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Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis

The Taliban marked five years in power on Saturday, seeking to portray their government as in control even as aid and rights

Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis
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UN urges support for Afghan women amid tightening Taliban curbs

The United Nations appealed to donors on Friday not to cut funding for women's programs in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, saying this would add to suffering in a

UN urges support for Afghan women amid tightening Taliban curbs
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Afghanistan marks 5 years under the Taliban with safer streets but pleas for jobs and education

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are marking five years since regaining power

Afghanistan marks 5 years under the Taliban with safer streets but pleas for jobs and education
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Human Rights Watch urges Taliban to release detained UN, NGO staff

Human Rights Watch called for the release of two UN staffers and six NGO workers in Afghanistan following a string of Taliban detentions in recent

Human Rights Watch urges Taliban to release detained UN, NGO staff
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Taliban have barred 2.4 million Afghan girls from school since 2021, UNESCO says

The Taliban have barred an estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls from secondary education since they regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, the United Nations Educational,

Taliban have barred 2.4 million Afghan girls from school since 2021, UNESCO says
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US says it supports Pakistan's right to defend itself against 'terrorist attacks'

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US says it supports Pakistan's right to defend itself against 'terrorist attacks'
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Afghanistan's Taliban government imposes smartphone ban on government officials

Afghanistan's Taliban government has ordered a nationwide ban on civil servants' smartphone use, a military court order showed, prompting warnings

Afghanistan's Taliban government imposes smartphone ban on government officials
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EU hosts Taliban officials in Brussels for first time

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EU hosts Taliban officials in Brussels for first time
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Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations

A Taliban delegation has met in Brussels with European Union staff for closed-door talks focusing on deportations, according to a Taliban official

Afghan Taliban hold first, closed-door talks with EU on deportations
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UN Security Council extends Afghan mission, calls for review

The United Nations Security Council on Monday voted to extend the mandate of the U.N.

UN Security Council extends Afghan mission, calls for review
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Deadly Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan end a month of calm

Pakistan has launched new airstrikes on Afghanistan, ending a month of calm and escalating what Islamabad previously called “open war” between the neighbors

Deadly Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan end a month of calm
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Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of US soldiers and journalists' kidnappings

A former Taliban commander has been sentenced in New York to 42 years in prison for crimes including the 2008 kidnapping of a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

Ex-Taliban commander gets 42 years in prison in killings of US soldiers and journalists' kidnappings
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Police crack down on anti-hijab protests in western Afghanistan

Afghan security officials dispersed a women's rights protest in the western province of Herat on Tuesday that started after Taliban morality police

Police crack down on anti-hijab protests in western Afghanistan
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After escaping the Taliban and years in exile, the Afghan women's soccer team rises again

Fatima Yousufi and Mona Amini escaped the Taliban and found refuge in Australia with dreams of playing international soccer

After escaping the Taliban and years in exile, the Afghan women's soccer team rises again
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Afghan refugees stranded at Pakistan border amid renewed fighting

Saleha Bibi, 40, was one of hundreds of Afghan refugees waiting at the Pakistani border on Thursday to be repatriated to Afghanistan - a

Afghan refugees stranded at Pakistan border amid renewed fighting
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UNICEF warns Afghanistan could lose up to 25,000 female health workers, teachers

Afghanistan is at risk of losing more than 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030 if the Taliban-led country's restrictions on girls' education and

UNICEF warns Afghanistan could lose up to 25,000 female health workers, teachers
Political|World

Afghanistan calls on Afghans who helped US in war and are now stuck in Qatar to return home

Afghanistan’s foreign ministry says Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort and are stuck in Qatar can safely return home

Afghanistan calls on Afghans who helped US in war and are now stuck in Qatar to return home
Asia|World

Pakistan, Afghanistan open fresh talks in China to end conflict, say sources

Afghanistan and Pakistan have opened a new round of talks in China to end the deadliest fighting between two Muslim

Pakistan, Afghanistan open fresh talks in China to end conflict, say sources
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Afghanistan, Pakistan hold 'useful' peace talks in China, says Kabul

Afghanistan and Pakistan made "useful" progress in talks in China to resolve the conflict that broke out between the South Asian neighbours last

Afghanistan, Pakistan hold 'useful' peace talks in China, says Kabul
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Pakistan says a new round of peace talks with Afghanistan is underway in China

Pakistan confirms it is holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China

Pakistan says a new round of peace talks with Afghanistan is underway in China
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Pakistan’s president says Afghan Taliban forces crossed a ‘red line’ with drone attacks on civilians

Pakistan’s president says Afghanistan’s Taliban government has crossed a red line by launching drones into Pakistan, and Pakistan has reportedly answered with airstrikes

Pakistan’s president says Afghan Taliban forces crossed a ‘red line’ with drone attacks on civilians
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Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting civilians after 6 killed in airstrikes

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan’s military of targeting homes in airstrikes in Kabul and Kandahar Province

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting civilians after 6 killed in airstrikes
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Trump administration designates Afghanistan as state sponsor of wrongful detention

Trump administration designates Afghanistan as state sponsor of wrongful detention

Trump administration designates Afghanistan as state sponsor of wrongful detention
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US designates Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention, accuses it of 'hostage diplomacy'

The State Department has designated Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention as the U_S_ ambassador to the United Nations separately called out the country for engaging in what he said was “hostage diplomacy.”

US designates Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention, accuses it of 'hostage diplomacy'