Afghanistan

UN ‘ready’ to leave next month if ban on female staff continues

UN officials are hoping the Taliban will make exceptions to an edict and allow women in Afghanistan to work for.

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Kazakhstan accredits Taliban diplomats, media reports say

Citing Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov, Kazakh media reported that the decision comes after a request by the Taliban.

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Iran reiterates claim on Afghanistan’s water resources

Abdollahian says he met with the Taliban’s foreign minister in Samarkand where the two agreed to ‘take immediate measures’

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Canadian MPs criticize ‘slow’ process of exempting Afghanistan aid groups from terror laws

Taliban is a listed terrorist organization in Canada and aid groups fear that providing any humanitarian aid in the country.

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Restrictions on women’s rights will worsen economic crisis in Afghanistan, UN agency warns

Despite some improvements in economic indicators in 2022, growth remains below the levels required to break the poverty trap, a.

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Afghanistan: Six Faryab residents ‘wounded by Taliban’: Sources

The six were reportedly wounded following a clash over land allegedly grabbed by the Taliban in the Dawlat Abad district

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Japan calls for ‘direct’ engagement with Taliban at G7 meeting

Japan’s foreign minister hosted a G7 session on Afghanistan and ‘strongly condemned’ the Taliban’s decisions that suppress human rights

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Cash aid shipments stop arriving in Kabul

The last time the Taliban-run central bank reported receiving its weekly shipment of $40 million was in mid-March

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Pakistan’s envoy has returned to Kabul: Sources

Pakistan’s ambassador to Kabul was evacuated four months ago after Daesh shooters opened fire on him while he was taking.

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Shiites in Balkh told to celebrate Eid based on court decision

The Taliban has ordered Shiites to obverse Eid al-Fitr on the same day as Sunnis, opposed to celebrating it a.

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