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Taliban morality police dismiss over 280 men without beards from security forces

In the past year, over 280 men have been removed from security forces for not having a beard, as well as more than 13,000 Afghans detained for other various 'immoral acts'

By REUTERS
20/08/2024

Afghan women suffer under chaffing restrictions on employment and education

Most of the women were forced to rely on male relatives' incomes to support their families, when before, they were able to support their families independently.

UN envoy urges world court to prosecute Afghan gender discrimination

The Taliban have stopped most Afghan female staff from working, closed beauty salons, barred women from parks, and curtailed travel for women in the absence of a male guardian.

By REUTERS
15/08/2023
Members of the Taliban in Pakistan

Islamist militants kill Pakistan army officer

The TTP aims to overthrow the government and install its own brand of strict Islamic law in the predominantly Muslim nation of 220 million.

By REUTERS
06/07/2023

Taliban attempts to impose strict ban on music in Kabul weddings

The Taliban instructed wedding halls in Kabul to stop playing music in a statement released on Sunday.

Qatar prime minister, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks - source

A meeting in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar between the Qatari Prime Minister and Haibatullah Akhunzada is the first the Taliban chief is known to have held with a foreign leader.

By REUTERS
31/05/2023

Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN an 'internal' issue

The Taliban administration released a statement stating that the ruling "should be respected by all sides".

By REUTERS
12/04/2023

World Hijab Day Observed in the Post-Mahsa Amini Era

Women are divided on whether to modernize and normalize the hijab or oppose its use

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
01/02/2023

American University of Afghanistan is a university in exile

It was originally the first nonprofit private university established in Afghanistan, today, it is the only Afghan institution of higher education.

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
30/01/2023

Afghan female students not allowed to sit university entrance exam - Taliban ministry

This adds to continued restrictions placed on females in Afghan society by the Taliban.

By REUTERS
28/01/2023
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