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Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over
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Life under the Taliban: "Many women are basically left to die": The Taliban want to make women in Afghanistan invisible. A group of journalists is fighting back: ...
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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s biggest opium producer: UN: Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan ...
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Quick Glance: Myanmar Tops Opium Production
- Image caption: Shan State as main opium producer in Myanmar
- Opium production rises by 36% to 1,080 tonnes, well ahead of Afghanistan
- 95% decline in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan following Taliban drug ban
- Myanmar: Expansion of cultivation due to brutal civil war as lucrative source of income
Afghanistan: 'Tea is sometimes all I have to give my hungry baby': Some Afghans are giving their children sedatives as they struggle to feed them following huge ...
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Afghanistan: Violence is everywhere and is poisoning the people: After fifty years of war, the Afghan people are numb. Many see death and destruction as the norm ...
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Afghanistan: Taliban sends abused women to prison - UN: The Taliban says it's done for their "protection", but the UN says it is harmful to the survivors.
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Herbert Reul: Taliban appearance in Cologne could not have been prevented according to NRW Interior Minister
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Afghanistan: USA wants to fly out local forces via Ramstein: The USA has promised tens of thousands of former Afghan local workers who fear revenge from the ...
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Afghan refugees forced to leave Pakistan say they have nothing: About 1.7 million Afghan refugees have been told to leave Pakistan and now face an uncertain ...
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Quick Glance: Pakistan's Strategic Use of Afghan Refugees against the Taliban
- Islamabad wants Kabul to take real action against the TTP and is leveraging Afghan refugees as a bargaining chip.
- According to the UNHCR, Pakistan currently hosts 3.7 million Afghan refugees, with 700,000 fleeing Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover in August 2021.
- The TTP's safe haven in Afghanistan hampers the effectiveness of major military operations by the Pakistan army against the group.
- The Taliban have suggested negotiations between Islamabad and the TTP to resolve their issues, but Pakistan is not interested, given the long history of failed attempts.
Chaos at the border: thousands of Afghans fleeing imminent deportation from Pakistan
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Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over
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The Secret Musicians of Afghanistan: Despite the Taliban's ban, behind closed doors people are still learning to sing and play instruments
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Quick Glance: The Hidden Musicians of Afghanistan
- Under the Taliban's regime, music is considered sinful and a crime.
- Teachers face challenges in sharing music due to the Taliban's regulations.
- Singers and musicians have faced health issues and execution for playing music during the ban.
- Artists and musicians in Afghanistan feel threatened and scared for their lives simply for singing or learning music.
Cologne: Taliban official in mosque - Ditib community distances itself: The Taliban official Dr. Abdul Bari Omar apparently appeared at the Ditib Mosque in ...
t-online.de/region/koeln/id_100283808/koeln-taliban-funktionaer-in-moschee-ditib-gemeinde-distanziert-sich.html
Elite Afghan troops face return to Taliban after UK 'betrayal': About 200 British-trained special forces soldiers are in danger as Pakistan expels undocumented ...
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The day the Taliban banned women like me from working: With my daughters’ education cancelled, I thought the regime had done its worst. Then a new message came ...
psyche.co/ideas/the-day-the-taliban-banned-women-like-me-from-working
Pakistan sticks to deportation plans for Afghan refugees: A good week after the expiry of the ultimatum for voluntary departure, Pakistan reiterates that it ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/pakistan-abschiebungen-afghanen-100.html
Afghan embassy in India shuts down citing lack of support, Taliban pressure: Afghanistan's embassy in New Delhi has closed as diplomats appointed by the Afghan ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghan-embassy-india-shuts-down-citing-lack-support-taliban-pressure-2023-11-24/
Quick Glance: Afghan Embassy in New Delhi Permanently Closed
- The Afghan embassy in New Delhi is permanently closing due to challenges from India and a lack of diplomatic support.
Harsh criticism: Taliban official appears in Cologne mosque
ga.de/news/nrw/harsche-kritik-taliban-funktionaer-in-koelner-moschee_aid-101693295
Al-Qaida/Taliban-linked media campaign frames Islamic State Khurasan as foreign, Tajik group
eurasianet.org/al-qaidataliban-linked-media-campaign-frames-islamic-state-khurasan-as-foreign-tajik-group
What to do about an uptick in Americans unjustly held abroad: Are carrots or sticks the right way to bring them home?
economist.com/united-states/2023/11/30/what-to-do-about-an-uptick-in-americans-unjustly-held-abroad
Afghanistan opium poppy supply plummets 95% after Taliban ban - U.N.: Opium poppy production in Afghanistan, previously the world's top supplier ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghanistan-opium-poppy-supply-plummets-95-after-taliban-ban-un-2023-11-05/
Restricted rights put Afghan women and girls in a 'deadly situation' during quakes, UN official says
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More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says
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Vienna: Because she attended school: 16-year-old beat sister until she was hospitalized
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Afghanistan excluded from COP28 as climate impacts hit home: Humanitarian concerns have been raised over Afghanistan being left out of United Nations climate ...
reuters.com/world/afghanistan-excluded-cop28-climate-impacts-hit-home-2023-12-11/
Women survivors of gender-based violence being jailed by Taliban: UN Report: The UNAMA office added that before the re-establishment of the Taliban ...
business-standard.com/world-news/women-survivors-of-gender-based-violence-being-jailed-by-taliban-un-report-123121700064_1.html
Can the US force Taliban to lift ban on girls' education?: The United States has imposed sanctions on two Taliban ministers, Sheikh Mohammad Khalid Hanafi and ...
dw.com/en/can-the-us-force-taliban-to-lift-ban-on-girls-education/a-67766443
The Afghan refugees stuck in limbo at the US-Mexico border: Refugees fleeing the Taliban face a treacherous journey through Latin America to the United States.
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Dont blame Afghanistan for your failures: Taliban shoot back at Pakistan: Dont blame Afghanistan for your failures: Taliban shoot back at Pakistan
wionews.com/south-asia/dont-blame-afghanistan-for-your-failures-taliban-shoot-back-at-pakistan-656727
Afghan Hazara refugees live in fear of being deported by Pakistan: The Hazara ethnic minority fear returning to life under the Taliban - many are hiding in ...
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Taliban says plans to formally join China's Belt and Road Initiative: BEIJING (Reuters) -- The Taliban administration wants to formally join Chinese President Xi ...
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Threatening deportation: traffic jam at the border crossing - Tens of thousands of Afghans leave Pakistan
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Malala: 'The Taliban have made girlhood illegal': The keynote speaker of the 21st Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai ...
lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/12/05/malala-the-taliban-have-made-girlhood-illegal_6315146_4.html
Afghanistan’s terrible earthquakes: Over 2,000 have died in the country’s latest calamity
economist.com/asia/2023/10/12/afghanistans-terrible-earthquakes
Afghanistan earthquakes a 'disaster on top of a disaster', World Food Programme says
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghanistan-earthquakes-disaster-top-disaster-world-food-programme-2023-10-11/
Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed thousands: Saturday’s 6.3 magnitude quake killed and injured thousands when it leveled an untold number of homes ...
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Quick Glance: Strong earthquake shakes western Afghanistan after deadly quake
- Another strong earthquake has shaken a part of western Afghanistan where over 2,000 people died on Saturday.
- The 6.3-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning occurred about 17 miles outside the capital of Herat province, Herat.
- Taliban officials stated that over 2,000 people had died in Herat after the earlier quakes.
- They later mentioned that the quakes had killed and injured thousands, but did not provide a casualty breakdown.
Afghanistan: Taliban officials visit villages struck by quake that killed at least 2,000. Follow the latest
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Exclusive: Taliban to join China's Belt and Road forum, elevating ties: The Taliban will attend China's Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesman said on ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-join-chinas-belt-road-forum-elevating-ties-2023-10-14/
Quick Glance: Taliban to Attend China's Belt and Road Forum
- The Taliban spokesperson announced their participation in China's Belt and Road Forum next week.
- This highlights the growing official ties between China and the Taliban administration.
- The forum in Beijing marks the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping's global infrastructure and energy initiative.
- China has also been in talks with the Taliban over a possible huge copper mine in eastern Afghanistan.
Taliban vow to finish disputed canal at 'any cost': KABUL -- A massive canal project in Afghanistan has alarmed the country's neighbors over fears it will ...
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China urges Taliban to reform before providing full diplomatic recognition: Beijing has yet to formally recognize the Afghan rulers despite maintaining ...
freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2023/12/05/china-urges-taliban-reform-before-providing-full-diplomatic-recognition/
Horror after appearance in Cologne: How did the Taliban official get to Germany?: The propaganda appearance of a Taliban representative in Cologne causes horror ...
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China says Afghan Taliban must reform before full diplomatic ties: Beijing, China China said on Tuesday Afghanistan’s Taliban government will need to introduce ...
hongkongfp.com/2023/12/05/china-says-afghan-taliban-must-reform-before-full-diplomatic-ties/
Baerbock on Brigitte Live: "It's not our place to give wise advice now": Brigitte Live with Annalena Baerbock - It's about Israel, of course ...
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An English teacher who fled the Taliban finds a home at last: In 2019, the BBC met an Afghan trapped in a refugee camp. Four years later, he writes his own story ...
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Threatened deportation: Great Britain flies Afghan refugees out of Pakistan: They escaped the Taliban and relied on Britain's promise to take them in ...
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UK defence ministry fined for Afghan data breach during Taliban takeover
reuters.com/world/uk/uk-defence-ministry-fined-afghan-data-breach-during-taliban-takeover-2023-12-13/
Afghans still hope to find survivors following massive earthquake: Afghans continue to dig through the rubble to look for survivors in the aftermath of one of ...
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How Taliban has complicated Afghan relief: An Afghanistan earthquake has hit the western province of Herat. The international exodus after the Taliban takeover ...
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Taliban Bureaucrats Hate Working Online All Day, ‘Miss the Days of Jihad’: Interviews with five former Taliban fighters reveal the crushing ennui of office life ...
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Afghanistan: Talks with Taliban helped free four British men: The Presidum Network says it argued for their release as it had prior contact with the group.
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UN Security Council extends sanctions oversight on Taliban for another year: The UNSC members, in a meeting on Thursday, approved Resolution 2716 ...
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Afghan earthquake response exposes Taliban's inability: Recent earthquakes have killed and displaced thousands in western Afghanistan. The UN says around $100 ...
dw.com/en/afghan-earthquake-response-exposes-talibans-inability/a-67161995
Managing Dissent Within: The Taliban Way: The hardliners within the Taliban have consolidated their position, and the specter of the group’s implosion seems ...
thediplomat.com/2023/11/managing-dissent-within-the-taliban-way/
Taliban functionary in Cologne: Netherlands admits mistakes: The Taliban functionary Abdulbari Omar came to Germany from the Netherlands to recruit for the ...
t-online.de/region/koeln/id_100284568/taliban-funktionaer-in-koeln-niederlande-raeumt-fehler-ein.html
Taliban appeal to Afghan private sector to help those fleeing Pakistan's mass deportation drive
ctvnews.ca/world/taliban-appeal-to-afghan-private-sector-to-help-those-fleeing-pakistan-s-mass-deportation-drive-1.6631460
Afghanistan: Right-wing extremist Austrian in Taliban prison after "vacation": Herbert F. traveled to Afghanistan last June to prove that the country was safe ...
stern.de/panorama/afghanistan--rechtsextremer-oesterreicher-nach--urlaub--in-taliban-gefaengnis-34217884.html
UN says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan
jamaicaobserver.com/latest-news/un-says-the-taliban-must-embrace-and-uphold-human-rights-obligations-in-afghanistan/
Afghan girls' education advocate is freed from Taliban prison: Matiullah Wesa was arrested and spent 215 days in prison. He has been outspoken in his demands for ...
npr.org/2023/10/26/1208704097/afghanistan-taliban-girls-education-activist-matiullah-wesa-freed
Keeping lights off: Undocumented Afghans go underground in Pakistan: After living in Pakistan for years, thousands of Afghans have gone into hiding to escape a ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/keeping-lights-off-undocumented-afghans-go-underground-pakistan-2023-11-09/
On all channels: selfies with Hamas: Why the issue of "Hamas reporters" is more complicated and why it is dangerous to prematurely equate journalists with ...
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Women's rights in Afghanistan: Hunger for education: In Afghanistan, women have not yet buried their dreams, despite the Taliban. Some are sewing ...
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Taliban minister raises issue of refugee assets during Pakistan visit: The Taliban's acting commerce minister met Pakistan's foreign minister in Islamabad this ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-minister-raises-issue-refugee-assets-during-pakistan-visit-2023-11-14/
Tajikistan and the Taliban: A Lone Voice in Central Asia: Tajikistan is the strongest critic of the Taliban in Central Asia and continues to host dialogues ...
thediplomat.com/2023/12/tajikistan-and-the-taliban-a-lone-voice-in-central-asia/
Taliban minister raises return of deported Afghans' assets in Pakistan visit: The Taliban's acting commerce minister said he had asked Pakistan to help return ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-minister-raises-return-deported-afghans-assets-pakistan-visit-2023-11-17/
Stigma green wave is dangerous for the country, said Peja: The expression of the Taliban government after the PN captured 74 seats in GE15 was deliberately ...
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Britain's Ministry of Defence fined £350K over Afghan interpreter BCC email blunder
theregister.com/2023/12/13/mod_bcc_email_fine/
Russia’s Putin says some Western weapons for Ukraine are ending up in Taliban’s hands
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/11/03/Russia-s-Putin-says-some-Western-weapons-for-Ukraine-are-ending-up-in-Taliban-s-hands
One year after launch: reception program offers protection to only 13 Afghans: A year ago, the German government promised to take in 1000 threatened Afghans per ...
spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/afghanistan-bundesaufnahmeprogramm-bietet-nur-13-bedrohten-afghanen-schutz-a-d635948d-26e0-4ddd-aa6e-81c4f0bf2d6d
To deepen economic ties with China: Taliban official: An official in Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government told AFP Wednesday that the country was seeking deeper ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/10/18/To-deepen-economic-ties-with-China-Taliban-official-
Afghanistan Earthquake Survivors Plead for Aid as Death Toll Nears 3,000: In Afghanistan, Taliban officials say the death toll is nearing 3,000 after Saturday’s ...
democracynow.org/2023/10/10/headlines/afghanistan_earthquake_survivors_plead_for_aid_as_death_toll_nears_3_000
Taliban supreme leader's existence remains a mystery: KABUL -- In the 29 months since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada ...
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Afghans leave Pakistan in droves before deportation deadline: The UNHCR said tens of thousands of Afghan refugees have already left Pakistan ...
dw.com/en/afghans-leave-pakistan-in-droves-before-deportation-deadline/a-67245596
Taliban representative arrives in Beijing to attend Belt and Road Forum: The Taliban's acting commerce minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi arrived in Beijing on ...
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Quick Glance: Taliban representative attends Belt and Road Forum in Beijing
- Afghanistan's acting commerce minister, Haji Nooruddin Azizi, arrives in Beijing to participate in the Belt and Road Forum.
- China aims to strengthen its official ties with the Taliban administration, despite lacking formal recognition from any government.
- Azizi will invite 'large investors' to Afghanistan and hold discussions with Chinese officials regarding the construction of a road through the Wakhan corridor.
- The Taliban's attendance at the forum is a significant event since they came into power in 2021.
Taliban Take Control of Afghan Diplomatic Missions in India: The Taliban have taken de facto control of diplomatic missions in India, more than two years after ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-29/taliban-take-control-of-afghan-diplomatic-missions-in-india
Keeping lights off: Undocumented Afghans go underground in Pakistan: After living in Pakistan for years, thousands of Afghans have gone into hiding to escape a ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/keeping-lights-off-undocumented-afghans-go-underground-pakistan-2023-11-09/
More Than 400 People Punished Under Shari'a Law In Afghanistan, Rights Group Says
rferl.org/a/afghanistan-sharia-punishements-400-taliban-afghan-witness/32710300.html
Afghanistan Hit By Third Earthquake In a Week: A powerful quake struck near Herat city, causing dozens of casualties. Disaster officials are now surveying the ...
thewire.in/south-asia/afghanistan-hit-by-third-earthquake-in-a-week
Quick Glance: Third earthquake shakes Afghanistan in a week
- Afghanistan experienced another earthquake following strong quakes and aftershocks from a week ago.
- On October 7, the earthquakes devastated entire villages in Herat, making it one of the most destructive quakes in the country's recent history.
- According to UN officials, over 90 percent of the victims a week ago were women and children.
- Taliban officials stated that the previous quakes claimed the lives of over 2,000 people in the province and destroyed up to 20 villages.
Taliban announces plan to formally join China's BRI: Beijing has sought to develop ties with Afghanistan's rulers since their return to power in 2021.
freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2023/10/19/taliban-announces-plan-to-formally-join-chinas-bri/
We must be champions of the millions of girls in Afghanistan — Malala Yousafzai: In Afghanistan, a system of ‘gender apartheid’ presided over by the Taliban is ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-12-06-we-must-be-champions-of-the-millions-of-girls-in-afghanistan-malala-yousafzai/
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