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 ...
India steps up diplomatic relations with the Taliban as rival Pakistan loses influence in Afghanistan
India and Afghanistan have taken a significant step in securing their first high-level bilateral engagement. No foreign ...
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Trump Again Vows To End Ukraine War, Warns Taliban On Weapons
President-elect Donald Trump again said he would get Ukraine and Russia to stop fighting while also saying he would demand ...
Taliban deputy foreign minister calls for girls' high schools to open
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 contributed to the international ...
Funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping women, aid agency chief warns
The head of a major international aid agency is warning that funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping ...
In strong criticism, Taliban official urges top leaders to open schools for Afghan girls
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai said, "In the time of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), the doors of knowledge were open to both men and women." ...
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Senior Taliban official urges reversal of education ban on Afghan girls
Sher Abbas Stanikzai urges the Taliban to reconsider its ban on girls' education, citing no religious basis for it.