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Afghanistan: Taliban aim to bolster defence, will build anti-aircraft missiles

The Afghan Taliban, who seized political power in Afghanistan when they captured Kabul in August 2021, face harsh international criticism for their policies, including limitations on women's access to employment and school, which has slowed their efforts to get diplomatic recognition

EU links aid to Afghanistan with removal of Taliban's ban on working women

The European Union (EU) has linked aid to Afghanistan with the removal of the ban imposed on Afghan working women by the Taliban regime in Kabul

Afghanistan: Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude jolts Kabul

Earlier on Monday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale struck 25 kilometres South of the Farkhar district of Takhar province in Afghanistan, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported

Suicide bomber kills six people near foreign ministry in Kabul

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing but the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group has increased attacks since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August 2021

Afghan Taliban raid in Kabul kills 3 Islamic State members

The regional affiliate of the Islamic State group has been the key rival of the Taliban since their takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021. The militant group has increased its attacks, targeting both Taliban patrols and members of Afghanistan’s Shiite minority.

Afghanistan: OIC to send Islamic scholars to Kabul, will discuss women’s rights with Taliban

OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha told the media that the OIC will continue to raise the issue of right to education and work for Afghan females with the Taliban. The team of Islamic scholars being sent to Afghanistan by the OIC will hold a dialogue with the Taliban rulers of Kabul

Natural disasters in Afghanistan leave 1,000 dead, over 2,000 injured

According to the World Bank report, natural disasters such as flooding, earthquakes, avalanches, landslides, and droughts are exacerbating vulnerability and poverty in Afghanistan

Taliban takes advantage of Pakistan economic crisis to boost Afghanistan's coffers

With the Taliban collecting tax from businesses across Afghanistan and trucks carrying goods across the Durand Line – the de facto border with Pakistan – the current Afghan regime in Kabul is doing well on the revenue front

Abrupt withdrawal, lack of planning led to collapse of West-backed govt in Kabul: Watchdog report

An abrupt withdrawal from Afghanistan and years of problems with planning contributed to the collapse of the Western-backed government in Kabul and the Taliban takeover of the country soon after American forces departed, the government’s watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction revealed

Afghanistan: Top Islamic State leaders killed in Kabul, says Taliban

This was announced by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which claimed that its forces killed two top Islamic State (ISIS) commanders during a raid in Kabul a few days ago