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Taliban hard-liners turning back the clock in Afghanistan
March 28, 2022

Taliban hard-liners turning back the clock in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban hard-liners are turning back the clock in Afghanistan with a flurry of repressive edicts over the past days that hark back to their harsh rule from the late 1990s.…READ MORE

Officials: Taliban blocked unaccompanied women from flights
March 26, 2022

Officials: Taliban blocked unaccompanied women from flights

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers refused to allow dozens of women to board several flights, including some overseas, because they were traveling without a male guardian, two Afghan airline officials said Saturday.…READ MORE

Many baffled by Taliban reneging pledge on girls’ education
March 24, 2022

Many baffled by Taliban reneging pledge on girls’ education

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A news presenter on Afghanistan’s TOLO TV wept as he read the announcement. Images of girls crying after being turned back from school flooded social media. Aid groups and many others remained baffled.…READ MORE