinson’s journey has been far from easy but he takes every step of it in his stride. “You’ve just
Taliban hold gathering of 3,000 Islamic clerics, seek advise on running Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers held a gathering Thursday of some 3,000 Islamic clerics and tribal elders for the first time since
Taliban bans drug cultivation, including lucrative opium, other narcotics
The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world’s biggest opium producer. “As
China pursues Afghanistan’s mineral wealth after US exit
By Saeed Shah/Wall Street Journal Mes Aynak, Afghanistan, March 13: Following the American exit from Afghanistan, China’s move to claim
Taliban fighters pepper spray women protesters calling for rights
Taliban forces on Sunday fired pepper spray at a group of women protesters in Afghanistan’s capital demanding rights to work
Afghan Taliban turn blind eye to Pakistani militants
Each year on Jan. 17, Shahana bakes a cake and invites friends to her home in the Pakistani city of