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Afghan Taliban launch strikes on border with Pakistan as tensions escalate
Afghanistan’s Taliban regime said they launched attacks on targets along the Pakistan border, injuring scores of people in Pakistan’s southwestern…
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Thursday briefing: Why EU-Taliban talks have sparked outrage among Afghan women | Taliban
Good morning. It’s a slap in the face. That’s the phrase I kept hearing – in furious overnight messages, in…
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EU faces fierce criticism over plans to host Taliban in Brussels | Women
Rights activists and MEPs have warned that a meeting in Brussels between EU officials and a Taliban delegation risks normalizing…
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Taliban order ban on smartphones as officials shown destroying devices | Taliban
The Taliban has ordered a sweeping ban on smartphone use by government officials; some analysts say this could herald broader,…
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Taliban child marriage law has NO minimum age for girls
The Taliban has introduced a new family law with no minimum age for marriage, prompting human rights groups to warn…
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‘Here is your bride… please don’t beat her’: As Taliban recognises child marriage, Afghans ‘marry off’ girls and BABIES – and can only hope they are not raped before they even hit puberty
Parwana Malik was just nine years old when her father sold her as a bride to a man in his…
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Taliban ‘legitimising child marriage’ with new law, activists warn | Child marriage
Child marriage appears to be legally recognized by the Taliban in Afghanistan for the first time, as activists say “shameful”…
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Four killed, 70 injured in attacks by Pakistan: Taliban
The Taliban government says four people have been killed and 70 others injured in mortar and rocket attacks launched by…
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Mahmood considers talks with Taliban to deport failed Afghan asylum seekers
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Migrant who sexually assaulted girl, 7, worked for Taliban before arriving in UK | UK | News
An immigrant who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl in a taxpayer-funded hotel had previously written in his asylum…
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