Taliban, Afghan women

Top Taliban official tells leader there's 'no excuse' for female education ban
One of the Taliban's top deputies is calling on the group's leader to lift education restrictions on women and girls.
Taliban deputy urges leader to lift education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy.
Taliban official urges leadership to end ban on Education for Afghan Women and Girls
Senior Taliban official Sher Abbas Stanikzai has publicly appealed to the group's leadership to reverse its ban on education for Afghan women and girls, calling the restrictions unjustifiable.Speaking at a religious school ceremony in Khost province on Saturday,
Taliban deputy foreign minister calls for girls' high schools to open
KABUL, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has ...
Afghanistan: Taliban Minister urges leadership to reopen school education for girls
A senior Taliban minister has criticised the Afghanistan government's policy of prohibiting education for women in the South Asian country, a rare stance by the rulers of the nation which has been facing persistent international pressure for taking such a measure after forcibly coming to power in 2021.
Defence minister sidesteps watchdog's call to compensate military's eyes and ears in Afghanistan
Defence Minister Bill Blair is dismissing calls from his department’s watchdog to offer immediate compensation, and physical ...
China Vows to 'Combat Terrorism' After ISIS-Claimed Attack Kills Citizen
China has asserted its international right to take on insurgents threatening the lives of its citizens after an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) killed a Chinese citizen in ...
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Taliban hint at shielding anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan as 'guests'
Taliban leaders pledged to combat transnational militant networks to prevent them from using Afghanistan as a haven for global attacks after they seized power three years ago. However, an annual U ...
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Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children
Pakistani officials have accused the Taliban of not doing enough to combat militant activity across the border, a charge the Afghan Taliban government denies, saying it does not allow anyone to ...
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Alan Dershowitz Breaks Down Trump’s Power To Combat Cartels As President
Attorney Alan Dershowitz on Monday explained the legal authority President Donald Trump has to combat cartels after he signed ...
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Biden called families of 3 Americans held by Taliban to tell them he hasn't reached deal to free them
In a roughly 30-minute phone call Sunday afternoon, President Biden delivered difficult news to the families of three Americans held by the Taliban. He did not have a deal with the Taliban to free ...
Trump goes to war with Mexico by designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
The Trump administration plans to designate Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations to enhance drug trafficking ...
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Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan
Pakistani officials have accused the Taliban of not doing enough to combat militant activity across the border, a charge the Afghan Taliban government denies, saying it does not allow anyone to ...
Islamic State claims killing of Chinese national in Afghanistan
A gun attack claimed by an Islamic State affiliate killed a Chinese national in northeast Afghanistan, the Taliban announced ...