Taliban – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 04 Oct 2023 07:19:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Taliban – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Taliban needs to meet its commitments to get legitimacy: White House https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-needs-to-meet-its-commitments-to-get-legitimacy-white-house/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-needs-to-meet-its-commitments-to-get-legitimacy-white-house/#respond Wed, 04 Oct 2023 06:15:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=356131 The White House has stated that the Taliban must fulfill its promises in order to gain credibility. They are not an officially recognized government in Afghanistan by us. They’re after it. The key issue for them is legitimacy. Then they need to follow through on their promises, White House National Security Council Communications Director John [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-needs-to-meet-its-commitments-to-get-legitimacy-white-house/feed/ 0 Taliban urges Pakistan government to engage peace talks with TTP https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-urges-pakistan-government-to-engage-peace-talks-with-ttp/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-urges-pakistan-government-to-engage-peace-talks-with-ttp/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:46:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=351416 According to a media source on Saturday, the Afghan Taliban have encouraged the Pakistani government to start new negotiations with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terror organization, which is outlawed. A top Afghan Taliban leader has reportedly advised Islamabad to choose peace over conflict. The Express Tribune daily said that Pakistan’s most recent efforts to persuade Kabul [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-urges-pakistan-government-to-engage-peace-talks-with-ttp/feed/ 0 China increases Afghanistan investment, faces more terrorism issues https://www.theinfostride.com/china-increases-afghanistan-investment-faces-more-terrorism-issues/ https://www.theinfostride.com/china-increases-afghanistan-investment-faces-more-terrorism-issues/#respond Sat, 15 Jul 2023 17:57:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=350836 Chinese businesses have expressed interest in making investments in Afghanistan as part of the Belt and Road Initiative recently, but they face difficulties because of terrorism and instability, according to Voice of America (VOA). In its position paper on Afghanistan, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs promised to “do its best” to aid in the country’s [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/china-increases-afghanistan-investment-faces-more-terrorism-issues/feed/ 0 Bombing in Afghanistan at memorial ceremony for Taliban kills 11 people https://www.theinfostride.com/bombing-in-afghanistan-at-memorial-ceremony-for-taliban-kills-11-people/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bombing-in-afghanistan-at-memorial-ceremony-for-taliban-kills-11-people/#respond Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:24:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=348481 A bomb ripped through a memorial service in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province on Thursday, killing at least 11 people, officials said. A former Taliban police official was among those killed and more than 30 were also wounded in the explosion near Nabawi Mosque, according to Abdul Nafi Takor, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for the interior ministry. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bombing-in-afghanistan-at-memorial-ceremony-for-taliban-kills-11-people/feed/ 0 Taliban appoints new Afghan ambassador, MEA says no formal notice received https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-appoints-new-afghan-ambassador-mea-says-no-formal-notice-received/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-appoints-new-afghan-ambassador-mea-says-no-formal-notice-received/#respond Mon, 15 May 2023 11:46:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=347089 The Taliban regime in Afghanistan’s move to recall Afghan Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay and name the current Trade Counsellor, Qadir Shah, as the Charge D’Affaires (acting ambassador) in his place has presented a difficult choice for the government’s approach to the country’s situation and its engagement with the Taliban. The feud between the two [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-appoints-new-afghan-ambassador-mea-says-no-formal-notice-received/feed/ 0 US stands with Afghan women, condemns Taliban move, says White House https://www.theinfostride.com/us-stands-with-afghan-women-condemns-taliban-move-says-white-house/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-stands-with-afghan-women-condemns-taliban-move-says-white-house/#respond Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:43:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=339095 The United States stands with the women of Afghanistan and strongly condemns the recent Taliban move regarding restrictions on girls’ education in the country, the White House said on Tuesday. “We stand with Afghan women and condemn the Taliban’s indefensible decision to restrict women’s education and their rights. So, as we have made clear, these [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-stands-with-afghan-women-condemns-taliban-move-says-white-house/feed/ 0 UNSC calls on Taliban to drop unfathomable restrictions on women https://www.theinfostride.com/unsc-calls-on-taliban-to-drop-unfathomable-restrictions-on-women/ https://www.theinfostride.com/unsc-calls-on-taliban-to-drop-unfathomable-restrictions-on-women/#respond Wed, 28 Dec 2022 07:54:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=338673 The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday decried increasing restrictions on women’s rights in Afghanistan, urging the country’s Taliban rulers to reverse them immediately. The Security Council “reiterated its deep concern of the suspension of schools beyond the sixth grade, and its call for the full, equal, and meaningful participation of women and girls in Afghanistan,” [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/unsc-calls-on-taliban-to-drop-unfathomable-restrictions-on-women/feed/ 0 Taliban ban women from many public university subjects in Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-ban-women-from-many-public-university-subjects-in-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-ban-women-from-many-public-university-subjects-in-afghanistan/#respond Sat, 15 Oct 2022 21:00:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=334267 A year after banning most teenage girls from attending school, the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan are now imposing sweeping restrictions on which courses women can enrol in at public universities. The militant group have said the correct “Islamic environment” needs to be created for older girls to be allowed back into schools, but more than [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-ban-women-from-many-public-university-subjects-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Taliban announces to review Afghan curriculum in view of Islamic law https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-announces-to-review-afghan-curriculum-in-view-of-islamic-law/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-announces-to-review-afghan-curriculum-in-view-of-islamic-law/#respond Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:33:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=333009 The Taliban have announced that it plans to review and revise the curriculum in view of Afghan culture, international educational standards, and Islamic law. Ahmad Taqi, the Taliban spokesperson for the Ministry of Higher Education said 35 academic curricula have already been finalised, and a single academic curriculum will be set up across Afghanistan, TOLOnews [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-announces-to-review-afghan-curriculum-in-view-of-islamic-law/feed/ 0 US Senators Ask UN To Exclude Taliban Of Any Seat At United Nations https://www.theinfostride.com/us-senators-ask-un-to-exclude-taliban-of-any-seat-at-united-nations/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-senators-ask-un-to-exclude-taliban-of-any-seat-at-united-nations/#respond Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:00:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=329419 Emphasizing on the ever-increasing restrictions and ongoing violation of human rights by the Taliban leadership, US Senators urged United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to exclude Taliban of any seat at the United Nations. Four American senators Robert Menendez, James E. Risch, Jeanne Shaheen and Joni K. Ernst wrote to the UN Secretary-General, raised concerns over [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-senators-ask-un-to-exclude-taliban-of-any-seat-at-united-nations/feed/ 0 At Doha Meet, US Censures Taliban On Rights Issues In Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/at-doha-meet-us-censures-taliban-on-rights-issues-in-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/at-doha-meet-us-censures-taliban-on-rights-issues-in-afghanistan/#respond Sat, 02 Jul 2022 21:00:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327820 A high-level US delegation met with senior Taliban representatives in Qatar to discuss concerns about expanding restrictions on the rights of Afghans and issues concerning the continuing presence of terrorist organizations in the country. In a meeting that was held in Doha, US officials led by Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West covered matters like [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/at-doha-meet-us-censures-taliban-on-rights-issues-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Taliban Urges Us To Unfreeze Funds To Help Afghanistan After Tragic Quake https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-urges-us-to-unfreeze-funds-to-help-afghanistan-after-tragic-quake/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-urges-us-to-unfreeze-funds-to-help-afghanistan-after-tragic-quake/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:00:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327805 Taliban urged the United States on Saturday to unfreeze Afghanistan’s foreign funds and lift financial sanctions to help the war-torn country deal with its deadliest earthquake in more than two decades. Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday, while speaking to reporters in Kabul, said, “In these testing times, we call on the United [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-urges-us-to-unfreeze-funds-to-help-afghanistan-after-tragic-quake/feed/ 0 Talking To The Taliban Is The Only Way Forward In Afghanistan, Says UN Official https://www.theinfostride.com/talking-to-the-taliban-is-the-only-way-forward-in-afghanistan-says-un-official/ https://www.theinfostride.com/talking-to-the-taliban-is-the-only-way-forward-in-afghanistan-says-un-official/#respond Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:00:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327274 The devastating earthquake this week is just one of several emergencies facing Afghanistan, and continued dialogue with the Taliban remains the only way to address ongoing challenges in the country, the top UN official said on Thursday. Ramiz Alakbarov, Acting Special Representative at the UN’s Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, provided an update on the earthquake, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/talking-to-the-taliban-is-the-only-way-forward-in-afghanistan-says-un-official/feed/ 0 Deep Divisions Within Taliban Over Girls’ Education Beyond Class 6: Report https://www.theinfostride.com/deep-divisions-within-taliban-over-girls-education-beyond-class-6-report/ https://www.theinfostride.com/deep-divisions-within-taliban-over-girls-education-beyond-class-6-report/#respond Sat, 26 Mar 2022 15:00:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=321510 According to a report, there are deep divisions within the Taliban’s Supreme Council of Jurisprudence on whether the girls could be permitted to seek education beyond Class 6. The U-turn taken by the Taliban regime over the education for girls is both disappointing and deeply concerning. Notably, on March 21, the Taliban said they would [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/deep-divisions-within-taliban-over-girls-education-beyond-class-6-report/feed/ 0 Taliban-led Government Approves Aid Plan For War Victims In Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-led-government-approves-aid-plan-for-war-victims-in-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-led-government-approves-aid-plan-for-war-victims-in-afghanistan/#respond Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:00:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318350 The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has approved a plan to assist the victims of war under which aid will be provided to the orphans of the Islamic Emirate and former government forces as well as victims of the past four decades of conflict. “Under the Islamic Emirate, aid will be provided to martyrs’ families, disabled [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-led-government-approves-aid-plan-for-war-victims-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Taliban Deny Pakistan’s Access To Use NATO Equipment In Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-deny-pakistans-access-to-use-nato-equipment-in-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-deny-pakistans-access-to-use-nato-equipment-in-afghanistan/#respond Sat, 05 Feb 2022 21:00:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318026 The Taliban have denied the claim made by Islamabad that Pakistan was using modern military equipment against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) that was leftover from NATO’s presence in Afghanistan, reported local media. Bilal Karimi, the deputy spokesperson for the Taliban, said: “We assure and pledge that there is no threat from Afghan soil to any [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-deny-pakistans-access-to-use-nato-equipment-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 To Tackle Global Pressure, Taliban Release 14 Women Prisoners In Kabul https://www.theinfostride.com/to-tackle-global-pressure-taliban-release-14-women-prisoners-in-kabul/ https://www.theinfostride.com/to-tackle-global-pressure-taliban-release-14-women-prisoners-in-kabul/#respond Fri, 04 Feb 2022 21:00:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=317949 Amid calls mounting for answers over missing women activists, the Taliban on Friday released 14 women prisoners in Kabul to tackle global pressure. To tackle global pressure, Taliban release 14 women prisoners in Kabul Office of Prisons Administration of the Taliban announced that they have freed 14 women from female prison in the Afghan capital [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/to-tackle-global-pressure-taliban-release-14-women-prisoners-in-kabul/feed/ 0 Threat Of Narco-Terrorism Rise After Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/threat-of-narco-terrorism-rise-after-taliban-takeover-of-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/threat-of-narco-terrorism-rise-after-taliban-takeover-of-afghanistan/#respond Tue, 28 Dec 2021 21:00:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=315573 India has been facing the menace of narco-terrorism since several years now. This nexus between narcotics and terrorism has serious repercussions for Indias security. The ‘Golden Crescent comprising Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan is the largest producer of illicit opium and Indias close proximity to the areas increases the threat it faces. And now it has [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/threat-of-narco-terrorism-rise-after-taliban-takeover-of-afghanistan/feed/ 0 US Will Not Release Afghanistan’s Assets For Three Reasons, Says White House https://www.theinfostride.com/us-will-not-release-afghanistans-assets-for-three-reasons-says-white-house/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-will-not-release-afghanistans-assets-for-three-reasons-says-white-house/#respond Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:30:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314753 The US on Monday (local time) denied releasing over USD 9.5 billion of Afghanistan’s frozen fund. Spokeswoman of the White House Jen Psaki said that this was a complicated process and will not allow the Taliban to access the money, reported Khaama Press. Psaki made comments on the frozen funds to the recent statements of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-will-not-release-afghanistans-assets-for-three-reasons-says-white-house/feed/ 0 Taliban Chief Bans Forced Marriage Of Women In Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-chief-bans-forced-marriage-of-women-in-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-chief-bans-forced-marriage-of-women-in-afghanistan/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2021 17:11:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314005 The Taliban decreed on Friday they were banning forced marriage of women in Afghanistan, a move apparently meant to address criteria the international community consider a precondition to recognising their government and restoring aid to the war-torn country. The move was announced by the reclusive Taliban chief, Hibatullah Akhunzada, a cleric chosen as the group’s [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-chief-bans-forced-marriage-of-women-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Taliban Govt Bans Foreign Currencies To Keep Afghanistan Economy Afloat https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-govt-bans-foreign-currencies-to-keep-afghanistan-economy-afloat/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-govt-bans-foreign-currencies-to-keep-afghanistan-economy-afloat/#respond Wed, 03 Nov 2021 14:10:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=311902 The Taliban government has banned the use of foreign currencies in Afghanistan in a surprise move that could weigh on an economy struggling with a cash crunch and further isolate the country. The move came as the Taliban were pushing for the release of billions of dollars of reserves overseas, which was frozen by the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-govt-bans-foreign-currencies-to-keep-afghanistan-economy-afloat/feed/ 0 Ensure Afghanistan Is Not Used As Terrorist Safe Haven: US, India Tell Taliban https://www.theinfostride.com/ensure-afghanistan-is-not-used-as-terrorist-safe-haven-us-india-tell-taliban/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ensure-afghanistan-is-not-used-as-terrorist-safe-haven-us-india-tell-taliban/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:00:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=311501 India and the United States have called on the Taliban to ensure that Afghanistan is not used as a terrorist safe haven, as officials of the two countries concluded their joint dialogue on counterterrorism. Reaffirming counterterrorism cooperation as an important pillar under the US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, both sides pledged to further expand cooperation [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ensure-afghanistan-is-not-used-as-terrorist-safe-haven-us-india-tell-taliban/feed/ 0 Taliban Confirms Participation In Moscow Format Meeting On Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-confirms-participation-in-moscow-format-meeting-on-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-confirms-participation-in-moscow-format-meeting-on-afghanistan/#respond Fri, 15 Oct 2021 21:00:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=310489 A delegation of the Taliban will take part in the Moscow-format meeting on Afghanistan, which is being hosted by Russia on October 20, reported Sputnik. The delegation will be headed by Abdul Salam Hanafi, deputy prime minister of the interim Afghan government, Afghan Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, wrote on Twitter. According to his [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-confirms-participation-in-moscow-format-meeting-on-afghanistan/feed/ 0 US, Taliban To Hold First Talks Since Afghanistan Withdrawal https://www.theinfostride.com/us-taliban-to-hold-first-talks-since-afghanistan-withdrawal/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-taliban-to-hold-first-talks-since-afghanistan-withdrawal/#respond Sat, 09 Oct 2021 21:00:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309959 Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the evacuation of foreign citizens and Afghans from the country, officials from both sides said. It’s the first such meeting since U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan in late August, ending a 20-year military presence [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-taliban-to-hold-first-talks-since-afghanistan-withdrawal/feed/ 0 Taliban Face Shift From War To Policing Afghanistan Streets https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-face-shift-from-war-to-policing-afghanistan-streets/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-face-shift-from-war-to-policing-afghanistan-streets/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 11:00:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309512 One fighter after another, the Taliban are trading in their characteristic long flowing garb for stiff military uniforms. It is a symbol of the moment of transition they find themselves in: Once warriors embedded in Afghanistan’s rugged mountains, now they are an urban police force. But change is always an adjustment. In the Afghan capital [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-face-shift-from-war-to-policing-afghanistan-streets/feed/ 0 Taliban To Deploy Suicide Bombers To Afghanistan’s Borders https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-to-deploy-suicide-bombers-to-afghanistans-borders/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-to-deploy-suicide-bombers-to-afghanistans-borders/#respond Sat, 02 Oct 2021 20:30:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309437 Taliban have created an exclusive battalion of suicide bombers that will be deployed to the borders of Afghanistan particularly in Badakhshan province. The deputy governor Mullah Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi of the province has told the media about the creation of the battalion of suicide bombers at the northeastern province of Badakhshan which borders Tajikistan and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-to-deploy-suicide-bombers-to-afghanistans-borders/feed/ 0 Taliban Takes Over Location Where Women Took Shelter From Abuse https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-takes-over-location-where-women-took-shelter-from-abuse/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-takes-over-location-where-women-took-shelter-from-abuse/#respond Tue, 28 Sep 2021 17:02:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309114 When the Taliban seized power, the operator of the only women’s shelter in a northern Afghan city ran away. Left abandoned were 20 women who had fled a variety of domestic horrors, some abused by husbands or family, others forced into early marriages with older men. Soon after, the Taliban arrived at the shelter in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-takes-over-location-where-women-took-shelter-from-abuse/feed/ 0 Taliban Asks Airlines To Recommence Int’l Flights, Vows For Cooperation https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-asks-airlines-to-recommence-intl-flights-vows-for-cooperation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-asks-airlines-to-recommence-intl-flights-vows-for-cooperation/#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2021 17:00:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308901 Taliban government in Afghanistan appealed on Sunday for international flights to be resumed, promising full cooperation with airlines and saying that problems at Kabul airport had been resolved. The statement from the foreign affairs ministry comes as the new administration has stepped up efforts to open up the country and gain international acceptance following the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-asks-airlines-to-recommence-intl-flights-vows-for-cooperation/feed/ 0 Recognition Of Taliban Not On The Table — Russia’s Sergei Lavrov https://www.theinfostride.com/recognition-of-taliban-not-on-the-table-russias-sergei-lavrov/ https://www.theinfostride.com/recognition-of-taliban-not-on-the-table-russias-sergei-lavrov/#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2021 11:00:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308888 Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday stated that the international recognition of the Taliban is currently not on the table. Speaking at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, Lavrov said, “The question of international recognition of the Taliban at the present juncture is not on the table,” Anadolu Agency reported. The publication [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/recognition-of-taliban-not-on-the-table-russias-sergei-lavrov/feed/ 0 China, Russia, Pakistan Agree To Maintain Communications With Taliban https://www.theinfostride.com/china-russia-pakistan-agree-to-maintain-communications-with-taliban/ https://www.theinfostride.com/china-russia-pakistan-agree-to-maintain-communications-with-taliban/#respond Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:00:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308584 Special representatives of Pakistan Russia and China agreed with the Taliban to maintain contacts at the recent consultations in Kabul, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. “An agreement was reached to maintain constructive contacts in the interests of Afghanistan’s peace and prosperity, and regional stability and development,” the Sputnik news quoted Russian Foreign Ministry. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/china-russia-pakistan-agree-to-maintain-communications-with-taliban/feed/ 0 Afghanistan: Taliban Appoint Deputy Ministers In All-male Government https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-taliban-appoint-deputy-ministers-in-all-male-government/ https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-taliban-appoint-deputy-ministers-in-all-male-government/#respond Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:00:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308527 Taliban disclosed a list of deputy ministers on Tuesday, failing to name any woman, despite an international outcry when they presented their all-male Cabinet ministers earlier this month. The list was presented by government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid at a new conference in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The list of deputy ministers signals that the Taliban [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-taliban-appoint-deputy-ministers-in-all-male-government/feed/ 0 PM Says He Initiated A Dialogue With Taliban For Inclusive Afghan Govt https://www.theinfostride.com/pm-says-he-initiated-a-dialogue-with-taliban-for-inclusive-afghan-govt/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pm-says-he-initiated-a-dialogue-with-taliban-for-inclusive-afghan-govt/#respond Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:00:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308318 Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that he has initiated a dialogue with the Taliban for an inclusive government in Kabul that will include Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks, a day after the SCO member states said that it is critical to have an inclusive government in the war-torn country with representatives from all ethnic, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pm-says-he-initiated-a-dialogue-with-taliban-for-inclusive-afghan-govt/feed/ 0 Taliban Govt Not Inclusive, But Essential To Work With It, Says Putin https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-govt-not-inclusive-but-essential-to-work-with-it-says-putin/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-govt-not-inclusive-but-essential-to-work-with-it-says-putin/#respond Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:00:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308254 President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that the Afghanistan government formed by the Taliban is not representative and inclusive, but it is essential to work with it as he stressed on the need to coordinate the stance of other countries on the issue of recognition. Putin, addressing the joint meeting of the leaders of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-govt-not-inclusive-but-essential-to-work-with-it-says-putin/feed/ 0 EU Has No Other Option But To Engage With Taliban, Says Top Diplomat https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-has-no-other-option-but-to-engage-with-taliban-says-top-diplomat/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-has-no-other-option-but-to-engage-with-taliban-says-top-diplomat/#respond Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:00:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308093 The European Union has no other option but to engage with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan if it wants to influence events in the country, said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday. However, Borrell underlined at a European Parliament plenary session debate in the French city of Strasbourg that engagement does not mean [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-has-no-other-option-but-to-engage-with-taliban-says-top-diplomat/feed/ 0 US Secretary Of State Blinken Says Us Working With Taliban On Flights https://www.theinfostride.com/us-secretary-of-state-blinken-says-us-working-with-taliban-on-flights/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-secretary-of-state-blinken-says-us-working-with-taliban-on-flights/#respond Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:00:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307460 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the State Department is working with the Taliban to facilitate additional charter flights from Kabul for people seeking to leave Afghanistan after the American military and diplomatic departure. Blinken was speaking on Tuesday at a joint news conference with Qatar’s top diplomats and defence officials. He said the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-secretary-of-state-blinken-says-us-working-with-taliban-on-flights/feed/ 0 War In Afghanistan Now Over, Will Announce Govt In Few Days — Taliban Says https://www.theinfostride.com/war-in-afghanistan-now-over-will-announce-govt-in-few-days-taliban-says/ https://www.theinfostride.com/war-in-afghanistan-now-over-will-announce-govt-in-few-days-taliban-says/#respond Mon, 06 Sep 2021 21:00:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307424 Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid on Monday said that the war in Afghanistan is over and an announcement about the formation of the new government will be made in the next few days. “The war in Afghanistan is over, now we will work together to rebuild this country,” said Mujahid at a press conference in Kabul, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/war-in-afghanistan-now-over-will-announce-govt-in-few-days-taliban-says/feed/ 0 No Country To Be Allowed To Interfere In Afghan’s Internal Affairs —Taliban https://www.theinfostride.com/country-to-be-allowed-to-interfere-in-afghans-internal-affairs-taliban/ https://www.theinfostride.com/country-to-be-allowed-to-interfere-in-afghans-internal-affairs-taliban/#respond Mon, 06 Sep 2021 13:00:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307368 Taliban on Monday asserted that it will not allow any country, including Pakistan, to interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs as it confirmed that ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed met the insurgent group’s de-facto leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Kabul, amidst efforts to finalise a government in the war-torn country. The questions of interference [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/country-to-be-allowed-to-interfere-in-afghans-internal-affairs-taliban/feed/ 0 China Seeks Common Stand With Iran On Afghanistan Under Taliban https://www.theinfostride.com/china-seeks-common-stand-with-iran-on-afghanistan-under-taliban/ https://www.theinfostride.com/china-seeks-common-stand-with-iran-on-afghanistan-under-taliban/#respond Sun, 05 Sep 2021 11:00:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307268 The wary China is seeking to strike a common position with Afghanistan’s key neighbour Iran to firm up its growing role in the war-torn country as it waits for the Taliban to form an open and inclusive government that makes a “clean break” from all terrorist groups. China is already coordinating its evolving policy on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/china-seeks-common-stand-with-iran-on-afghanistan-under-taliban/feed/ 0 Taliban Co-founder Mullah Baradar To Lead New Afghanistan Government https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-co-founder-mullah-baradar-to-lead-new-afghanistan-government/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-co-founder-mullah-baradar-to-lead-new-afghanistan-government/#respond Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:00:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307179 Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government set to be announced shortly, sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, as its fighters battled forces loyal to the vanquished republic in the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul. Baradar is one of the three deputies of the Taliban’s Supreme Commander Haibatullah Akhundzada, and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-co-founder-mullah-baradar-to-lead-new-afghanistan-government/feed/ 0 Taliban Hail Victory With Gunfire After Last US Troops Leave Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-hail-victory-with-gunfire-after-last-us-troops-leave-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-hail-victory-with-gunfire-after-last-us-troops-leave-afghanistan/#respond Tue, 31 Aug 2021 20:00:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=305517 Taliban gunfire resounded across the Afghan capital on Tuesday as the Taliban took control of the airport following the withdrawal of the last US troops, marking the end of a 20-year war that left the Islamist group stronger than it was in 2001. A shaky video footage distributed by the Taliban showed fighters entering the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-hail-victory-with-gunfire-after-last-us-troops-leave-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Echoes Of Vietnam In The Second Coming Of The Taliban – Dennis Onakinor https://www.theinfostride.com/echoes-of-vietnam-in-the-second-coming-of-the-taliban-dennis-onakinor/ https://www.theinfostride.com/echoes-of-vietnam-in-the-second-coming-of-the-taliban-dennis-onakinor/#respond Sun, 29 Aug 2021 21:55:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=305245 In the words of the Spanish-born American scholar, George Santayana, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” And by any stretch of the imagination, no group of people in recent memory has failed to remember its past more than the United States of America. Within a span of about five decades, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/echoes-of-vietnam-in-the-second-coming-of-the-taliban-dennis-onakinor/feed/ 0 Taliban Seals Off Kabul Airport, Stops People As Evacuation Nears End https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-seals-off-kabul-airport-stops-people-as-evacuation-nears-end/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-seals-off-kabul-airport-stops-people-as-evacuation-nears-end/#respond Sun, 29 Aug 2021 11:00:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=305225 The Taliban on Saturday sealed off Kabul airport in order to prevent large crowds from leaving the war-torn country as final NATO evacuation flights left Afghanistan. New layers of checkpoints sprang up on roads leading to the airport, some manned by uniformed Taliban fighters with Humvees and night-vision goggles captured from Afghan security forces, reported [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-seals-off-kabul-airport-stops-people-as-evacuation-nears-end/feed/ 0 US Evacuates 12,500 People From Afghanistan In Past 24 Hours https://www.theinfostride.com/us-evacuates-12500-people-from-afghanistan-in-past-24-hours/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-evacuates-12500-people-from-afghanistan-in-past-24-hours/#respond Fri, 27 Aug 2021 21:00:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=305075 The US on Friday evacuated approximately 12,500 people from war-torn Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, the White House said in a tweet. “Update: From 3 AM ET on 8/26 to 3 AM ET on 8/27 a total of approximately 12,500 people were evacuated from Kabul. 35 US military flights carried approximately 8,500 evacuees, and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-evacuates-12500-people-from-afghanistan-in-past-24-hours/feed/ 0 Pakistan Is Like A Second Home For The Taliban — Zabihullah Mujahid https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-is-like-a-second-home-for-the-taliban-zabihullah-mujahid/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-is-like-a-second-home-for-the-taliban-zabihullah-mujahid/#respond Thu, 26 Aug 2021 21:00:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304966 In an interview with Pakistan-based ARY News, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that Pakistan is like a second home for the Taliban. He pledged to deepen strategic ties with the country. “Afghanistan shares its borders with Pakistan. We are traditionally aligned when it comes to religion, the people of both the countries mingle with each [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-is-like-a-second-home-for-the-taliban-zabihullah-mujahid/feed/ 0 Taliban Say Religious Scholars Will Lead Government In Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-say-religious-scholars-will-lead-government-in-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-say-religious-scholars-will-lead-government-in-afghanistan/#respond Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:00:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304775 The Taliban have said that religious scholars will lead the upcoming government in Afghanistan as the country’s government collapsed over a week ago when the terror group seized Kabul, a media report said. At a gathering in Kabul, the Taliban said that their 20 years of struggle should not go in vain and religious scholars [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-say-religious-scholars-will-lead-government-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 UK’s Johnson Says G7 Agreed Taliban Must Allow People To Leave After August 31 https://www.theinfostride.com/uks-johnson-says-g7-agreed-taliban-must-allow-people-to-leave-after-august-31/ https://www.theinfostride.com/uks-johnson-says-g7-agreed-taliban-must-allow-people-to-leave-after-august-31/#respond Tue, 24 Aug 2021 21:00:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304750 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday the G7 had agreed their number one condition for the Taliban was granting safe passage to Afghans who wanted to leave the country beyond an August 31 deadline. “The number one condition we’re setting as G7 is that they’ve got to guarantee right the way through, through [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/uks-johnson-says-g7-agreed-taliban-must-allow-people-to-leave-after-august-31/feed/ 0 China Hints At Providing Financial Aid To Taliban Controlled Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/china-hints-at-providing-financial-aid-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/china-hints-at-providing-financial-aid-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan/#respond Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:00:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304582 China on Monday hinted at stepping up financial assistance to the Taliban controlled Afghanistan, saying it will play a positive role in helping the war-ravaged country amid global pushback to stop funding to Kabul until the Afghan militant group modified its hardline religious policies. In his media briefing on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/china-hints-at-providing-financial-aid-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Afghanistan Crisis: Austria Says No Refugees, Swiss Plans Summit https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-crisis-austria-says-no-refugees-swiss-plans-summit/ https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-crisis-austria-says-no-refugees-swiss-plans-summit/#respond Sun, 22 Aug 2021 19:00:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304538 Austria won’t accept Afghan asylum seekers and will instead focus on assisting them locally, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said, according to excerpts of an interview published by broadcaster Puls 24. The ruling People’s Party has taken a hard line on immigration amid international calls to help Afghans at risk of persecution after the US troop withdrawal. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-crisis-austria-says-no-refugees-swiss-plans-summit/feed/ 0 Taliban Release 340 Prisoners In Afghanistan Farah Province https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-release-340-prisoners-in-afghanistan-farah-province/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-release-340-prisoners-in-afghanistan-farah-province/#respond Sat, 21 Aug 2021 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304487 The Taliban have released 340 “political prisoners” in Farah province in western Afghanistan, Sputnik reported on Saturday. Another 40 inmates were released in central Uruzgan province, The Russian News Agency reported citing the Shamshad News broadcaster. This comes after Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada earlier on Thursday ordered the release of political detainees from all Afghan [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-release-340-prisoners-in-afghanistan-farah-province/feed/ 0 In Ending The War In Afghanistan, Biden Leaves Door Open For War On Terror https://www.theinfostride.com/in-ending-the-war-in-afghanistan-biden-leaves-door-open-for-war-on-terror/ https://www.theinfostride.com/in-ending-the-war-in-afghanistan-biden-leaves-door-open-for-war-on-terror/#respond Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:00:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304393 President Biden has held fast on his commitment to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan, he has thrown a few bones to advocates of U.S. power projection. One, in particular, stands out, and that is Biden’s promise to use our “counterterrorism over-the-horizon capability” in Afghanistan and the wider region if necessary. What does this mean? On [...]

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