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    Taliban arrest 14 people for playing music and singing

    Taliban arrest 14 people for playing music and singing

    10 May 2025

    Taliban authorities have arrested 14 people in northern Afghanistan for playing musical instruments and singing, activities they restricted since taking power, provincial police said on Saturday. The Taliban government...

    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...

    Taliban release US citizen who was abducted while travelling in Afghanistan

    Taliban release US citizen who was abducted while travelling in Afghanistan

    21 Mar 2025

    An American man who was abducted more than two years ago while traveling through Afghanistan as a tourist has been released by the Taliban in a deal with the...

    Afghan refugees urge Pakistan to ease visa regime after Trump pauses US resettlement programmes

    Afghan refugees urge Pakistan to ease visa regime after Trump pauses US resettlement programmes

    24 Jan 2025

    Afghan refugees on Friday appealed to Pakistan's premier to ease a visa regime on humanitarian grounds after President Donald Trump paused the US refugee programmes. Many Afghans whose visas...

    Afghan embassy in India announces 'permanent closure'

    Afghan embassy in India announces 'permanent closure'

    25 Nov 2023

    Afghanistan's embassy in India announced its "permanent closure" on Friday, more than two years after the Taliban returned to power in Kabul following the collapse of the Western-backed government....

    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...

    'Afghan citizens' helping suicide bombers in Pakistan, says PM Shahbaz

    'Afghan citizens' helping suicide bombers in Pakistan, says PM Shahbaz

    02 Aug 2023

    Militants behind a spate of suicide attacks in Pakistan were being helped by "Afghan citizens" across the border, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said, days after a deadly bombing...

    Afghan Taliban foreign minister urges Pakistan to hold talks with TTP group

    Afghan Taliban foreign minister urges Pakistan to hold talks with TTP group

    08 May 2023

    Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed government have agreed to boost trade and lower tensions along their border amid a surge in militant attacks on security forces, officials said on Monday....

    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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