Requirement for a ‘late sharati’ — or male companion — is one of many restrictions placed on women in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021.
While Afghanistan has huge mineral wealth, China gives cash only on delivery. Taliban will probably have to turn to West, which will upset other extremists.
Taliban has said their government will uphold women’s rights within Sharia rules, but reports of violence against women, and previous history don’t inspire confidence in such assertions.
A law has been struck down for being “arbitrary” for the first time, until now it was used only to strike down executive action not laws made by a legislature.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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