He Was Once a Covert Taliban Operative. Now He’s the Friendly Taxman.
Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi, head of Afghanistan’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, has the hard job of raising money in an ...
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Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for ‘a moment of realism’, as Taliban’s isolation grows
The top UN envoy for Afghanistan on Monday underscored the need for realistic engagement with the country as humanitarian and ...
The Nation UAE on MSN5h
Taliban complicit in cross-border attacks by TTP, UN told
Highlighting the threat posed by the 6,000-strong Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to Afghanistan's neighbours, top Pakistani diplomat told the UN Security Council that the Kabul authorities were ...
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Women's Studies: How 19 female medical students brought from Afghanistan became a symbol of hope
It has been seven months since the medical student arrived in Scotland to pursue the education she had been cut off from in ...
World Politics Review on MSN1d
Iran Is Moving Closer to Recognizing the Taliban
Despite their troubled history, Iran has pursued a pragmatic approach to relations with Afghanistan under the Taliban. But ...
Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their bans cannot be ignored
The Taliban say Afghan women live in security with their rights protected. Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in ...
Human Rights Watch calls for ICC to ban Afghanistan from International Cricket
Human Rights Watch has demanded that the ICC revoke Afghanistan's membership and prohibit the Taliban-led country from ...
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The Taliban-US Deal 5 Years Ago Remade Afghanistan. Was It Worth the Cost?
A call from Helmand on February 29, 2020, underscored the shock and uncertainty felt in Afghanistan over the deal.
US pornstar Whitney Wright poses with AK-47 in AFGHANISTAN after ‘being welcomed by woman-hating Taliban’ sparking fury
INFAMOUS US pornstar Whitney Wright has been captured posing with an AK-47 in Afghanistan after “being welcomed” by the ...
GOP’s Bacon: Trump repeating Taliban mistake in Ukraine talks
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said President Trump is repeating mistakes he made in Afghanistan by not including Ukrainian ...
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From Taliban prisoner to hometown hero: Ryan Corbett’s emotional homecoming after 893 days in captivity
That's how long Ryan Corbett of Livingston County was held prisoner by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Corbett returned to U.S.
Taliban insist Afghan women's rights are protected as UN says bans cannot be ignored
The Taliban issued a message on International Women’s Day, saying Afghan women live in security with their rights protected, even as the U.N. condemned ongoing employment and education bans.