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Top officials strongly condemn Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN

New York: A Taliban edict banning Afghan women from working for the UN mission and agencies inside the country, has been strongly condemned by both the UN chief and his deputy.

Taliban detains three British men in Afghanistan

Kabul: A non-profit organization has claimed that three British men have been detained by the Taliban, a force that has been forcefully ruling Afghanistan since 2021, in the war-torn nation.

Afghanistan: Taliban guns down former military doctor

Kabul: A former military doctor Shabir Shirzad, who served former Afghan intelligence agency, was shot dead by Taliban forces in Northern Parwan province on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan Taliban obtain weapons left behind by US forces in Afghanistan

Kabul: Terrorist groups, which carry out attacks in Pakistan, have obtained US weapons left behind in Afgha­nistan, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban shuts down women-run radio station

Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have shut down women-run  Radio Sadai-e- Banowan in northeastern Badakhshan province over an alleged violation of the ruling regime’s broadcasting policy,  media reports said.

Taliban arrest prominent advocate for girls' education in Afghanistan: UN mission

Kabul: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Tuesday that the Taliban movement, which is currently ruling in Afghanistan, have arrested a prominent activist fighting for girls’ rights to education.

Afghanistan: Taliban forces kill key ISIS leader

Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has said its security forces have killed a key ISIS commander in  a special counterterrorism raid in Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan: Entrepreneur teaches girls crucial skills in 'secrecy' amid Taliban ban

Kabul: An Afghan woman entrepreneur is touching hearts by trying to provide education to  500 girls on diverse subjects at a time when the Taliban imposed a ban on female education in the country.

Afghanistan: Women protest in Kabul, Taliban disperses them forcefully

Kabul: A group of women on Sunday demonstrated in Kabul city of Afghanistan against the ban imposed by the Taliban regime on female education, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Taliban security forces destroy ISIS hideout in Kabul

Kabul: The Taliban government has said their security forces have destroyed  an important ISIS hideout in the capital city of Kabul, media reports said.

Taliban bans Nowruz celebration in Afghanistan

Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have banned celebration of  Nowruz in the central Daikundi province.

Afghanistan: Parents once again urge Taliban to reopen schools for girls

Kabul: Several Afghanistani parents and students have urged the Taliban authorities, the group which has been forcefully ruling the country since August 2021, to reopen secondary schools for girls, media reports said.

Former Taliban leader reveals Pakistan's funding of terror activities

Kabul:  A former Taliban leader has said terror group  Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP) has received funding from Pakistan and  IS central from Syria and Iraq for terrorist activities.

Afghanistan diaspora members protest in Vienna against Taliban atrocities against women, children

Vienna: Austrian city of Vienna recently witnessed Afghanistan diaspora members, including women associated with Afghan diaspora organizations AKIS (Afghanische Kultur, Integration und Solidaritat), staging a protest against the Taliban rulers of the South Asian country.

Afghanistan: Women protest in Kabul to demand for education, work

Kabul: Women in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Tuesday protested to demand access to education for women, which has been curtailed ever since Taliban forces snatched power in the country in 2021.