Afghanistan’s new acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has called for sanctions to be lifted against the ‘Islamic Emirate’. Speaking at a presser in Kabul, Muttaqi on Tuesday called on Afghan expats to return home to help develop the country, Ariana News reported. He said the Islamic Emirate is […]
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Afghan refugees hold protest against Taliban, raise anti-Pakistan slogans
Afghan refugees on Tuesday held a demonstration in Delhi against the Taliban in which they also raised anti-Pakistan slogans. The protesters carried placards that read “Terrorism and Pakistan are same side of a coin” and “ISI leave Afghanistan” and raised slogans against the Taliban. “My relatives were living in Panjshir. Pakistan airforce killed my relatives, my […]
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Taliban brings back ‘Virtue and Vice’ Ministry, will implement Islamic laws
The Taliban has brought back the ‘Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’ in Afghanistan, which was abolished during the US-led military occupation in the country. Its return sent a collective shudder through many Afghans, who remembered it for its strict interpretation of Islamic law, reported New York Post. “The main […]
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Haqqani network’s induction in new Afghanistan govt dashes hopes of moderate Taliban
The induction of the Haqqani network in the new caretaker “Islamic Emirate” of Afghanistan shows that all the promises made by the Taliban that it will not provide a safe haven to jihadis and will reduce their hardline views have been dashed. Sirajuddin Haqqani, deputy leader of the Taliban and Afghanistan’s new interior minister, heads the ruthless Haqqani network described by […]
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Taliban curtailing women’s rights, equality in the name of religion: Woman activist Sandhya Rani
Following the Taliban’s statement that women should not be ministers and they should restrict themselves to giving birth only, woman activist Sandhya Rani said that the Taliban was curtailing women’s rights and equality in the name of religion. “Taliban is suppressing women’s equality and rights in the name of religion. They […]
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Digvijaya Singh equates RSS with Taliban, claims they have similar ideology on women
Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday claimed that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Taliban have a similar ideology on women. “Taliban says that women are not fit to be ministers. Mohan Bhagwat said women should stay at home and take care of the household. Aren’t […]
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Taliban’s new govt will upset India, China, Iran
A week ago, anxious Afghans and credulous Biden administration officials were trying to take comfort in reports that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar would head the Taliban’s new government in Kabul. It seemed like the least bad option. As leader of the group’s political wing, Baradar had been the Taliban’s chief […]
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Taliban’s engagement with global bodies will depend on ensuring of women’s rights, says UN official
The Taliban’s engagement with global bodies will depend upon ensuring that women’s rights are secured in Afghanistan. Mohammad Naciri, UN Women Regional Director for the Asia Pacific said, “Women’s rights must be the litmus test for our collective engagement with the Taliban,” reported Pajhwok Afghan News. Afghan women have spent 20 years reclaiming […]
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Taliban ban on co-education results in partition of university classes
After the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, its decision to ban co-education has resulted in the partition of university classrooms. “Partition in University classrooms after Taliban announced that male and female students should not attend one classroom,” tweeted Pajhwok Afghan News. In a photo shared by the Afghan news agency on Twitter, it is seen […]
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Taliban prohibits media for circulating news of Resistance leader Ahmad Massoud
The Taliban have prohibited Afghan news media from circulating the message of Ahmad Massoud, the leader of Panjshir National Resistance Front (NRF) who called for a “national uprising” against the Taliban, Sputnik reported on Monday. “The Taliban have prohibited Afghan news media from circulating the call for resistance against the […]
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Sanjay Raut lashes out at Javed Akhtar for his alleged comparison of RSS, VHP with Taliban
Slamming lyricist Javed Akhtar for his alleged comparison of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) with the Taliban, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said ‘the comparison of any of India’s organisations to the Taliban is condemnable’. Raut said, “Today we have written it in Saamana. The comparison of any India’s organisations to the Taliban is condemnable. India […]
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National Resistance Front forces reject Taliban’s claim of occupying Panjshir
Denying the Taliban’s claims of the capture of the last Afghan province Panjshir holding out against the outfit, the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan on Monday said that the resistance forces are present at all strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight. They further assured the people of Afghanistan that the struggle against the Taliban and […]
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Afghanistan: Panjshir province now under full control, claims Taliban
The Taliban has claimed the capture of the Afghan province of Panjshir, the last resistance stronghold in the country, TOLO News reported on Monday. “Recent efforts to ensure complete security in the country have also brought results, and the Panjshir province has come under the full control of the Islamic […]
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Panjshir resistance forces claim to have captured hundreds of Taliban
Amid heavy fighting between the Taliban and the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces to control the Panjshir Valley, the NRF on Sunday claimed to have captured many Taliban troops. The NRF said that it surrounded hundreds of Taliban fighters in Khawak Pass and the Taliban abandoned vehicles and equipment in the Dashte Rewak area, reported Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford, based in the capital Kabul, […]
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ISI Helping Taliban to Defeat Panjshir
Pakistani forces are aiding the Taliban in their fight against the last remaining foothold of opposition Panjshir Valley, sources close to the resistance headquarters have told. Pakistan is providing air support to Taliban fighters in Panjshir, the sources said, adding that some Special Forces have been airdropped to fight the […]