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Pakistan in a fix as border clashes with Afghanistan continue
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan has no option but to seek engagement with the Afghan Taliban regime, The Express Tribune reported, citing people dealing with the matter. Border incidents have spiked in the last few weeks, putting Pakistan's ties with the Taliban in limbo.
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EU condemns Taliban's decision to ban Afghan women from universities
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan, which is ruled by the Taliban, prohibited girls from attending universities and other higher education institutions.
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UN Chief "deeply alarmed" by Taliban's ban on university education for wom
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The statement of the UN Secretary-General comes after the Taliban announced its decision to ban university education for Afghan women.
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Attack on Chinese nationals in Kabul ISIS-K's strategy to destabilize Tali
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the December 12 bombing and shooting at a Kabul hotel frequently visited by Chinese diplomats and businessmen.
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A more pluralistic polity only way forward for Afghanistan: UN Special Rep
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is focusing on maintaining a dialogue with the Taliban in hope of a better future for Afghanistan, where everyone, women, men, girls, and boys, can live a life with dignity and equality, Otunbayeva said.
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US condemns Taliban's decision to ban women from universities, calls it "u
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price called education an "internationally recognized human right" and warned that the Taliban's "unacceptable stance" will have consequences for them.
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Pakistan: Over 100 persons convicted, sentenced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Over 100 persons were convicted and sentenced to death by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa courts in 2022 and the total of prisoners with death sentences has crossed 450 including women, reported Pak vernacular media Aeen.
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Taliban frees two Americans in 'goodwill gesture': US State Dept
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
US State Department spokesman Ned Price on Tuesday (local time) said the two Americans detained in Afghanistan had been freed by the Taliban as part of an apparent 'goodwill gesture'.
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India raises concern over poppy cultivation, Taliban-Al-Qaida relations at
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
India on Tuesday (local time) raised concerns over Opium poppy cultivation, Taliban-Al-Qaida relations and erosion of human rights at a United Nations Security Council briefing on Afghanistan.
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Taliban announces indefinite ban on university education for Afghan girls
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021 and imposed policies severely restricting basic rights--particularly those of women and girls, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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UN chief asks Taliban to end terror activities posing threat from Afghanis
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Guterres made these comments in response to a question on rising terrorist attacks in Pakistan, including the recent attack at a police station in Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistan may witness rise in terror attacks from western frontiers during
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The attacks are usually carried out by ISIS, Taliban and now by Afghanistan forces too. This has been happening during this season for a long time.
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