Mirwais Balkhi, a former Afghan education minister who fled his homeland two years ago in the…
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Taliban now ban girl students from attending school beyond third grade
In another severe crackdown on the rights of women, the Taliban now banned girl students from…
Taliban officials burn dozens of instruments in bonfire
Images shared showed a guitar, two other stringed instruments, a harmonium, and a tabla, as well…
From the World Cup sidelines, Afghanistan’s women’s team is fighting for the right to play | CNN
Brisbane, Australia CNN — Half-time and thousands of tiny cellphone lights are swaying in time to…
Afghans awaiting US resettlement say they’re being deported from Pakistan back to the Taliban | CNN
CNN — Afghans who were promised a home in the United States after their country fell…
Judge vacates Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion conviction over conflict-of-interest concerns
A federal judge on Tuesday vacated the military conviction of Bowe Bergdahl, a former U.S. Army…
Explained: The Taliban’s way of halting opium trade. What lies ahead?
Afghanistan is notoriously famous for its opium poppy cultivation and harvest. Last year, a United Nations…
Taliban compounds misery for women in Afghanistan with order to close all beauty salons | CNN
CNN — Beauty salons in Afghanistan have been given one month to close as the country’s…
