Book market in Kabul struggles as Taliban restrictions, economic crisis hit sales
Booksellers say Taliban have banned a number of titles that were once popular among young readers.
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Malala Fund: Taliban internet shutdown cuts last path to education for Afghan girls
The organization said online learning had been the only option for thousands of girls to continue their studies.
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Sources: Taliban ask Herat residents to identify women working for aid agencies
Sources said Taliban morality enforcers have told people that women working in these offices were “foreign spies.”
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Sources: Taliban order Polytechnic University staff to vacate apartments in Kabul
Some employees have said they cannot afford to buy or rent homes in the current economic crisis.
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Sources: Taliban detain six shopkeepers in Balkh after protests
They added that Taliban authorities collected taxes from the businesses over the past four years.
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Taliban arrest social activist in Kunduz
Taliban said the activist was detained by their counterterrorism unit and handed over to judicial bodies.
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UN chief calls Taliban ban on female aid workers ‘intolerable, stupid’
Guterres added that the restrictions represent an escalation in Afghanistan’s crisis.
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Sources: Taliban detain social activist in Khost over critical posts
Relatives said his detention was linked to critical commentary he had shared on Facebook.
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Sources: Taliban burn Nearly 100 musical instruments, games in Nangarhar
The items, which included musical instruments and children’s toys, were set on fire in Jalalabad
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Taliban flog six people in Khost
The court said the individuals were convicted by a primary court in Khost of what it described as “moral corruption.