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Senior Afghanistan official who called Taliban’s education ban for girls ‘un-Islamic’ leaves for UAE
An arrest warrant was issued against deputy foreign minister Abbas Stanikzai, say local reports. However, Stanikzai maintains ...
Fleeing the Taliban: former Afghan journalist shares his journey two years after fleeing his home country
In 2016, moments after speaking on a TV interview about the dangers of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Zia Danesh’s car was ...
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Taliban spiritual leader dismisses foreign 'threats'
Afghanistan's supreme leader has said the Taliban will not be intimidated by "threats" in a speech given days after the ...
Taliban deputy urges leader to lift education bans on Afghan women and girls
But the latest comments marked his first call for a change in policy and a direct appeal to Taliban leader Hibatullah ...
Abbas Stanikzai Denies Rift With Taliban Leadership, Cites Health Leave
Following reports of Abbas Stanikzai leaving Afghanistan before being arrested on orders from <a target=_blank href= ...
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Taliban reject court bid to arrest top officials for persecuting women and girls
chief prosecutor Karim Khan announced on Thursday that he had requested arrest warrants for two top Taliban officials, including the leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. Since they took back control of ...
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Hibatullah Akhundzada: Afghanistan's reclusive Taliban leader
Akhundzada has made only a handful of public appearances since inheriting the leadership of the Taliban in May 2016 -- days after his predecessor was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan.