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UNICEF calls on Taliban to lift ban on girls education as new school year begins in Afghanistan

UNICEF calls on Taliban to lift ban on girls' education as new school...

Afghanistan is the only country in the world that bans female secondary and higher education, with the Taliban...

22 March 2025 9:00 AM IST

Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their bans cannot be ignored

Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their...

Taliban’s chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the dignity, honor, and legal rights of women were a priority for the...

8 March 2025 3:52 PM IST

Fact Check: Edited image falsely shows Afghanistan team member holding Indian flag

Fact Check: Edited image falsely shows Afghanistan team member holding...

The original video on Hotstar shows the Afghanistan team member empty-handed

28 Feb 2025 9:54 PM IST

Afghanistans female cricketers reunite for match after 3 years in exile

Afghanistan's female cricketers reunite for match after 3 years in...

Melbourne: Cricketer Firooza Amiri says her team will "represent millions of women in Afghanistan who are denied...

29 Jan 2025 11:07 AM IST

Taliban say India is a significant regional partner after meeting

Taliban say India is a significant regional partner after meeting

KABUL: The Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner" after meeting...

9 Jan 2025 12:51 PM IST

Afghanistan bans NGOs employing women, enforces window restrictions

Afghanistan bans NGOs employing women, enforces window restrictions

The Taliban have announced that they will shut down all national and foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in...

30 Dec 2024 4:00 PM IST

Afghan forces target Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes

Afghan forces target Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes

Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday that its forces hit several points inside Pakistan in retaliation for...

28 Dec 2024 4:52 PM IST

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 15

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 15

Kabul: A series of Pakistani airstrikes on the Barmal district of Paktika province in Afghanistan has resulted in the...

25 Dec 2024 10:19 AM IST

Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi Slam Taliban Ban on Women in Health Fields

Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi Slam Taliban Ban on Women in Health Fields

Kabul: Prominent Afghanistan cricketers Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi have voiced strong disapproval of the Taliban’s...

5 Dec 2024 12:52 PM IST

Mohammad Nabi announces retirement from ODIs, Champions Trophy to be last

Mohammad Nabi announces retirement from ODIs, Champions Trophy to be...

Sharjah: Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has announced that he will retire from One-Day Internationals after next...

12 Nov 2024 3:22 PM IST

Taliban bans Afghan women from praying aloud together

Taliban bans Afghan women from praying aloud together

The Taliban has issued a new decree further restricting Afghan women's freedoms, prohibiting them from praying aloud in...

30 Oct 2024 1:44 PM IST

Afghanistan Taliban Govt Rejects Criticism of Morality Law as Arrogance

Afghanistan Taliban Govt Rejects Criticism of Morality Law as...

Kabul:Afghanistan's Taliban authorities responded on Monday to criticism of recently codified morality rules, saying...

27 Aug 2024 12:35 AM IST