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UN in talks about possibly handing over Afghan teaching projects to Taliban

The UN children's agency said it was holding discussions with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban over "timelines and practicalities" for a possible required handover of its education programmes and that classes would continue in the meantime, Reuters reports. Aid officials say that the Taliban had signalled international organisations could no longer be involved in education projects, in a move criticised by the UN but not yet confirmed by Afghan authorities. UNICEF said it had received assurances from the […]

16 June 2023

International

Afghanistan: Worried Muslim countries meet over Taliban’s bans on women and girls

As international outrage grows over the Taliban’s recent decrees banning Afghan women from universities and employment at NGOs, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is set to meet on Wednesday to discuss the issue. The meeting of the 57-country bloc is the third time it has come together to discuss the situation in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021. 'The largest organisation of Muslim states potentially condemning the […]

11 January 2023

International

Taliban court lashes 14 in latest shift to Sharia

INTERNATIONAL Fourteen people were lashed in a football stadium in eastern Afghanistan, the Taliban-led Supreme Court said on Wednesday, in the latest sign of the ruling group applying its strict interpretation of sharia (Islamic law) to criminal justice. It was the second confirmation of lashings by the Taliban this month, signalling a possible return to practices common in its hardline rule in the 1990s. "Fourteen people, including three women were […]

24 November 2022

International

Afghan refugees routinely killed by gunfire while trying to cross into Iran and Turkey, report says

INTERNATIONAL A new Amnesty International report has found that Afghan refugees have consistently come under fire while trying to cross into Iran and Turkey in the year since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan. The report, ‘They Don’t Treat Us Like Humans,’ consists of interviews with 74 Afghans who had been pushed back by border forces and officials in both nations. More than half reported coming under fire by border […]

31 August 2022

International

Afghanistan: UAE beats Qatar and Turkey to sign airports deal

INTERNATIONAL After months of talks between the Taliban, Qatar and Turkey over managing Afghanistan’s airports, the UAE has instead been confirmed as the preferred partner - signalling tensions between the Afghan group and Doha. On Tuesday, Afghanistan announced that the UAE has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate that will see the Emiratis manage three airports. Abdul Ghani Baradar, Afghan deputy prime minister for economic affairs, was present at the signing of the deal, which will […]

27 May 2022

International News

Taliban claims ‘complete capture’ of Afghanistan’s Panjshir

International The Taliban has taken complete control of Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan held by resistance forces, the group’s spokesman said on Monday, as it cemented its control of the country three weeks after taking over Kabul. “With this victory, our country is completely taken out of the quagmire of war,” chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. Pictures on social media on Monday showed Taliban members standing in front […]

6 September 2021

International News

US scrambles to evacuate citizens and allies from Afghanistan

INTERNATIONAL The United States is scrambling to get its citizens and allies out of Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of Kabul amid growing anxiety over the fate of the country. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said US officials are working around the clock at the airport in Kabul in an “enormously challenging and fluid situation” to ensure a safe departure for those seeking to leave the country. Washington had moved its […]

19 August 2021

International News

US freezes Afghan central bank’s assets of $9.5bn

The U.S. has frozen nearly $9.5 billion in assets belonging to the Afghan central bank and stopped shipments of cash to the nation as it tries to keep a Taliban-led government from accessing the money, an administration official confirmed Tuesday. The official said that any central bank assets that the Afghan government has in the U.S. will not be available to the Taliban, which remains on the Treasury Department’s sanctions […]

18 August 2021

International News

As the Taliban seized cities, they sent women home

INTERNATIONAL In early July, as Taliban fighters were seizing territory from government forces across Afghanistan, some of them walked into the offices of Azizi Bank in Kandahar and ordered nine women working there to leave. The gunmen escorted them to their homes and told them not to return to their jobs. Instead, they explained that male relatives could take their place, according to three of the women involved and the […]

16 August 2021

Taliban

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