Afghanistan

Taliban collects charity ‘taxes’ from locals in villages

Farmers say they are being forced to pay the Taliban ushr and zakat in the form of either cash or.

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Afghanistan

SIGAR chief tells US lawmakers he cannot assure American aid is ‘not currently funding the Taliban’

Sopko said in his prepared statement that the office has previously had issues getting information from the Pentagon.

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UN chief to convene ‘closed-door’ meeting on Afghanistan in Doha in May

Dujarric said the issue of recognition was “clearly in the hands of the member states” and that Mohammed was reaffirming.

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UN official in Afghanistan says country ‘at a tipping point’

Deputy UN chief in the country says donors need to urgently step up to help aid agencies avert famine and.

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India, WFP sign agreement for 5th tranche of wheat donation to Afghanistan

The agreement was signed in Mumbai between J. P. Singh, Joint Secretary, PAI Division, Ministry of External Affairs of the.

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UN’s deputy chief proposes debate on Taliban recognition

Mohammed said the UN is hoping to bring together envoys that work on Afghanistan to hold discussions with the UN.

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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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Afghanistan

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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