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What happens to single moms under Taliban rule?
DW: Being a single mother in Afghanistan often means fighting for survival. Under the Taliban, options to earn money are few and far between — and many of the women are simply left at the mercy of their relatives. Click here to read more (external link).
Fixtures, dates and venues confirmed for Super Eight stage of T20 World Cup
Ariana: As the initial group stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 comes to a close, the next chapter in the event unfolds, which will see eight remaining teams battle it out for four semi-final spots. India (Group A), USA (Group A), Australia (Group B), England (Group B), Afghanistan (Group C), West Indies
Resistance Only Path Against Taliban, Says Anti Taliban Group
Afghanistan International: The National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan (NRCA), in a statement on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, criticised the Taliban’s actions, declaring, “There is only one way left, and that is resistance against the Taliban.” The council called on political and military groups opposing the Taliban to unite in the fight
Taliban agree to attend UN-hosted 3rd Doha meeting on Afghanistan
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 16, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Sunday it will send a delegation to the two-day United Nations conference on Afghanistan, set to commence in Doha, Qatar, June 30. This will mark the first time the de facto Afghan rulers will attend a gathering of international envoys on Afghanistan since
Tolo News in Dari – June 16, 2024
Badakhshan Farmers: Taliban Forcibly Collecting Tithe and Zakat Through Threats
8am: Farmers and orchard owners in Badakhshan province in the northeast reported severe crop damage caused by heavy rains and destructive floods about three weeks ago. Despite reduced yields, local Taliban officials in this province are forcibly collecting “Tithe” from the people. Click here to read more (external link). Life under Taliban rule Taxi Color
Taliban Says Over 10,000 Afghan Refugees Expelled From Iran & Pakistan
Afghanistan International: According to numbers from the Taliban’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations, 10,273 Afghan refugees have been returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan over the past week. Of them, 7,422 refugees returned from Iran and 2,851 from Pakistan. Click here to read more (external link). Related Iran’s interior minister: country cannot accept “Illegal
What happened to the women who took on the Taliban?
BBC News: After the Taliban restricted Afghan women’s ability to work, learn and go out in public, some women initially defied these new rules, taking to the streets to protest. But soon, those who gathered in the capital Kabul and other major cities to demand “food, work, freedom” felt the full force of the Taliban.
Khorasan: why many Afghanistan citizens are pushing back against the term’s association with terrorism
The Conversation: For IS-K militants, Khorasan’s symbolic power is derived from the region’s importance to the emergence of one of the great Muslim dynasties, the Abbasid caliphate, in the 8th century. Yet Islamists are not the only group active in Afghanistan and the wider region to have gained inspiration from Khorasan’s history in recent years.