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Afghanistan's media in doom as country loses nearly 60 pc journalists unde
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Expressing concerns over the situation of journalists in Afghanistan, Reporters Without Borders in its report said that country has lost 39.59 per cent of its media outlets and almost 60 per cent of its journalists since the Taliban took over the South A
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Afghan women raise concern over Taliban's new rule to limit entry in "ladi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Ever since the Taliban took over control of Afghanistan, large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls has been ongoing in the country, which has apparently witnessed a downfall trend. Local women have expres
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One year under Taliban rule, girls are more isolated, hungry, sad: report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): One year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, an economic crisis, crippling drought and new restrictions have shattered girls' lives, excluding them from society and leaving them hungry, with a quarter showing signs of depression, according to
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Taliban broke multiple pledges on human rights since taking over Afghanist
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 11 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday said the Taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women's rights since taking over Afghanistan a year ago.
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Allegations that Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan with millions in cash may b
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): The allegations that former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and his senior advisors fled aboard with millions in cash are unlikely to be true, according to a new report by the US government's oversight authority on Afghanistan.
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Taliban publicly flogs three people for adultery in southern Afghanistan:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 8 (ANI): Members of the Taliban publicly flogged and shamed three people, two women and a man, for allegedly committing "adultery" in the southern part of the country, according to media reports.
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Afghanistan under Taliban: Group of four burns a man alive
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 5 (ANI): Under the Taliban rule in Afghanistan crimes continue and as part of this trend, a group of four people reportedly burnt a man alive, media reports said.
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Afghan Sikhs recount how they became 'Kafir' in the country where they wer
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): In an emotional testimony, a 62-year-old woman who is a victim of religious persecution in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan narrated the ordeal of being called 'Kafir' after living in Afghanistan for three generations.
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30 more Afghan Sikhs set to arrive in India today
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): At least 30 Afghan Sikhs including children and infants, fleeing from the Taliban are scheduled to arrive in Delhi on Wednesday as religious persecution escalates in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
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Foreigners should not interfere in Afghanistan's affairs: Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 3 (ANI): In a recent speech at an event in Kabul on Friday, the Taliban's supreme leader Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada warned foreigners to stop meddling in Afghanistan's affairs and politics.
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Poppy cultivation continues in Afghanistan despite ban
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 29 (ANI): Poppy cultivation is still being carried out in Afghanistan despite a ban implemented by the Taliban on the growth, production and distribution of illicit drugs.
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Can West counter terrorist threats emanating from Afghanistan?
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 26 (ANI): In the aftermath of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the return of Taliban rule, the West is now contending with a resurgent terrorist threat.
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