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Fears Brit couple held hostage by Taliban will die as dad ‘suffers stroke’ after months locked up in underground cell
AN ELDERLY Brit couple held hostage and beaten by the Taliban could die if not rescued soon, the UN has warned. Peter ...
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Trump says he will try to save Afghan allies of U.S. military from forced return to Taliban
President Trump said on Sunday that he will attempt to save Afghan allies who aided the U.S. military from being forced to ...
Silenced by Taliban, Now A Ray of Hope: Afghanistan Women Cricketers Get ICC Lifeline
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced initiatives to support displaced Afghan women cricketers during the ICC ...
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Russia Becomes First Major Power To Back Taliban, Challenging U.S. influence in the Region and Staking Claim to Afghanistan’s Rare Earth Minerals
In a dramatic shift with far-reaching geopolitical implications, Russia has become the first major world power to formally ...
Moscow’s Recognition of the Taliban Will Backfire
Nearly four years after the Taliban’s reconquest of Afghanistan, Moscow has formally recognized the Taliban regime as the ...
Germany deports 81 Afghan men to their homeland in 2nd flight since the Taliban’s return
Germany has deported 81 male asylum-seekers back to Afghanistan, its second deportation since the Taliban regained power ...
Taliban 'maintaining a balancing act' in relationships with other local jihadi groups, study shows
Taliban leaders have chosen to maintain a delicate balancing act in their relationships with other local violent jihadi ...
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How Russia Ended the Taliban’s Isolation
Nearly four years after the Taliban reconquered Afghanistan, numerous countries have diplomatically engaged with the Islamic Emirate, accepting its rule as a political reality. Yet, no government had ...
I.C.C. Seeks Arrests of Taliban Leaders Over Persecution of Women
The arrest warrants, for Afghanistan’s leader and its top justice official, say the restrictions on women and girls are ...
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Afghans hiding in UAE after aiding U.S. military face forced return to Taliban. Can Trump save them?
According to first-hand accounts of some in the group, UAE officials came without warning to deliver the news, sowing panic among the group of thirty-two Afghan men, women and children who were ...
Merz says diplomatic recognition of the Taliban 'not on the agenda'
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has denied that his government is preparing to formally recognize the Taliban in Afghanistan ...
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Taliban says it wants to combat illegal logging. Experts say it’s more about control.
Afghanistan’s forests have been decimated over the past few decades by wars and illegal logging. Now, the Taliban says it wants to preserve them by combatting illegal logging. The group has started a ...