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Taliban deputy urges leader to lift education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy.
Top official urges Taliban reopen girls' schools in Afghaninstan
The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister has urged senior leaders to reopen schools for Afghan girls, marking one of the strongest public critiques of a policy that has deepened the
Senior Taliban official urges reversal of education ban on Afghan girls
In a rare public rebuke, the foreign ministry deputy calls on the Taliban's leadership to end the ban on education for Afghan women and girls.
In strong criticism, Taliban official urges top leaders to open schools for Afghan girls
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai said, "In the time of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), the doors of knowledge were open to both men and women."
In Rare Snub To Taliban, Afghanistan Minister Calls For Scrapping Ban On Education For Women
A senior Taliban government official has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls during a speech at a religious school in southeastern Khost province on Saturday, as reported by news agency The Associated Press (AP).
Taliban minister urges leadership to lift Afghan female education ban
The rare public rebuke from Sher Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban deputy foreign minister, comes amid persistent international calls for Afghanistan’s rulers to permit girls’ education in secondary school
Funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping women, aid agency chief warns
The head of a major international aid agency is warning that funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping ...
Taliban deputy foreign minister calls for girls' high schools to open
The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international ...
India steps up diplomatic relations with the Taliban as rival Pakistan loses influence in Afghanistan
India and Afghanistan have taken a significant step in securing their first high-level bilateral engagement. No foreign ...
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For Trump’s national security adviser, Afghanistan still looms large
Michael Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for national security adviser, during a deployment as a Green Beret to ...
‘I Just Want to See My Mom and Dad.’ An Afghan Teen in the U.S. Yearns For Reunion
The uncertainty is a new point of stress. One night, Samir cried out in his sleep. In a dream, his mother had died. Four in ...
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Tiny Steps for TAPI in the Taliban’s Afghanistan
The Taliban authorities say that around 3 kilometers of the pipeline has been completed, out of more than 770 km needed to ...
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Woman seeks help from Trump to bring home her husband detained by the Taliban
Ryan Corbett, a Dansville resident, has been detained by the Taliban since 2022. He traveled to Afghanistan on a work visa to ...
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India-Afghan Taliban bonhomie
Hopes for friendly dispensation next door were diminished within months when Taliban began to assert themselves and refused ...
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They were part of Afghanistan’s first-ever all-female flight. Then their lives were turned upside down.
In 2021, six women — two pilots and four cabin crew — participated in Afghanistan’s first-ever all-female flight. It was a ...