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Aid chief says Taliban agree to consider allowing women to resume agency work in Kandahar
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The head of a major aid organization said Thursday that the Taliban have agreed to consider allowing Afghan women to resume work at the agency in the southern province of Kandahar, the religious and political center for the country's rulers. The Taliban...
Aid agency chief: Taliban say guidelines on female NGO staff resuming work close to finalization
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The head of a major international aid agency said Tuesday that key Taliban officials told him in meetings that they are close to finalizing guidelines that will allow Afghan women to resume working for nongovernmental organizations. But they were unable to give a...
Reclusive Taliban leader releases end-of-Ramadan message
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The reclusive top leader of the Taliban released a message Tuesday lauding the changes in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover and the measures they imposed after seizing the country following two decades of war. The statement from Hibatullah Akhundzada was made...
Taliban close education centers in southern Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan authorities are closing education centers and institutes supported by non-governmental groups in the south until further notice, officials said Monday. The centers are mostly for girls, who are banned from going to school beyond sixth grade. The Education...
Taliban share rare, months-old audio from reclusive leader
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have shared a rare, months-old audio message from their reclusive supreme leader in which he purportedly says that Afghanistan would be “ruined" without justice handed out by the country's new rulers. The Taliban leader, Hibatullah...
