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Malala Yousafzai likens Taliban’s treatment of women to apartheid in Mandela lecture

"It's so important for the international community to not...

Online abuse of politically active Afghan women tripled after Taliban takeover, rights group reports

Islamabad (AP) — Online abuse and hate speech targeting...

Taliban minister raises issue of refugee assets during Pakistan visit

Islamabad (Reuters) - The Taliban's acting commerce minister met...

Afghanistan opium poppy supply plummets 95% after Taliban ban – U.N.

An Afghan man walks through a poppy field in...

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover

Associated Press Here is a look at key dates since the Taliban came back to power two years ago, as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the...

Afghan universities ready to readmit women but not until Taliban leader says it’s ok, official says

Associated Press He said the ban, issued from the southern city of Kandahar by the Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, was in place until further notice. Afghanistan’s...

Taliban discusses easing banking transactions with Kazakhstan – Afghan commerce min

Kabul (Reuters) - A Taliban delegation discussed facilitating international financial transactions with private banks on a recent trip to Kazakhstan in a bid to...

US officials to meet Taliban in Doha to discuss economy, rights

Washington (Reuters) - U.S. officials will meet Taliban representatives and "technocratic professionals" from Afghan ministries in Doha this week, the State Department said on...

Beauty salon ban in Afghanistan a blow to women’s financial freedom

Kabul (Reuters) - For the last eight years, Marzia Reyazee has supported her family with the earnings from her female-only beauty salon in Afghanistan,...

Online abuse of politically active Afghan women tripled after Taliban takeover, rights group reports

Islamabad (AP) — Online abuse and hate speech targeting...

Taliban minister raises issue of refugee assets during Pakistan visit

Islamabad (Reuters) - The Taliban's acting commerce minister met...

Afghanistan opium poppy supply plummets 95% after Taliban ban – U.N.

An Afghan man walks through a poppy field in...

Taliban says plans to formally join China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Beijing (Reuters) - The Taliban administration wants to formally...