Page 4 - Latest Updates on Taliban
Afghanistan's children must have access to education, says UN agency
Ensuring that both girls and boys can return to school, including the resumption of adolescent girls' access to secondary education, is key for the development of the country, she said
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Female foreign ministers press Taliban on Afghan girls' education
Female foreign ministers from 16 countries said they are deeply disappointed that Afghan girls are being denied access to secondary schools and called on the Taliban to reverse their decision
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US cancels Doha meetings with Taliban after u-turn on girls' education
The United States has cancelled its planned meetings with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar and sees its refusal to allow girls to return to schools
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US, allies call on Taliban to revoke ban on girls' education in Afghanistan
Condemning the Taliban's decision not to reopen secondary schools to Afghan girls, the United States and its allies have called on the group to revoke its decision.
Pakistan says four soldiers killed in attack claimed by Taliban
Militants attempting to sneak into Pakistan from Afghanistan early on Thursday triggered a shootout with soldiers that killed four Pakistani troops, the military said.
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Blinken asks Taliban to reverse ban on girls' education in Afghanistan
In a statement, the UN Secretary-General said deeply regretted the Taliban's suspension of the return to school for high school girls
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China's foreign minister Wang Yi makes surprise stop in Afghanistan
The official Bakhtar News Agency announced Wang Yi will meet with Taliban leaders to discuss various issues including the extension of political relations, economic, and transit cooperation
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Taliban rulers break promise on higher education for Afghan girls
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers unexpectedly decided against reopening schools Wednesday to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a promise .
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Taliban allows girls in Afghanistan to return to high schools from today
The Taliban has allowed girls to return to high schools from Wednesday, ending the uncertainty over whether the Islamic group would allow full access to education for girls.
Danish Siddiqui's family to initiate legal action against Taliban
38-year-old Siddiqui, who was the Chief Photographer for Reuters in India, was killed in Kandahar province's Spin Boldak district while covering the violence in Afghanistan
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Taliban claims to have fulfilled requirements of international recognition
The Taliban on Friday claimed that the Islamic Emirate has fulfilled commitments for international recognition.
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Afghanistan world's unhappiest country, even before Taliban: Report
Lebanon was the world's second saddest country, with Botswana, Rwanda and Zimbabwe rounding out the bottom five
'Pak will recognise Taliban regime when there's regional consensus'
Pakistan will recognise the Taliban regime in Afghanistan when there is a consensus, particularly of regional countries, on the issue, Dawn news quoted Munir Akram, Islamabads UN envoy, as saying.
Taliban suspends insurance companies' operations in Afghanistan
The Taliban on Friday suspended the operations of the insurance companies in Afghanistan till a future notice.
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Cross-border terrorism by Taliban seeks to destabilise Pak democracy: Rpt
Taliban once backed by Pakistan to rein in Afghanistan is now seeking to destabilise Pakistan's democracy empowering Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan that is battling Islamabad, working to launch a jihad
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Taliban to participate in third regional meeting on Afghanistan in China
The acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi will be attending the third regional meeting on Afghanistan to be held in China later this month.
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Taliban bar people from taking souvenir photos in Afghanistan's Ghor
Taliban has barred people from taking souvenir photos in Afghanistan's Ghor province.
Pakistan, Afghanistan make new agreement on free movement of trucks
The adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Afghanistan and Pakistan have come up with a new agreement with the Taliban on free commuting of trucks between the two countries.
New agrmt with Taliban on free movement of trucks between Afghanistan, Pak
The adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Afghanistan and Pakistan have come up with a new agreement with the Taliban on free commuting of trucks between the two countries
Pakistan's optimism with Afghan Taliban misplaced, says report
The Pakistan government had hoped that a friendly regime in Afghanistan would ease its concerns about the Pakistani Taliban, known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
