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    Afghan's Taliban government imposes smartphone ban on civil servants

    Afghan's Taliban government imposes smartphone ban on civil servants

    27 Jun 2026

    Afghanistan's Taliban government has ordered a nationwide ban on civil servants' smartphone use, a military court order showed, prompting ‌warnings from rights activists that the move could further restrict...

    Pakistan kills 26 terrorists in precise strikes along Afghan border: Minister

    Pakistan kills 26 terrorists in precise strikes along Afghan border: Minister

    10 Jun 2026

    Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that Pakistan carried out 'precise and calibrated strikes” along the Afghanistan border, killing at least 26 militants linked to recent attacks on...

    UN calls on Taliban to lift ban on Afghan women in its offices

    UN calls on Taliban to lift ban on Afghan women in its offices

    08 Dec 2025

     The United Nations called on the Taliban authorities to lift its ban on Afghan women working in its offices, saying the restriction puts 'life-saving services' at risk. Since the...

    Female Afghan ambassador in Austria ignores Taliban warning to quit position

    Female Afghan ambassador in Austria ignores Taliban warning to quit position

    02 Nov 2025

    The Taliban government asked her to leave. But for more than four years, Manizha Bakhtari has defied the leadership in Kabul and remains accredited by Vienna as Afghanistan's ambassador...

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

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

    22 Mar 2025

    The UN children’s agency on Saturday urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ban on girls' education to save the future of millions who have been deprived...

    Around 100 Afghan girl students barred from flying to Dubai for university scholarships

    Around 100 Afghan girl students barred from flying to Dubai for university scholarships

    24 Aug 2023

    The head of a Dubai-based conglomerate said Afghanistan's Taliban authorities had stopped around 100 women from travelling to Dubai where he was to sponsor their university education. Khalaf Ahmad...

    Shut out of jobs Afghan women retrain as nurses

    Shut out of jobs Afghan women retrain as nurses

    08 Aug 2023

    Bahaar Joya and Emma Batha, Reuters After a decade lecturing at an Afghan university, former economist Shabana Sediqian is about to retrain as a nurse — it is not...

    An invisible existence

    An invisible existence

    13 Jul 2023

    The ban on Afghan beauty salons and women’s hairdressers, set to take effect at the end of this month, is the latest tactic in the Taliban’s campaign to erase women...

    Afghan women athletes barred from sports activities, fear Taliban threats

    Afghan women athletes barred from sports activities, fear Taliban threats

    11 Jan 2023

    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 neighbours never stopped her from...

    Afghans will die because of ban on women in NGOs, warn aid groups

    Afghans will die because of ban on women in NGOs, warn aid groups

    29 Dec 2022

    Major aid agencies on Thursday warned that Afghans will die because of the Taliban order banning women from working at nongovernmental groups, and stressed that female staff are crucial...

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