Taliban leader orders increase in public punishments, sources say
The directive was reportedly conveyed to Taliban cabinet members during the Eid al-Fitr holiday and aligns with the objectives of.
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India says it is monitoring reports of abuse against Sikhs in Afghanistan and Pakistan
“The government remains in touch with host nations to ensure the protection, safety, and well-being of religious minority communities,” Indian.
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Over 20 Afghans executed in Iran in so far this year, rights group says
The executions were carried out in various prisons across Iran.
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Taliban’s education ban casts shadow over Eid for Afghan girls
It has now been nearly 1,300 days since the Taliban closed secondary schools to girls.
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Karzai urges Taliban to lift restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment
Karzai emphasized that the path to national progress depends on full access to education and work for all citizens.
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Taliban to ‘shortly’ release American citizen, Khalilzad says
“According to the Afghan Foreign Ministry, an American, Faye Dai Hall, who was in custody, will be freed shortly,” Khalilzad.
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UN agency calls girls’ education ban in Afghanistan a ‘grave injustice’
The agency condemned the exclusion of girls from schools for a third straight year.
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UN envoy backs call for recognition of Afghan women’s football team in exile
“Standing with Afghan women footballers, I support the call by @Sport_Rights for FIFA to take a strong stand against systematic.
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Iranian police official calls presence of undocumented migrants ‘very dangerous’
Qasem Rezaei, Iran’s deputy police commander, made the remarks during an operations commission meeting in Lorestan Province, according to a.
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UNAMA says Taliban’s continued ban on girls’ education will deepen Afghanistan’s crises
“This is not only harming their future prospects, but the peace and prosperity of all Afghans," UNAMA chief said.