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  Taliban says US drones entering Afghanistan through Pakistan

  World | August 28, 2022 20:58 IST

  The defence minister also stated that the number of IEA's national army reached 150,000 soldiers with eight border groups and each consisting of 3,000 personnel.

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  Angelina Jolie draws attention to atrocities on Afghan women after Taliban takeover

  Celebrities | August 17, 2022 6:32 IST

  Commenting on the progress of Afghan women over the past two decades, Angelina Jolie wrote, "One year ago, Afghan women worked as doctors, teachers, artists, police officers, journalists, judges, lawyers, and elected politicians. Afghan children braved repeated suicide attacks on their schools."

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  Senior Taliban member Rahimullah Haqqani killed in Kabul blast

  World | August 11, 2022 23:21 IST

  Taliban officials also did not elaborate on what kind of bombing targeted the cleric or say if anyone else had been killed or wounded in the assault.

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  No education, rarely stepped out of home: How an Afghan Sikh woman's life under Taliban rule was

  World | August 06, 2022 23:17 IST

  An Afghan Sikh woman claimed most of the minorities in Afghanistan have no access to education as sending children to schools means "risking their lives". "If a child goes to an educational institute there they will be harassed. Those who want to study, mostly come to India," Kaur said.

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  Taliban comes under scrutiny as US kills al-Qaeda leader in Kabul

  World | August 02, 2022 16:18 IST

  The Taliban initially sought to describe the strike as America violating the Doha deal, which also includes a Taliban pledge not to shelter those seeking to attack the U.S. — something al-Zawahri had done for years in internet videos and online screeds.

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  India re-establishes diplomatic presence in Kabul

  India | June 24, 2022 0:16 IST

  The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in a statement, said an Indian technical team has reached Kabul on Thursday and has been deployed in the embassy there.

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  Taliban arrests Afghan model-YouTuber for 'insulting Islamic sacred values' & Quran

  Trending | June 09, 2022 19:38 IST

  The Kabul-based social media user shared a Youtube video in which Quranic verses were allegedly used in a humorous manner by him and his three other colleagues.

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  India has a set of interests when it comes to engaging with the Taliban regime: US

  World | June 07, 2022 10:19 IST

  The United States will continue to monitor and take steps to increase pressure on the Taliban government to reverse some of its recent decisions in restricting the rights of women and girls, the country has said.

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  Indian delegation in Kabul to hold discussions with Taliban, oversee humanitarian aid

  India | June 02, 2022 12:23 IST

  This is the first such visit by the Indian government to Kabul since the Taliban's takeover.

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  9 killed in Afghanistan as three blasts tear through city of Mazar-i-Sharif

  World | May 25, 2022 22:57 IST

  Another explosion hit a mosque in Kabul on Wednesday evening, a spokesman for the capital's commander said, adding at least two people were injured.

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  Taliban-ruled Afghanistan in focus as India hosts SCO's RATS meeting in Delhi

  India | May 17, 2022 9:46 IST

  A major focus of the discussions was to be on the situation in Afghanistan, especially in dealing with the threat from terrorist groups active in the Taliban-ruled country, people familiar with the meeting said.

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  'They kicked, punched me': Afghan journalist thrashed by Taliban for covering Kabul city explosion

  World | May 16, 2022 10:21 IST

  Meanwhile, the Afghanistan National Journalists Union said restrictions on access to information is not acceptable.

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  Taliban enforce gender segregation for restaurants

  World | May 14, 2022 3:00 IST

  Owners have been verbally reminded that the rule applies "even if they are husband and wife", according to Riazullah Seerat, a Taliban official at the Ministry for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the report said.

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  Now, Taliban enforce gender segregation for restaurants in Afghanistan

  World | May 14, 2022 1:30 IST

  Men are not permitted to dine with their family members in family restaurants.

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  Now, Taliban orders Afghanistan women to wear burqa in public

  World | May 07, 2022 16:57 IST

  The Taliban previously decided against reopening schools to girls above grade 6, reneging on an earlier promise and opting to appease their hard-line base at the expense of further alienating the international community.

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  In fresh decree, Taliban ban neckties for students, teachers in Afghanistan schools

  World | April 16, 2022 13:18 IST

  Since the Taliban took over the country in August last year, women of the country have become the greatest sufferers, ban on them from going to work as well as accessing education.

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  Taliban smuggling weapons to Pakistan; to be used in cross-border terrorism against India: Report

  World | April 14, 2022 7:56 IST

  In August 2021, the US left much of the military equipment and weapons at the disposal of the Afghan forces which eventually fell into the hands of the Taliban.

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  Taliban prevents beardless government employees entry to offices

  World | March 29, 2022 10:58 IST

  The Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, however, denied government employees having been stopped at the gate

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  Taliban bans international media in Afghanistan

  World | March 28, 2022 11:30 IST

  Since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in August last year, 40 per cent of media outlets in the country, while an estimated 6,400 journalists are currently unemployed, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

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  Cracks in Pakistan-Taliban alliance? Here's what reports say

  World | March 24, 2022 10:40 IST

  The Taliban does not recognize the British-era Durand Line as the official border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.