Taliban formally announced a ban on coeducation in Afghanistan
News | September 06, 2021 15:20 ISTThe Taliban have formally announced a ban on coeducation in Afghanistan, saying men would not be allowed to teach girl students in the country.
The Taliban have formally announced a ban on coeducation in Afghanistan, saying men would not be allowed to teach girl students in the country.
Earlier today, the Taliban had announced that Panjshir became the last Afghan province to fall under the control of the Taliban.
Shiv Sena said that Javed Akhtar was 'completely wrong' in comparing the RSS with the Taliban.
While Taliban in their press conference confirmed that they have indeed captured the Panjshir region from Afghan resistance forces, they also claimed that they would not show any bias in the region.
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen tweeted that Baradar and his delegation met Griffiths at the foreign Ministry in Kabul.
Taliban on Monday said they have taken control of Panjshir province north of Kabul, the Afghan capital. The province was the last holdout of anti-Taliban forces in the country and the only province the Taliban had not seized during their sweep last month.
Resistance forces holed up in the Panjshir Valley against the Taliban have called for a ceasefire. There are reports that Resistance forces leaders have suffered heavy losses at the weekend. The National Resistance Front said that it has proposed the Taliban stop its military operations in Panjshir and withdraw its forces. "In return, we will direct our forces to refrain from military action," it said
On Sunday too, the Taliban had said they have taken control of all districts in Panjshir province, a claim that was denied by resistance forces.
The Panjshir Valley is the last region not under Taliban control following their stunning blitz across Afghanistan.
RSS seems to be taking the issue of RSS being compared to Taliban seriously. RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to meet Muslim scholars in Mumbai on Monday.
The U.S. promised to continue working with the new Taliban rulers to get those who want to leave out, and the militants pledged to allow anyone with the proper legal documents to leave.
The Panjshir Valley lies in the Hindu Kush mountains, approximately 90 miles north of Kabul. The Taliban have been unable to take this major holdout of resistance after steamrolling across pro-government troops in a matter of months.
The Islamist Taliban took control of the rest of Afghanistan three weeks ago, taking power in Kabul on Aug. 15 after the Western-backed government collapsed and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
A pregnant policewoman has been shot dead by Taliban militants in Afghanistan, according to BBC. The woman, identified as Banu Negar, was killed at the family home in front of her relatives in Firozkoh, the capital of central Ghor province.
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Taliban leader Mullah Baradar on Sunday met with the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, Martin Griffiths at the foreign ministry in Kabul, TOLO news reported.
About 600 Taliban have been killed in Panjshir, reports stated on Saturday, citing the Afghan resistance forces.
The German government has been reserved about establishing official ties with the Taliban. Officials say talks are needed to get the remaining former Afghan staffers who worked for the Germans out of the country.
The meeting chaired by Pakistan's Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq was attended by representatives of China, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the Foreign Office said in a statement.
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