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It seems that the Taliban will only rest after ensuring that all Afghan women have been stripped off their rights and dignity. In their latest diktat, they have asked female TV presenters to cover their faces while on air.

Sadhna Yadav May 20, 2022

The regressive Taliban government has now barred men and women from eating out at restaurants together in the western Afghan city of Herat. The rule even needs to be followed by married couple.

Sadhna Yadav May 16, 2022

The Afghan Taliban in its latest decree has yet again attacked women and their freedom to choose what they wish to wear in public places.

Sadhna Yadav May 09, 2022

The Taliban in its latest diktat have reportedly stopped issuing driving licenses to women in Kabul and other provinces of Afghanistan.

Sadhna Yadav May 06, 2022

The Afghanistan Taliban have now banned TikTok and PUBG saying that the apps are "misleads the younger generation."

Sadhna Yadav Apr 25, 2022

The Afghanistan Taliban in its latest diktat has asked all male government employees to wear a beard to office or risk being fired from the job.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 30, 2022

Days after backtracking on its promise to allow re-opening of girls' school beyond sixth grade, the Taliban have now allegedly ordered that women in Afghanistan cannot board flights without a male chaperone.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 28, 2022

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has lashed out at the Taliban for backtracking on its promise to allow girls to get an education.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 25, 2022

The Taliban backtracked on its decision to open schools for girls beyond 6th grade, just hours before the schools were to open for the first time since August last year.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 24, 2022

The family of Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalists Danish Siddiqui has approached the International Criminal Court (ICC) asking for a probe into his death.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 23, 2022

After the takeover of Afghanistan in August last year, the Taliban had promised they would respect the rights of women "within the limits of Islam," but things on the ground say otherwise.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 09, 2022

Naval officer Rob Dixon, William's equerry, reportedly made some calls in Afghanistan on behalf of the future King.

Amanda Sep 03, 2021

The controversial publication has linked the new PSG player with the situation in Afghanistan

Christine Caparras Aug 19, 2021

The incident happened in June weeks before America's planned withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Amanda Aug 19, 2021

Prince Harry had received an Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan by his aunt Princess Anne for his time in the war-zone.

Amanda Aug 17, 2021

The Taliban threatens to attack US Troops in Afghanistan after Trump ended peace talks.

Agrima Tikader Sep 13, 2019

Taliban warns Washington of more harm due to Trump's cancellation of peace talks.

Agrima Tikader Sep 09, 2019

Bomb attacks injure more than 60 people in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on country's 100th Independence Day.

Agrima Tikader Aug 19, 2019

The Afghan government offers to recognise Taliban as a political force, provide passports and withdrawal of sanctions in return for talks.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 28, 2018

The number of air strikes conducted by international and Afghan air forces "increased significantly" in 2017, the UN says, killing 295 civilians and injuring 336.

David Brennan Feb 15, 2018

Afghan Taliban issues a rare open letter addressing Americans and "peace-loving Congressmen" to urge the White House in holding dialogue.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 15, 2018

America's long-serving B-52 set a record for the number of guided bombs dropped from the plane in a series of strikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan

Roger Baird Feb 08, 2018

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes close on the heels of a deadly suicide bombing.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 29, 2018

Taliban kill at least 95 with suicide bomb in ambulance in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, a week after militants attacked Intercontinental Hotel and took guests hostage.

Isabelle Gerretsen Jan 27, 2018

Afghan troops dropped onto a hotel roof rescue hostages from a terror attack, while other guests used bed sheets to scale down walls from windows.

James Hetherington Jan 21, 2018

Islamabad is carefully articulating its response after Washington's move to scale down its financial assistance to Pakistan.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 07, 2018

In a separate incident, a bomb went off in the same Nagarhar province killing as many as 18 people.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 01, 2018

At least 40 people are killed and scores of others left injured when the explosion occured in the western area of Kabul.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 28, 2017

Islamic State militants chopped the heads off 15 of their own fighters in Afghanistan according to officials, who did provide an explanation for the mass killing.

IBT UK Contributor Nov 23, 2017

American-Canadian family was released in October, following joint operations by US and Pakistan officials.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 21, 2017