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Pakistani police kill two Taliban commanders in northwest
Pakistani police killed two commanders from a militant group in the country’s northwest, a local officer said Saturday.Pakistan has increased its ... World News -
Pakistan to appeal to Taliban leaders over police mosque bombing
Islamabad will ask the secretive supreme leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban to rein in militants in Pakistan after a suicide bombing killed scores of ... World News -
Taliban ‘beat and detain’ Afghan educator who spoke out on women’s school ban
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have “beaten and detained” an academic who voiced outrage on live television against their ban on women’s university ... World News -
Fresh US restrictions against Taliban for bans on women’s rights
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new visa restrictions against the Taliban Wednesday in response to bans on employment and education for ... World News -
UN calls on Taliban to let women help give aid to desperate Afghans
The UN humanitarian chief said Monday he has pleaded with the Taliban to let women participate in a massive effort to support desperate Afghans ... Middle East -
Afghanistan’s cold weather claims lives of more than 160 people
More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as ... World News -
Top UN official urges Muslims: Move Taliban into 21st century
The highest-ranking woman at the United Nations said Wednesday she used everything in her “toolbox” during meetings with Taliban ministers to try to ... World News -
Taliban official pushes back as deputy UN chief has talks in Kabul on women’s rights
The United Nations deputy secretary-general discussed women’s rights with Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister on Wednesday after the Taliban ... World News -
UN deputy secretary-general in Kabul for talks on women’s education, work
The UN deputy secretary-general met Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister on Wednesday to discuss women’s education and work after Taliban authorities ... World News -
Several aid groups restore some Afghan operations with female workers
Several aid organizations have restored some operations in Afghanistan after they received assurances from Taliban-run authorities that women could ... World News -
Mannequins in Kabul dress shops hooded and masked under harsh Taliban rules
The lines of mannequins with their heads cloaked in sacks in Kabul dress stores can be haunting World News -
Former Afghan MP shot dead in Kabul, police say
A former female member of Afghanistan’s parliament has been killed by unknown gunmen at her home in Kabul, police said.Mursal Nabizada and her guard ... World News -
US calls for UN to urge Taliban to reverse bans on women
The United States on Friday pushed the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution calling on the Taliban-led authorities in Afghanistan to reverse bans ... World News -
China condemns Kabul attack that left five dead
China strongly condemns the Kabul attack and hopes the Afghan government can protect citizens from all countries, including Chinese nationals, the ... World News -
Afghan women athletes barred from play, fear Taliban threats
Noura’s determination to play sports was so great that she defied her family’s opposition for years. Beatings from her mother and jeers from her ... Features -
UN envoy meets with Afghan higher-ed chief over ban on women
A top UN envoy met with the Taliban-led Afghan government’s higher education minister Saturday to discuss the ban on women attending universities. ... World News -
Taliban criticizes UK’s Prince Harry over Afghan killings comment
The Taliban administration has criticized Prince Harry after the British royal said in his memoir that he had killed 25 people in Afghanistan when ... World News -
Eight killed, seven arrested during raid on ISIS hideouts in Afghanistan: Taliban
Eight people were killed and seven arrested following raids on hideouts of the ISIS group in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesperson said on ... World News -
Pakistani militants claim killing of two intelligence officials
Pakistani militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban on Wednesday claimed the killing of a senior official of Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency and another ... World News -
ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul attack
ISIS on Monday claimed responsibility for an attack on Taliban forces in Kabul.The militant group said on Telegram that the attack on Sunday had ... World News -
Taliban wants international trade, investment in Afghanistan: Acting minister
The Taliban administration will encourage self-sufficiency and wants international trade and investment, the acting commerce minister said, as ... World News -
Aid groups warn of crisis after Taliban prohibit women from working with NGOs
Aid agencies in Afghanistan will struggle to provide vital services to people in the country if the Taliban upholds its ban on women working for NGOs, ... World News -
G7 calls on Taliban to ‘urgently reverse’ women aid workers ban
G7 foreign ministers on Thursday called on the Taliban to “urgently reverse” a ban on women working in Afghanistan’s aid sector, a joint statement ... World News -
Former Soviet soldier who stayed after invasion ended dies in Afghanistan
A former Soviet soldier who chose to stay in Afghanistan when the Red Army withdrew following a disastrous decade-long occupation that ended in 1989 ... World News -
UN urges Taliban to end ‘terrible’ restrictions on women
The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their ... World News -
‘Proud and strong’: Afghan student stages solo protest against university ban
An 18-year-old Afghan student endured Taliban taunts and insults at the weekend as she staged a solo protest against the ban on women attending ... Features -
ISIS claims car bombing that killed local police chief in Afghanistan
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a car bombing that killed a local police chief in Afghanistan.The ISIS regional affiliate — known as the Islamic ... World News -
Pakistan troops search for attackers after 6 soldiers killed
Pakistani forces on Monday expanded their search for the perpetrators behind multiple attacks that killed six troops and wounded 17 civilians in a ... World News -
Fifth aid group suspends Afghan work after Taliban ban on women staff
Christian Aid on Monday became the fifth foreign aid group to suspend operations in Afghanistan after the country's Taliban rulers ordered all NGOs to ... World News -
Three foreign NGOs stop work in Afghanistan after Taliban ban on women staff
Three foreign aid groups, including Save the Children, announced Sunday they were suspending their work in Afghanistan after the Taliban ordered all ... World News