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Taliban Ban Shia-Sunni Marriages in Badakhshan’s Nusay District

3rd February, 2023 · admin

8am: In the announcement issued by the Taliban-appointed district governor in Nusay district of Badakhshan province, it is stated: “Regarding religious and ideological considerations, all ethnic groups in the territory of this district are instructed that from now on, no one from Sunni followers will be allowed to give a daughter to a Shia follower,

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Posted in Muslims and Islam, Society, Taliban | Tags: Badakhshan, Life under Taliban rule, Sectarian issues in Afghanistan, Shiites, Taliban war on shiites |
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Can Western Diplomats Deter Taliban from Bad Policies?

12th January, 2023 · admin

Akmal Dawi VOA News January 12, 2023 International aid agencies, frustrated with the failure of more than a year of international isolation to budge the Taliban from their hard-line and misogynistic policies, are saying it is time for Western nations to send their diplomats back to the Afghan capital, Kabul. All countries have refused to

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Posted in Afghan Women, EU-Afghanistan Relations, Human Rights, Society, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Hibatullah Akhundzada |
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Displaying Images of Living Things Banned by Taliban in Zabul

7th January, 2023 · admin

8am: Local sources confirmed that the Taliban’s Vice and Virtue Agents in Zabul warned shopkeepers in Qalat city, the capital city of Zabul province, to avoid displaying any kind of photos in their shops, in a virtue promotion campaign on Friday, December 6. Based on the new order, it is forbidden to even hang photos

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Posted in Everyday Life, Society, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Zabul |
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More Repressive Measures In Pipeline As Taliban Reverts To ‘Old Practices’ In Afghanistan

26th December, 2022 · admin

Frud Behzan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 26, 2022 After forcibly seizing power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban made a public effort to assuage concerns by the international community that it would return to its brutal rule of the 1990s. But the militant Islamist group has gradually reverted to its repressive policies of the

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Posted in Afghan Women, Crime and Punishment, Education, Human Rights, Society, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban war on women |
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‘A Bird With No Wings’: Afghan Women React With Despair To Taliban’s University Ban

21st December, 2022 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi December 21, 2022 The Taliban’s ban on women attending university hit like a bombshell to current and future students, despite the consistent erosion of the rights of women and girls since the hard-line Islamist group seized power last year. The dire news, delivered by the Taliban’s Higher Education Ministry in a statement

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Posted in Afghan Women, Education, Human Rights, Society, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban war on women |
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With Music Banned, Afghan Musician Now Sells Snacks To Feed His Family

17th December, 2022 · admin

 Before Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Sardar Mohammad made his living and provided for his family by playing the harmonium, a traditional folk instrument that was popular at celebrations. Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, playing and listening to music has been banned, with sermons or Koran readings replacing the melodies once heard at

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Posted in Economic News, Society, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Music, Taliban ban music |
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Girls Take On Manual Labor Jobs Instead of Learning, Save the Children Reports

6th December, 2022 · admin

8am: Save the Children reports that girls are doing manual labor instead of learning in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. In a piece that appeared online on Monday (December 5th), Save the Children said that female students in Afghanistan have lost hope for the future after being banned from attending school since the Taliban regained control in August

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Posted in Afghan Children, Afghan Women, Economic News, Human Rights, Society, Taliban | Tags: Child Labor, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban government failure, Taliban war on women |
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Taliban Takes Lamb Testicles Off The Menu As Bigger Issues Loom

11th November, 2022 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 11, 2022 As residents of Afghanistan’s western Herat Province face high unemployment, skyrocketing inflation, and acute hunger, the Taliban authorities have cut off their access to a local delicacy — lamb testicles. The recently announced ban on the sale of testicles of sheep and other animals has infuriated local business owners

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Posted in Economic News, Society, Taliban | Tags: Food, Herat, Taliban government failure |
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Demand Raises for Longi (Turban) and Kandahari Kolah (Hat), Mullah Yaqoob’s Brand Controls the Market

11th November, 2022 · admin

8am: After the Taliban fighters entered the cities and the group seized control of the country, the Afghan citizen’s situation changed in many ways. It means the life of many citizens has changed against their desire. Hats and longi (turban), which had lost its value during the past two decades, have become the best-selling goods

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Posted in Economic News, Society, Taliban | Tags: Fashion in Afghanistan, Life under Taliban rule |
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Women Stopped From Entering Amusement Parks In Kabul

9th November, 2022 · admin

Reuters: Afghan women were stopped from entering amusement parks in Kabul on Wednesday after the Taliban’s morality ministry said there would be restrictions on women being able to access public parks. Two park operators, who asked to remain anonymous to speak on a sensitive matter, said they had been told by Taliban officials not to

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Posted in Afghan Women, Society, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban war on women |
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