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Explained: How a humanitarian crisis unfolded in Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover
The Taliban had taken over Kabul on 15 August in 2021 following which former President Ashraf Ghani fled the nation. Since then, the country has undergone a slew of changes, including the exclusion of girls from education, press restrictions, and the imposition of repressive policies
'Taliban shattered our dreams', say Afghan women, protest university ban on social media
Using the hashtag #LetHerLearn, Afghans voiced outrage on social media over the Taliban's ban on women attending university
‘No domestic league, no women’s football, Afghanistan's future is uncertain’, says men's coach Anoush Dastgir
In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, the Afghanistan men’s national coach blames former president Ashraf Ghani and current Taliban regime for dragging football into the dark.
Women always faced horrid times under Taliban, this time even female mannequins are not safe
Not only are the Taliban dictating the lives of women in Afghanistan, but they also want to curb the visibility of lifeless female mannequins from public view.
Afghan situation remains uncertain nearly six months after Taliban takeover, says UN
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan on 15 August, two weeks before America's complete troop withdrawal on 31 August, after a costly two-decade war
'Invited' Taliban into Kabul to protect the population, says ex-Afghan president Hamid Karzai
The former Afghanistan president said he meets regularly with the Taliban leadership and that the world 'must engage' with them
Taliban not to participate in UNGA meet; diplomats of ousted Afghan government attend session
Afghanistan is scheduled to address the ongoing UN General Assembly session on 27 September
UN chief says world seeing 'explosion' of military coups, laments lack of unity in international community
Geopolitical divisions are undermining international cooperation and limiting the capacity of the Security Council to take the necessary decisions, Guterres said.
Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani apologises for fleeing, says only way to keep 'guns silent'
Ghani refuted allegations of having stolen from the treasury before fleeing, saying that he would welcome an official audit or financial investigation to prove the veracity of his statements
From Taliban-led military rule to West-backed democracy, Pashtuns have always dominated Afghanistan's politics
Many of the new acting ministers as well as former presidents and leaders, including Hamid Karzai and Ashraf Ghani, belong to the dominant ethnic tribe of the nation
Mullah Baradar, Taliban founder Omar's trusted aide, is insurgent group's political chief and public face
While Haibatullah Akhundzada is the Taliban’s overall leader, Baradar is its political chief and most public face. Western diplomats have hitherto viewed him as the most resistant to ISI control
Afghanistan Updates: Taliban again postpones govt formation; move coincides with Pak intel chief's surprise visit
A number of women rights activists and reporters, who were protesting in Kabul for the second straight day, said that Taliban fighters lobbed tear gas shells on their procession to stop them from marching toward the Afghan Presidential Palace, local news channel Tolo News reported.
Taliban to finalise new Afghan govt soon, 80% Doha team likely to be in council
The executives of this Council will lead the government and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is likely to head the political office, the Taliban sources said, adding that 80 per cent of this government will be from the Doha Taliban team.
China eyes BRI extension to Afghanistan as it awaits Taliban government formation
India has been severely critical of the BRI as the CPEC, which is a part of it, passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. China has its eyes on the lucrative rare-earth metals and rich minerals found in Afghanistan
Pentagon says 'no evidence' to back claims of Pakistan sending fighters to support Taliban in Afghanistan
Former Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani had alleged that 10,000 to 15,000 men had been sent in to capture Kabul
Pakistan proposes three-pronged approach for international community to help Afghanistan
The country's leverage over the Taliban is often overstated, Pakistan's UN ambassador Munir Akram said
In Afghanistan, green card holders feel betrayed as thoughts juggle between rising fear, little hope
For some of those who remain, however, the trauma of trying for nearly two weeks to get onto a US plane is still harrowing
Afghans stare at hunger crisis on dwindling UN food stockpiles, sharp price rise
Many Afghans fear the Taliban won't make good on their pledges and are concerned that the nation's economic situation holds little opportunity
America's longest war is over but Joe Biden's Afghanistan challenges have a long way to go
The swift military evacuation now yields to a murkier diplomatic operation to press the Taliban to allow Americans and their allies to depart peacefully by other means
America's longest war of 20 years ends as last troops exit Afghanistan
The US failures were numerous and it only degraded but never defeated the Taliban and ultimately failed to build an Afghan military that could hold off the insurgents