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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

Gunman kills 6 inside Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, says Taliban

A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, opening fire and killing six people as they were praying, a Taliban official said Tuesday. Local media reports and a former president of Afghanistan said the mosque was targeted because it was a place of worship for members of the country's Shiite Muslim minority. According to Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for the Taliban Interior Ministry, the attack happened on Monday night in the district of Guzara in Herat province. He said in a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, that an investigation was underway. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which also wounded another worshipper, and the attacker fled the scene. Local media reported that the mosque's imam was among those killed. I strongly condemn the attack on the Imam Zaman Mosque, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on X. I consider this terrorist act against all religious and human standards. The Islamic State group's affiliate in ...

Year ender 2022: All we know about Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan

Since Taliban took control of Afghanistan last year, country has undergone myriad of changes such as barring education of girls and restriction on press, which all led to an acute humanitarian crisis

Blasts strike Kabul airport; kill at least 13, including children

ISIS role suspected behind attack; foreigners, US troops injured

Kabul airport problems blocking medical supplies for Afghans: WHO

Nearly 18.5 million people - half the population - rely on aid and the humanitarian needs are expected to grow due to drought.

US military alliance pulling out of Afghanistan worrying for India: Experts

Joe Biden has announced that all American troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11

43 militants killed in counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan

Of these, 17 were IS fighters; no official report of any casualties on the security forces side

117 militants killed in Afghanistan operations

Some 15 militants of the Islamic State (IS) were among the killed, the statement said