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Confusion as internet in Afghanistan returns after 2 day blackout, Taliban silent
Islamabad: Confusion surrounds the state of internet connectivity in Afghanistan, after some networks were apparently restored on Wednesday following an outage that began Monday. The Associated Press earlier reported what it claimed…
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Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court sentences Taliban militant to 33 years in jail
Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a Taliban militant to a 33-year jail term for his involvement in terror activities in Punjab, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police…
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Restore internet access across Afghanistan: UN to Taliban
Islamabad: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Tuesday to restore internet and telecommunications access across the country, saying the blackout imposed by the government in Kabul has left…
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Internet blackout hits Afghanistan as Taliban enforce morality crackdown
Islamabad: An internet blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, with local media reporting a potential nationwide cut of fiber-optic services as part of a Taliban crackdown on immorality. It’s the first time Afghanistan…
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Afghanistan: US citizen released by Taliban after prisoner-swap deal
Islamabad: The Taliban on Sunday freed a US citizen from an Afghan prison, weeks after they said they had reached an agreement with US envoys on a prisoner exchange as part of…
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British couple released by Taliban after Qatar’s mediation
Doha: The Taliban released on Friday, September 19, a British couple held in Afghanistan for more than seven months on undisclosed charges, an official said, likely part of a wider effort to…
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US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, says Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that he is working to reestablish a US presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from the country left…
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Taliban leader bans Wi-Fi in Afghan province to ‘prevent immorality’
Jalalabad: The Taliban leader banned fibre optic internet in an Afghan province to “prevent immorality”, a spokesman for the administration said Tuesday. It’s the first time a ban of this kind has…
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Trump’s travel ban keeps international students from coming to US for college
New York: With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her sights on pursuing higher education in the United States. Saghari, 21, practiced English up to…
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Normalising relations between Afghanistan and US: Taliban
Kabul: The Taliban said Saturday it discussed normalising relations between Afghanistan and the United States in a meeting with Trump administration officials. The White House did not issue a statement describing the…
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Over 2200 killed in Afghanistan earthquake, Aid agencies warn of crisis
Jalalabad: Hundreds more bodies have been recovered from houses in mountain villages destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan early this week, pushing the death toll to over 2,200, a Taliban government…
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Over 800 killed after massive earthquake shakes southeastern Afghanistan
Kabul: An earthquake in Afghanistan’s east has killed over 800 people, injured more than 2,500 and destroyed numerous villages, according to figures provided by the Taliban government on Monday. Most of the…
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UN concerned by Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women, girls for dress code violations
Islamabad: The United Nations on Monday expressed concern about the Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for their alleged failure to comply with the authorities’ dress code. In May 2022, the…
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women, girls
The Hague: The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for the Taliban’s supreme leader and the head of Afghanistan’s Supreme Court on charges of persecuting women and girls since seizing power…
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Russia becomes first country to formally recognise Taliban’s govt in Afghanistan
Moscow: Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognise the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed…
