Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted as the country’s leader following a vote of no confidence over allegations of economic mismanagement and mishandling of the country’s foreign policy, bringing an end to his tumultuous term in office. The parliamentary...
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‘The Taliban cannot erase us’ says winner of the International Women’s Rights award 💥💥💥
In 2018, at the tender age of 24 (though she admits she pretended to be two years older in order to qualify) Ghafari was appointed as one of just a few female mayors in Afghanistan. She then had to fight for months to be allowed...
‘The Taliban cannot erase us’ says winner of the International Women’s Rights award 💥💥💥
In 2018, at the tender age of 24 (though she admits she pretended to be two years older in order to qualify) Ghafari was appointed as one of just a few female mayors in Afghanistan. She then had to fight for months to be allowed...
Opinion: The Taliban should release its other detainees 💥💥💥
On Friday, the same day that the Rauf brothers were released, a “proof of life” video surfaced of Mark Frerichs, an American who was kidnapped more than two years ago and believed to be held by the Taliban and its affiliates before they took over...
Taliban bans women from solo, long-distance road trips in Afghanistan 💥💥💥
Mohammad Sadiq Hakif Mahajer, spokesman for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, told CNN that the new law — forbidding women from the solo, long-distance road trips — has been instated. The law, he said, is designed to prevent...
As the Taliban swept Kabul, one friend escaped. The other was trapped. They shared their anguish on WhatsApp 💥💥💥
Her days, which were once punctuated by exam preparation, fitness classes at the gym, meeting friends for coffee at cafes and shopping for new clothes, are now painfully empty. She was planning to start an economics degree at Kabul University this fall. Instead, she’s stayed...
Afghanistan’s first female Olympian says sportswomen are still fearing for their lives after Taliban takeover 💥💥💥
Rezayee was one of many to oppose the Taliban takeover of the country in August and says those still left in the country are being forgotten. The former judoka, who competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, says she is in regular contact with over 100...
Pakistani Taliban declares end to ceasefire 💥💥💥
The Pakistani Taliban, or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), are a separate movement from the Afghan Taliban and have fought for years to overthrow the government in Islamabad and rule with their own brand of Islamic Sharia law. Last month’s ceasefire, which was always set to run...
The Taliban executed scores of Afghan security forces members after surrender, HRW report alleges 💥💥💥
The HRW report detailed “the summary execution or enforced disappearance” of 47 former members of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), including military personnel, police, intelligence service members and paramilitary militia, who had surrendered to or were apprehended by Taliban forces between August 15 and...
Taliban hold military parade with US-made weapons in Kabul in show of strength 💥💥💥
The parade was linked to the graduation of 250 freshly trained soldiers, defense ministry spokesman Enayatullah Khwarazmi said. The exercise involved dozens of US-made M117 armored security vehicles driving slowly up and down a major Kabul road with MI-17 helicopters patrolling overhead. Many soldiers carried...