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U.S., and some Taliban, condemn move to suspend medical education for women and girls in Afghanistan

The U.S. government condemned the Taliban on Wednesday for reportedly ordering the suspension of medical education for women and girls in Afghanistan.

The Hill · 1d

US condemns Taliban banning women from medical training

The State Department on Wednesday condemned the Taliban’s newest order preventing women from studying medical courses, citing years of mistreatment. “This directive, the latest in a series of

Newsweek · 2d

UN Urges Taliban to Respect Rights of Afghanistan Women

The United Nations said that the future of Afghanistan depends on safeguarding the rights of all its citizens.

Voice of America · 57m

UN huddle condemns Taliban's curb on female medical education

The United Nations warned Thursday that the Taliban's decision to prohibit female students from pursuing medical training is expected to worsen Afghanistan's already dire humanitarian crisis, which the U.

scmp.com · 22h

Afghan women devastated by new Taliban ban on medical training

Already barred from most fields and schools, the new government ban will leave women in Afghanistan uninformed and at risk.

Taliban minister killed in suicide bombing

Newsweek · 7h

Thousands Mourn Taliban Minister Killed in IS Suicide Attack

Khalil Haqqani's death marks the highest-profile assassination in Afghanistan since the Taliban reassumed power in 2021.

Wall Street Journal · 17h

Suicide Bomb in Afghanistan Kills Taliban Minister Wanted by the U.S.

The Taliban accuse Islamic State of killing Khalil Haqqani in a suicide bombing.

NHK · 11h

Afghanistan blast kills Taliban's acting minister for refugees

A suicide bombing in Afghanistan has taken the life of the Taliban's acting minister for refugees. Khalil Haqqani's killing is the first such death among the Taliban's inner circle since the group regained power in 2021.

Afghan Withdrawal 'Lit World on Fire'

The Telegraph · 16h

Blinken faces GOP critics in Congress who say Afghanistan withdrawal ‘lit the world on fire’

Under fire from congressional Republicans about one of the darkest moments of Joe Biden’s presidency, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the administration’s handling of the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan,

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Blinken Faces Republican Critics of Afghanistan Withdrawal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as an ending of the country's longest war that freed resources for other conflicts, in testimony in the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Blinken defends Afghanistan withdrawal at contentious House hearing

The secretary of state's testimony comes months after Republicans issued a scathing report on the Biden administration's handling of the exit from Afghanistan.

Hosted on MSN10h

Dem undermines GOP Afghanistan hearing with photo of Trump official meeting with Taliban

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) reminded lawmakers that President-elect Donald Trump's first administration had negotiated with ...

Taliban Targeting The Hazara In Afghanistan Yet Again

The satellite analysis carried out by Afghan Witness shows that three of the six most affected districts were areas populated ...

UN News Centre1h

Taliban’s pursuit of ‘Islamic vision’ eroding freedoms in Afghanistan: Security Council

The Taliban’s continued imposition of strict interpretations of Islamic law and Afghan culture has resulted in unprecedented ...

1don MSN

Mast blasts Blinken over 'tens of billions' of US taxpayer dollars sent to Taliban post-Afghanistan withdrawal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken was grilled by the incoming chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee on "billions" of ...

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What I Learned From a Reclusive Taliban Commander

Mullah Osman Jawhari led one of the deadliest assaults on American forces in Afghanistan, a battle that came to symbolize the ...

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