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The Taliban leader slams Trump’s travel ban on Afghans and calls the US an ‘oppressor’
The top Taliban leader has slammed President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Afghans, calling the United States an “oppressor.” ...
The 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a solo decision
Initiated by Donald Trump in 2020 without consulting US allies, the American departure from Kabul unfolded the following year ...
I fought Taliban and ended up homeless – now my hometown is prioritising Afghan refugees over me… the system is broken
VETERAN George Ford spilled blood fighting to give the people of Afghanistan their freedom. The hero Para had to use a ...
The Diplomat6d
Taliban’s Travel Diplomacy Aims to End Its International Isolation
The Taliban’s recent travel diplomacy and international engagements indicate the group is not as isolated as perceived abroad ...
Jefferson Public Radio2d
The Taliban has banned a lot of things ... but chess?
A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is ...
UCA News1d
Taliban bans smartphones from schools in southern Afghanistan
The directive by provincial Education Department in Kandahar applies to students, teachers and administrative staff ...
Homeland insecurity: Expelled Afghans risk reentry to Pakistan to escape Taliban rule
Pakistan says it has expelled more than a million Afghans in the past two years, yet many have quickly attempted to return — ...
Gulf Today1d
Afghan Taliban enforce smartphones ban in Kandahar schools
A ban on smartphones in schools issued by Taliban authorities in southern Afghanistan came into force, students and teachers ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN2d
Nearly two centuries on, quiet settles on Afghanistan's British Cemetery
Aynullah Rahimi's family has for decades tended the old cemetery in Kabul reserved for non-Afghans, but since the country's ...
Iowa Public Radio7d
Despite ongoing Taliban threats, the U.S. is ending some protections for Afghans
Thousands of Afghans in the U.S. fear deportation as the administration revokes some protections, despite Taliban threats and ...
FDD's Long War Journal9d
Taliban eulogize Mullah Mansour despite his role in hiding the death of Mullah Omar
The Taliban issued a glowing eulogy for Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, the group’s second emir, to mark the ninth ...
bne IntelliNews on MSN2d
Taliban ban women under 40 from entering Uzbekistan border trade hub
By bne IntelliNews Uzbekistan’s Termez border trade hub with Afghanistan has seen a sharp decline in footfall attributed to a ...