Page 8 - Latest Updates on Taliban
840,000 Afghans who applied for US resettlement programme still waiting
The report released Thursday by the State Department's inspector general outlines steps the department took to improve processing of special immigrant visas for Afghans
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'Help us play again': Afghanistan's female cricketers plead with ICC
Forced to flee with her family when the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan on Aug 15, 2021, Afghanistan cricketer Amiri and her family first travelled to Pakistan and then were evacuated to Australia
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Taliban say they have signed mining contracts worth $6.5 bn in Afghanistan
The Taliban have been courting foreign investment to revitalize the economy since their takeover
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Over 200 fmr officials, security forces killed since Taliban takeover: UN
The groups most targeted by the Taliban have been former army, police and intelligence forces, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
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India supplied 47,500 MT of wheat to Afghanistan since Taliban's takeover
Besides sending wheat, India has also been consistently providing medical and food assistance using land routes bordering Pakistan and the Chabahar Port in Iran
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Hamid Karzai urges Taliban to reopen schools, universities for girls
Karzai urged all to educate their children, including girls. He called on the Taliban to open schools for girls and promote nationwide education for true independence
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Over 15 million people suffer from food insecurity in Afghanistan: Report
It further stated that 2.7 million people in Afghanistan are facing famine, reported TOLO News
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Taliban believe their rule open-ended, ban on female education to continue
The ban on girls attending school beyond sixth grade was the first of what became a flurry of restrictions that now keep Afghan women from classrooms, most jobs and much of public life
Amid Afghanistan-Iran water dispute, Taliban prepares suicide bombers
After two decades fighting the US, Taliban leaders now find themselves sparring with neighbors as the realities of global warming hit home
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Amid humanitarian crisis, UN to cut aid to 21 million in Afghanistan
The 3.2 billion US dollar plea to aid almost half of the Afghan population has received less than 25 per cent of its funding more than halfway through the year
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UN official criticizes ban on women's education in Afghanistan by Taliban
Garnier in a press conference said the UN and the international community's pressure on Taliban is "critical" owing to the country's restrictions on girls' education
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Taliban-run Afghanistan calls for removal of sanctions in meeting with US
Taliban-appointed acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Muttaqi on Saturday left Kabul for Qatar to meet with US special envoy for Afghanistan
Taliban bans beauty salons in Afghanistan despite UN concern, protests
The Taliban announced Tuesday that all beauty salons in Afghanistan must now close as a one-month deadline ended, despite rare public opposition to the edict
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Beauty salons banned for neglect of guidelines: Afghanistan's ministry
Following ban on women's beauty salons in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Vice and Virtue said they were banned because they neglected to bring into effect the guidelines provided by the ministry
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Afghan Taliban asks Pakistan govt to pursue peace talks with TTP: Report
Pakistan's latest efforts aimed at seeking action against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) by Kabul could not make headway, The Express Tribune newspaper reported
Taliban uses tasers to break up Afghan women protesting beauty salon ban
In a rare sign of public opposition to Taliban orders, dozens of beauticians and makeup artists gathered in the capital of Kabul to protest the ban
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Banned salons because they offered forbidden services: Afghan Taliban
The ruling is the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment
Taliban bans women's beauty salons in Afghanistan, gives 1 month to wind up
It's the latest curb on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls, following edicts barring them from education, public spaces and most forms of employment
Since Taliban takeover, over 1,000 civilians were killed in attacks: UN
According to the UN report, three-quarters of the attacks since the Taliban seized power were with improvised explosive devices in populated areas, including places of worship, schools and markets
Since Taliban's takeover, more than 1,000 civilians were killed, says UN
According to a new report by the UN mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA, since the takeover in mid-August 2021 and until the end of May, there were 3,774 civilian casualties
