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Why Does the Taliban Hate the Women of Afghanistan This Much? | Opinion
The Taliban represent the worst of religious fascism that is drenched in extreme misogyny for the purpose of allaying their fear of temptations and achieving their desires to enjoy Paradise.
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
The U.N. says the Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan. It's a devastating setback for polio eradication.
Cricket’s horror in indulging Afghanistan under Taliban rule must be stopped
It was the “unveiling” video that triggered the nausea. Hashmatullah Shahidi and Tim Southee, the Test captains of Afghanistan and New Zealand, stood either side of a trophy contested last week by their two nations in a one-off match in India,
Taliban cracking down on stricter laws for Afghan women
Three years after seizing power, the Taliban is cracking down on women’s rights. After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, some hoped that its new rule would be much less extreme than the first time around,
Afghanistan reopens its embassy in Oman, the Taliban say
The Taliban say that Afghanistan's Embassy in Oman has reopened. It’s the latest sign of their growing inclusion among Gulf Arab countries and follows the acceptance by the United Arab Emirates of a Taliban ambassador last month.
Pakistani Taliban deny attacking convoy of foreign ambassadors in restive northwest
The Pakistani Taliban on Monday denied involvement in a bombing attack on a police convoy that was escorting foreign ...
Taliban Wants To Build Afghanistan’s Air Defenses With Russia’s Help
Amidst warming ties between its regime and Russia, the Taliban have expressed its intent to build Afghanistan’s air defenses ...
The Economist4d
The Taliban is removing every shred of freedom from women
It also has implications for the Taliban’s quest for legitimacy and relations with the world. Three years after America’s withdrawal from the country, the situation in Afghanistan looks worse ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation5d
The Taliban has banned the sound of women's voices in Afghanistan. But these women want to be heard
When the Taliban introduced a law essentially banning the sound of women's voices in public last month, the world was shocked. But those who live under the regime in Afghanistan, were not ...
The Washington Post8d
Taliban begins enforcing new draconian laws, and Afghan women despair
Many of the Taliban’s beliefs are partly rooted in centuries-old Pashtun culture, which remains entrenched in many rural areas of Afghanistan. In these areas, it is not only men who share the ...
The Independent6d
Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, UN says
Afghanistan is one of two countries in which ... But southern Kandahar province, the base of Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, used site-to-site or mosque-to-mosque vaccination ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution6d
The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the ...
As Taliban starts restricting men, too, some regret not speaking up sooner
Besides imposing severe rules on women, new laws require men to grow fist-length beards and bar them from imitating ...