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Taliban say female students to study in separate classrooms
Kabul: Abdul Baqi Haqqani, who has been appointed by the Taliban as the acting Minister for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education, said classrooms for female students will be separate from those of…
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The Taliban will strip women’s rights: Af filmmaker Sahraa Karimi
Kabul: Noted Afghan filmmaker Sahraa Karimi has penned an open letter calling on the world to wake up to the impact of the Talibans swift takeover of Afghanistan. She calls for protection for…
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Taliban seize province near capital, attack northern city
Kabul: The Taliban seized a province just south of Afghanistan’s capital and launched a multi-pronged assault early Saturday on Mazar-e-Sharif, a major city in the north defended by powerful former warlords, Afghan officials…
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Nearly four lakh people newly displaced in Afghanistan since start of year: UN
Nearly four lakh people have been newly displaced in Afghanistan since the start of the year, with a huge spike from May, a spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, amid…
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Taliban attacks intensify in Afghanistan after peace talks pause
Kabul: The Taliban has intensified attacks in Afghanistan following the pause in the peace talks between the armed group and the US delegation in Qatar’s capital Doha as the militants in their…