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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Young Afghan General Takes Fight Against Taliban to Social Media
36-year-old Sami Sadat, Afghanistan's highest-ranking army officer, is leading the fight against the Taliban on the battlefield and on social media.
Biden Warns Taliban, Presses Pakistan as He Announces Afghan Exit
US President Joe Biden warned the Taliban he would hold them accountable on Afghanistan after the US exit and pressed ...
Afghan Violence Soars Despite Peace Talks: Watchdog
Violent attacks in Afghanistan surged by 50 percent over recent months even as the Kabul government and the Taliban launched ...
Afghan President to Push for Peace Talks with Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will pursue yet another attempt at peace with the Taliban starting Monday. The militant Islamic group ...
Trump Says Spies Deemed Russia-Taliban Intel Not ‘Credible’
Donald Trump said he was not briefed on US intelligence related to Russian activity in Afghanistan because it was not thought 'credible' ...
Why Trump’s Taliban Peace Deal Failed to Curb Violence in Afghanistan
While the Trump administration hailed the peace deal with the Taliban as an important milestone in bringing peace and stability ...
Afghan Peace Process Risks Collapse as Violence Flares
Two months after the US and the Taliban signed a deal Washington heralded as the way to end Afghanistan's war, ...
US-Taliban Deal: Peace for All Afghans or Uneasy Compromise?
After so many years of armed conflict, trillions of dollars spent, thousands of lives lost, and some real progress made, ...
Rockets Mar Afghan President’s Swearing-In as Rival Inaugurates Self
Rocket fire interrupted the swearing-in ceremony Monday for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, whose second-term win has been undercut by his ...
US-Taliban Peace Deal: Lesson in Dangers of Militarized Foreign Policy
The US-Taliban peace deal is a face-saving fig leaf for US withdrawal from Afghanistan, resulting from the failure to defeat ...
What Does Peace Mean to Afghan Children Who Have Never Known It?
The announcement of the US-Taliban peace deal brought smiles to the faces of many Afghans, but the poor and homeless ...
Afghanistan’s Quest for Peace Continues Despite US-Taliban Deal
The US-Taliban peace agreement is an important first step but lacks a tangible significance for bringing peace to Afghanistan.
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