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Pakistan army eyes tougher stance against TTP after talks fail
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 26 (ANI): After several failed efforts to conclude a long-term peace deal with Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Pakistan army is mulling a tougher stance against the outlawed group as militancy continues in the country.
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In another repressive move Taliban blocks 23 Mn websites in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): The interim government of Afghanistan led by Taliban has blocked more than 23 million websites for displaying what it considers immoral content over the year since the Taliban took power in the country, Najibullah Haqqani, the minister of communicatio
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Amnesty calls out Taliban for its atrocities on Afghans, says country at b
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): Amnesty International in a recent report has called out the Taliban to provide women and girls in Afghanistan the right to work and get an education, as well as participate in politics and society as the human rights of the community are being stripped s
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Taliban denies recovery of US-killed Al-Qaeda chief Zawahiri's body
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): After the US killed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone airstrike in Kabul last month, the Taliban announced on Thursday that they have not recovered Ayman al-Zawahiri's body.
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Freedom of religion under grim state since Taliban seized power in Afghani
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 25 (ANI): Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the country is facing a severe decline in religious freedom as the interim government has failed to safeguard religious minorities, a report by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (US
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Pakistan-TTP negotiation talks on hiatus after killing of top commanders o
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 24 (ANI): The recent killing of four top Pakistani Taliban commanders in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in the Birmal area of Afghanistan's Paktika province is likely to put a spoke in the ongoing negotiations between the Army and the outlawed
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98 Afghan Nationals granted refugee status by Japan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): 98 Afghan Nationals who fled to Japan due to the Taliban's rising atrocities in Afghanistan have been granted refugee status on Tuesday by Japan.
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UN Official describes situation of Afghan women and girls as regressing
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths called out the Taliban for reopening girls' schools in a statement on Tuesday and said that the situation of Afghan women and girls is very regressing.
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Islamic Emirate must remove pro-Pakistan people from its ranks: Taliban of
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 23 (ANI): A Taliban official on Tuesday advised the Islamic Emirate to remove pro-Pakistan people from its ranks in order to save Afghanistan from international isolation.
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Pakistan: Proscribed group TTP releases new videos of training with US wea
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 23 (ANI): The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Tuesday released a new video showcasing its preparedness to fight the war against the Pakistani army.
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Taliban warns of 'stern stance' if UNSC refuses to extend travel ban waive
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 23 (ANI): In the wake of disagreements among the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) member states regarding the travel ban waiver, the Taliban officials warned that if the UNSC refused to extend the travel ban waiver, the decision would provoke them to maintai
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Afghanistan: Taliban clarifies restriction on women to visit public parks
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 22 (ANI): After attracting widespread criticism and concerns raised by Afghan women over the new rule to limit the entry of women in parks, the Taliban on Monday clarified that the imposition of the new rule to separate the visiting days for men and women is to
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