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Topic: Taliban

School ban for Afghan girls, but Taliban leaders’ daughters play football, study medicine abroad

Islamic Emirate spokesperson, health minister, deputy foreign minister among two dozen Taliban leaders sending daughters to schools in Pakistan and Qatar.

Afghan embassy in Moscow handed over to Taliban, flag hoisted

After Jamal Garwal was appointed Afghanistan’s Charge d’Affaires in Moscow, the Afghanistan Embassy in Russia was completely handed over to the Taliban government on Saturday

Colombo to Male to Islamabad, India has new headaches as neighbourhood erupts in trouble

Instability in Pakistan, economic crisis in Sri Lanka, anti-India campaign in Maldives, Taliban in Afghanistan & China’s growing footprint — all these pose long-term risks.

Beijing’s Afghanistan gamble: Can emerging China-Taliban-Pakistan triangle deliver peace?

China should support an inclusive process in Afghanistan. The alternative would be either a permanent black security hole or an Islamist dystopia on China’s doorsteps.

Today is the last day Afghan women can take flights alone, its Virtue and Vice Ministry has ruled

Last week, the Taliban went back on its promise to allow secondary and high school girl students to continue formal education.

BJP govt doing disservice to Hinduism by justifying ban on stalls by Muslims at Karnataka temples

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes surprise stop in Afghanistan to meet Taliban leaders

Both Wang and Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, met Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaqi and other Taliban leaders to strengthen bilateral ties.

Taliban reneges on promise, orders Afghan girls above 6th grade not to return to school

According to the education ministry, the decision was taken until an appropriate school uniform was made in 'accordance with Sharia law and Afghan culture'.

Danish Siddiqui’s parents hold Taliban leaders ‘criminally liable’ for son’s murder, to move ICC

Talking about the horrific torture Danish faced, the photojournalist's parents said they have urged the International Criminal Court to investigate his death 'on priority'.

China needs a stable Afghanistan. But why achieving that is easier said than done

If Beijing achieves even a modicum of success in keeping Afghanistan stable and helps Taliban manage economic problems, it will be a huge propaganda victory for China.

On Camera

BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.