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Protests erupt following Afghan Taliban ban on women’s access to universities

Afghanistan’s Taliban-run administration said on Thursday it had closed universities to women partly due to female students not adhering to its interpretation of the Islamic dress code, in a decision that was condemned globally. Female university students were turned away from campuses on Wednesday and the higher education ministry said their access would be suspended… Read More Protests erupt following Afghan Taliban ban on women’s access to universities

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Afghan Taliban forces kill six Islamic State members in raid in Kabul

Taliban security forces killed six Islamic State members in an overnight operation in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a spokesman for the ruling group’s administration said on Saturday. The Islamic State members killed in the raid on their hideout were involved in two major attacks in recent weeks, one on a city mosque and the other… Read More Afghan Taliban forces kill six Islamic State members in raid in Kabul

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Afghan Taliban releases American engineer Mark Frerichs in prisoner exchange

Afghanistan’s Taliban on Monday freed American engineer Mark Frerichs in exchange for Taliban-linked Afghan tribal leader Bashir Noorzai, after President Joe Biden granted clemency to the convicted drug smuggler who had been detained by the United States since 2005, officials said. Frerichs, an engineer abducted in 2020 while working in Afghanistan, was exchanged at Kabul… Read More Afghan Taliban releases American engineer Mark Frerichs in prisoner exchange

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Taliban accuses Pakistan of allowing U.S. drones to use its airspace to access Afghanistan

The Taliban’s acting defence minister on Sunday said Pakistan had allowed American drones to use its airspace to access Afghanistan, a charge Pakistan has recently denied following a U.S. air strike in Kabul. Acting Minister of Defence Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob told reporters at a news conference in Kabul that American drones have been entering Afghanistan… Read More Taliban accuses Pakistan of allowing U.S. drones to use its airspace to access Afghanistan

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U.S. in talks for release of seized Afghanistan assets

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will press ahead with talks on releasing billions of dollars in Afghanistan’s foreign-held assets despite the late al Qaeda leader’s presence in Kabul and foot-dragging by the Taliban and Afghan central bank, according to three sources with knowledge of the situation. The decision to pursue the initiative to help stabilize… Read More U.S. in talks for release of seized Afghanistan assets

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Prominent Afghan cleric Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani killed in bomb attack in Kabul

A prominent Taliban cleric, Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, was killed in an attack in a seminary in Kabul when the attacker detonated explosives hidden in a plastic artificial leg on Thursday, according to officials and Taliban sources. “Very sadly informed that respected cleric (Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani) was martyred in a cowardly attack by enemies,” said Bilal… Read More Prominent Afghan cleric Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani killed in bomb attack in Kabul

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Afghan Taliban says not aware slain al Qaeda leader was in Kabul

The Taliban on Thursday said the government had no information about al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri “entering and living” in capital city Kabul and warned the United States to never repeat an attack on Afghan soil. The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he stood on a balcony at… Read More Afghan Taliban says not aware slain al Qaeda leader was in Kabul

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Afghan Taliban leaders hold discussions over death of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

Top leaders of Afghanistan’s Taliban were holding discussions on Wednesday about how to respond to a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that the United States said killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, three sources in the group said. The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he stood on a… Read More Afghan Taliban leaders hold discussions over death of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

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