Page 2 - Latest Updates on Taliban
'Cats freer than Afghan women': Meryl Streep calls for global action at UN
Hollywood actor Meryl Streep's remarks come in the wake of the Taliban's latest set of restrictive laws, which were introduced in late August
 "'Cats freer than Afghan women': Meryl Streep calls for global action at UN")
Pakistani Taliban deny attacking convoy of foreign ambassadors in northwest
One police officer was killed and four others were wounded in the attack, which drew strong condemnation from Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other officials
 "Pakistani Taliban deny attacking convoy of foreign ambassadors in northwest")
Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, says UN
Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the potentially fatal, paralyzing disease has never been stopped. The other is Pakistan
 "Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, says UN")
Afghanistan's Norway embassy is closing this week: Statement from mission
The move comes months after the Taliban said they no longer recognise diplomatic missions set up by the former, Western-backed government, including the one in Norway
 "Afghanistan's Norway embassy is closing this week: Statement from mission")
8 Afghan Taliban soldiers killed in border clash with Pak forces, 16 hurt
The exchange, which was reported in the Khurram border district of the province over the weekend, also injured 16 Afghan Taliban soldiers
 "8 Afghan Taliban soldiers killed in border clash with Pak forces, 16 hurt")
Will keep engaging with stakeholders in Afghanistan, including Taliban: UN
Notably, the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan had expressed deep concern on August 25 regarding the new morality law imposed by Afghanistan's de facto authorities
 "Will keep engaging with stakeholders in Afghanistan, including Taliban: UN")
UN to engage with Taliban in Afghanistan despite new laws limiting women
The ministry called on international organizations, countries and individuals to respect the religious values of Muslims
 "UN to engage with Taliban in Afghanistan despite new laws limiting women")
Taliban silences Afghan women with new laws, bans public speaking
The new regulations of Taliban govt also ban publishing images of living beings, playing music, transporting solo female travellers, and mingling of unrelated men and women
 "Taliban silences Afghan women with new laws, bans public speaking")
Taliban has deprived 1.4 mn Afghan girls of schooling through bans: Unesco
The Taliban, who took power in 2021, barred education for girls above sixth grade because they said it didn't comply with their interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law
 "Taliban has deprived 1.4 mn Afghan girls of schooling through bans: Unesco")
Olympic bans: A list of countries that were excluded from past Games
In the 2024 Paris Olympics, Russia and Belarus have been banned from participating in the games due to the Ukraine war. But they are not the first to face such a ban.
 "Olympic bans: A list of countries that were excluded from past Games")
TTP largest terror group in Afghanistan, could turn extra regional: UN
The report said that one member state expressed concern that greater collaboration between TTP and al-Qaeda could transform TTP into an 'extraregional threat'
 "TTP largest terror group in Afghanistan, could turn extra regional: UN")
Hookahs, haircuts, and human rights: UN report details Taliban's crackdown
A UN report revealed that the Taliban's morality police have severely restricted human rights, creating a pervasive 'climate of fear and intimidation', particularly among women and girls
Taliban's morality police intimidating Afghans, instilling fear: UN
The Taliban set up a ministry for the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice after seizing power in 2021
 "Taliban's morality police intimidating Afghans, instilling fear: UN")
Pak PM raises terrorism concern, urges global engagement with Taliban
Sharif also said the Afghan Taliban must also take concrete measures to ensure its soil is not used for terrorism against any other state
 "Pak PM raises terrorism concern, urges global engagement with Taliban")
Pakistan holds 'good' meeting with Afghan Taliban amid strained ties
We had a good meeting with the special representative of Pakistan, Asif Durrani, and the ambassador and consuls of the country in Qatar, Mujahid, Taliban spokesperson wrote on X on Tuesday
 "Pakistan holds 'good' meeting with Afghan Taliban amid strained ties")
UN meeting with Afghan Taliban not recognition of their govt, says official
The gathering in Qatar was the first time that representatives of the Afghan Taliban administration attended such a UN-sponsored meeting
 "UN meeting with Afghan Taliban not recognition of their govt, says official")
Women's rights will be raised at UN meeting with Taliban, says official
This is the third UN meeting with Afghan envoys in Qatar's capital, Doha, but the first that the Taliban are attending. They weren't invited to the first and refused to attend the second
 "Women's rights will be raised at UN meeting with Taliban, says official")
Taliban's delegation to attend UN-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan
The meeting on June 30 and July 1 is the third UN-sponsored gathering on the Afghan crisis in the Qatari capital of Doha
 "Taliban's delegation to attend UN-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan")
Pakistani Taliban announces 3-day cease-fire on Eid al-Adha holiday
Eid al-Adha will be celebrated in Pakistan on Monday amid a surge in violence
 "Pakistani Taliban announces 3-day cease-fire on Eid al-Adha holiday")
Amnesty Int'l urges Taliban to reopen secondary schools for Afghan girls
A month after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the group reopened schools that were shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic
 "Amnesty Int'l urges Taliban to reopen secondary schools for Afghan girls")
