Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bans

Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bans

A rare public show of division within the ranks of Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban emerged in recent days when Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, a powerful government figure, gave a speech seen as implicit criticism of the movement’s reclusive supreme leader. The Taliban leadership has been opaque since the former insurgents’ takeover of the country in August […]

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Pakistan dismisses Afghan Minister’s allegation about allowing use of its airspace by U.S. for drone attacks

Pakistan dismisses Afghan Minister’s allegation about allowing use of its airspace by U.S. for drone attacks

Mohammad Yaqoob told reporters in Kabul that the U.S. drones have been entering Afghanistan via Pakistan’s airspace. Mohammad Yaqoob told reporters in Kabul that the U.S. drones have been entering Afghanistan via Pakistan’s airspace. Pakistan has rejected allegations by the Taliban’s acting Defence Minister about the use of its airspace by the U.S. for drone […]

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Afghan women demand education and work at Kabul protest

Afghan women demand education and work at Kabul protest

Demonstrators marched for a few hundred metres before ending the rally as authorities deployed Taliban fighters in plain clothes Demonstrators marched for a few hundred metres before ending the rally as authorities deployed Taliban fighters in plain clothes About two dozen Afghan women chanting “bread, work, freedom” protested in the capital on May 29 against […]

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Taliban orders women to wear all-covering burqa in public

Taliban orders women to wear all-covering burqa in public

Taliban pointed out that the ideal face covering was the all-encompassing blue burqa Taliban pointed out that the ideal face covering was the all-encompassing blue burqa The Taliban on May 7 ruled Afghan women must cover their faces, according to a decree from the group’s supreme leader, an escalation of growing restrictions on women in […]

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