Taliban ban women from parks, funfairs in capital
Kabul—The Taliban have banned Afghan women from entering the capital’s public parks and funfairs, just months after ordering access to ...
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At least 1,000 killed in Afghan quake, with fear toll will rise
A powerful earthquake jolted a remote border region of Afghanistan overnight killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more, ...
Read morePregnant woman offered refuge by Taliban
A pregnant New Zealand journalist denied re-entry to her home country to give birth due to strict COVID-19 regulations said ...
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Images of women vandalised as Kabul faces up to Taliban rule
Images of women have been covered up or vandalised on storefronts around Kabul, a sign of the Afghan capital's rapidly ...
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US frustration mounts over Afghan failure to halt Taliban
The failure of Afghan security forces to blunt the advance of the Taliban has left US officials deeply frustrated after ...
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Taliban warn of more targeted attacks as Afghan forces defend besieged cities
The Taliban warned Wednesday of more attacks targeting Afghan government leaders, a day after the defence minister escaped an assassination ...
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Fighting resumes in Afghanistan
Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces resumed Sunday in the restive southern province of Helmand, officials said, ending ...
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Kabul deputy gov killed by a bomb
A deputy governor of Kabul province and his aide were killed Tuesday by a bomb in the Afghan capital, officials ...
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Afghan peace talks expected in days as prisoner release approved
Afghan peace talks are expected to begin within days after authorities announced Monday they would soon start releasing hundreds of ...
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No new reports of fighting despite Afghan ceasefire ending
Appeals for the Taliban to extend a ceasefire with Afghan forces went unanswered Wednesday, but there were no reports of ...
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