Afghanistan’s Taliban Government Bans ‘Violent’ Mixed Martial Arts
Afghanistan's Taliban government has banned mixed martial arts, believing it to be un-Islamic, its sports authority said.
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Thousands of Afghan Salons Close as Taliban Deadline Bites
Thousands of beauty parlours across Afghanistan closed permanently following an order by Taliban authorities.
UN Expert Decries ‘Systematic’ Attacks on Afghan Shiites
A UN expert warned that Hazara and other Shiite communities in Afghanistan are facing what seem to be "systematic" attacks ...
Pakistani Migrants in Afghanistan Caught in Quake No-Man’s Land
Thousands of Pakistanis who fled their homeland for Afghanistan are going through an even harder time than the locals in ...
Taliban Vows in Geneva Talks to Protect Aid Workers: NGO
A Taliban delegation has committed to ensuring protection for aid and health workers, including female staff, and enabling education in ...
Afghan Women Activists Say They Feel Betrayed by Oslo Talks
Afghan women protesting against the Taliban's harsh rule say they have been betrayed by Norway, the first Western nation to ...
Afghan Women Protest Against Taliban Killings of Ex-Soldiers
A crowd of women marched through the Afghan capital, accusing Taliban authorities of covertly killing soldiers who served the former ...
No US Troops to Be Punished Over Deadly Kabul Drone Strike
The Pentagon said that no US troops or officials would face disciplinary action for a drone strike in Kabul in ...
World Bank Says Donors Approve Release of $280 Mn for Afghanistan
International donors agreed to release $280 million in aid to Afghanistan, the World Bank said Friday, after repeated warnings that ...
Afghan Refugee Sets Himself on Fire in Indonesia
An Afghan asylum seeker set himself on fire in Indonesia in protest at his seven-year wait for resettlement in a ...
The Horrors of a Repressive Regime, American Style
Texas, Florida, and many of the states south of the Ohio River have coerced their citizens into living under a ...
Abandoning Afghanistan Is Simply Unacceptable
The international community has failed Afghanistan and its people at every turn as the exit from the country has been neither dignified ...
Taliban Takeover Sparks Fear for Afghanistan’s Heritage
Bamiyan's cultural center should have been completed last month, showcasing the remarkable heritage of a site that Afghanistan's Taliban desecrated ...
200 Non-Afghans to Leave Kabul in First Airlift Since US Retreat
About 200 non-Afghans including Americans are to fly out of Kabul in the first airlift since the US withdrawal and ...
Top Afghan TV Network Stays On-Air Despite Fear of Taliban
As Taliban fighters entered Kabul on the evening of August 15, executives at Afghanistan's biggest independent TV network had a ...
Afghans’ Desperate Pleas in Wake of US Pullout
As the last US soldiers left after the 20-year-long American deployment there, Afghans are making desperate appeals to the West ...
UK Government Blasted Over Afghan Exit as Hundreds Left Behind
The UK government faced a torrent of criticism after its hurried withdrawal from Afghanistan ended, leaving hundreds eligible for relocation ...
UN Warns of Up to 500,000 More Afghan Refugees by Year End
The United Nations said it was bracing for a possible exodus from violence-ravaged Afghanistan of up to half a million ...
US Lawmakers Violate Orders With Trip to Kabul During Airlift
Two US congressmen have revealed that they violated official orders to travel to Kabul during the chaotic airlift that has ...
UK to Urge Extension of Kabul Evacuations at G7 Talks
Britain said Monday it would urge the United States at a virtual G7 summit to extend an end-of-the-month deadline to ...
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