Afghanistan
How a Covert Relationship With the Taliban Backfired for US Ally Pakistan – Bloomberg
About two weeks after the Taliban retook Afghanistan in 2021, the then head of Pakistan’s spy agency arrived at one of Kabul’s plushest hotels,...
Afghanistan
India strengthens soft power in Afghanistan, sidelining Pakistan: Report - ANI
India is strengthening its soft power in Afghanistan by providing critical aid through Iran, thereby side-lining a once essential Pakistan, reported Nikkei...
Afghanistan
Iran's water right issue: Tehran gives Afghanistan one month to resolve problem, says report - Wion
After the rise in tensions over Iran's water rights from the Helmand River in recent days, Tehran has now said that Taliban-ruled...
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Barred from schools & universities, female students start own businesses in Afghanistan - ToI
Due to the Taliban-imposed ban on access to education for girls and women students in Afghanistan, some of them have launched their own...
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China’s Belt and Road to enter Afghanistan in Taliban’s victory – Economic Times
The Taliban agreed with China and Pakistan to extend the Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan, potentially drawing in billions of dollars to fund...
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Taliban interfering with NGO work in Afghanistan: Report – Tribune
A Taliban fighter recently fired his rifle into the air at a food distribution event in Afghanistan, an example of their harassment of nongovernmental groups operating...
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Afghanistan’s women and Taliban vie for spotlight at top UN Doha meet – Independent
Hundreds of Afghan women have taken part in protests to criticise what they see as an intentional decision to sideline them from a key UN meeting in...
Afghanistan
U.N. urges Afghanistan's Taliban to reverse bans on women – The Hindu
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to swiftly reverse their increasingly harsh...
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UN agency: Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in aid for 2023 - Yahoo
Afghanistan needs $4.62 billion in humanitarian aid from the international community this year for nearly 24 million people in need, the U.N.'s humanitarian affairs...
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Women in Afghanistan banned from participating in Eid celebrations - Mid Day
In another harsh restriction, the Taliban has prohibited women from attending Eid celebrations in two provinces of Afghanistan reported local media. The...