The Hill7d
Taliban leaders enforce brutal restrictions against women, except for their own daughters
“Do unto all men as you would wish to have done unto you; and reject for others what you would reject for yourself.” The incongruity of Taliban leaders exempting their own daughters from the ...
Al Jazeera English7d
Evidence of torture as nearly 400 bodies found in Gaza mass graves
Mass graves found in two hospitals in the Gaza Strip containing 392 bodies, including those of women, children and the elderly, showed signs of torture and executions, officials in the enclave ...
ABC News15d
The Taliban suspend two TV stations in Afghanistan for neglecting Islamic values
The Taliban have suspended the activities of two TV stations in Afghanistan, alleging they failed to “consider national and Islamic values.” ISLAMABAD -- The Taliban have suspended the ...
CBS News6d
Attorneys for American imprisoned by Taliban file urgent petitions with U.N.
Attorneys for Ryan Corbett, an American who has been imprisoned without charge by the Taliban in Afghanistan since August 2022, filed urgent petitions on Thursday with the United Nations in the ...
NDTV6d
Taliban Government Joins Climate Change Talks For First Time
He said it was the first time Taliban officials "joined a parallel session, face-to-face and online, with a broad range of their counterparts in the West since the change of government in August ...
The Washington Post6d
Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years are asking a United Nations human rights investigator to intervene, citing what they say is cruel and ...
The Independent12d
US says Taliban will not be recognised until it allows women’s participation in society
The Taliban will not be recognised as the legitimate government of Afghanistan until it allows the full participation of girls and women in the wartorn country’s society, the US State Department ...
Voice of America14d
Taliban crack down on Afghan TV channels for alleged rule breaches
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has suspended the broadcast of two privately run local TV channels over alleged violations of official regulations and “Islamic values.” Free media ...
Fox News29d
Russia may remove Taliban from terrorist list, Kremlin spokesman says: 'De facto authority in Afghanistan'
The Russian government is considering removing the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday that Russian authorities were ...
Voice of America29d
Russia: Taliban could be removed from terror blacklist
Russia said Tuesday that it is engaged in an “active dialogue” with Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban and is working toward removing them from Moscow’s list of terrorist organizations.
Variety6d
Afghan Filmmaker Roya Sadat on Her Journey Filming the Journey of Women Opposing the Taliban in Hot Docs Title ‘The Sharp Edge of Peace’
Sadat, whose “A Letter to the President” was Afghanistan’s contender in Oscar’s international category in 2017, was a teenage schoolgirl when the Taliban returned to power for the first ...