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Taliban: ‘Women who don’t fully cover themselves try to look like animals’

In the Afghan city of Kandahar, the Taliban’s religious police posted signs that Muslim women who don’t wear a burqa…

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Strange fate of Talibe children in Dakar: “People treat us like animals…”

If there is a layer whose life is unenviable in Senegal, it is the Talibes. Barefooted innocents, ragged clothes, wandering…

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Taliban approve budget without international aid: ‘A big achievement for us’

In Afghanistan, the Taliban approved the first budget since their return to power in August. “For the first time in…

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Taliban forbid women to travel long distances alone, taxi drivers must refuse women without ‘Islamic veil’

A man from their close family must accompany women wishing to travel long distances in Afghanistan. Taxi drivers cannot pick…

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Taliban announce decision on women’s rights: ‘Woman is not property, but a free person’

In Afghanistan, three and a half months after their return to power, the militant Islamist Taliban have stood up for…

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Taliban spiritual leader appeared in public for the first time

The Taliban’s spiritual leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has made his first public appearance. He took part in a ceremony in Kandahar

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Taliban open fire on partygoers for playing music at wedding

At least two people have been killed and several others injured after the Taliban opened fire at a wedding over…

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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai writes open letter to Taliban: ‘Reopen schools for Afghan girls immediately’

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has written an open letter to the Taliban in Afghanistan, calling for a return to education…

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Iran hosts conference on political future of Afghanistan

Iran is planning a conference in the capital Tehran next Wednesday on the political future and the formation of a…

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Taliban disable Islamic State cell in Kabul after mosque attack

The Taliban say they have eliminated a group of extremists from the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Kabul. That…

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Islamabad holds peace talks with Pakistani Taliban

The government in Islamabad has resumed peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban. That is what Imran Khan, the Prime Minister…

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Afghan refugees in Kabul return to their homes

Thousands of Afghans who fled their homes in the north of the country because of fighting and ended up in…

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