[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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