Taliban Suppress Protest, Pakistan Airstrikes
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Taliban security forces violently suppressed a protest in Herat, Afghanistan, demanding the release of arrested women. Meanwhile, Pakistan conducted airstrikes targeting militants on Afghan soil, with the Taliban reporting 13 civilians, including children, were killed.
Afghan Doctor Secretly Teaches Girls Amid Taliban Restrictions
- Azada, a qualified doctor in Afghanistan, secretly teaches medicine to girls banned from education by the Taliban. - She communicates daily with her friend Alison Pitt in Tasmania, sharing fears and daily life under strict Taliban rule. - Women in Afghanistan face severe restrictions on employment, education, and public life, with Azada using her phone as a vital lifeline.
UN urges support for Afghan women amid tightening Taliban curbs
- The United Nations urged donors on Friday not to cut funding for women's programs in Afghanistan. - The UN stated that reducing funding would exacerbate suffering in a country where women face the w…
Democracies Must Engage with the Taliban, Argues Dutch Newspaper
- The Taliban regime in Afghanistan is enduring five years after the US withdrawal. - The article argues that democracies must continue to engage with the Taliban. - This engagement is presented as ne…
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The Taliban has taken a terrible toll on the education of girls -- and boys as well
- The Taliban's rule in Afghanistan has severely impacted the education of both girls and boys. - Girls have faced a devastating setback in their access to education since the Taliban took power five …
Five Years of Taliban Dictatorship: Afghanistan's Youth Live Like in a Cage
- Afghanistan's youth live "like in a cage" five years after the Taliban seized power. - An 18-year-year-old secretly completed her high school diploma, while a university graduate works in a factory.…
Commentary: The West Should Not Forget Afghanistan – The Taliban Regime May Be Less Stable Than It Appears
- Five years after the Taliban's return to power, Afghanistan appears stable but faces economic crisis and internal dissent. - The regime is internationally isolated, yet internal threats are not imme…
UN Report: Afghan Taliban Continue Support for Pakistan's TTP, Posing Regional Threat
- A UN monitoring report confirms the Afghan Taliban continue to support the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). - Despite some "tepid steps" by Kabul to control the TTP, the group's ongoing terro…
