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Taliban’s Hijab decree doesn’t spare even UN staff

According to a UNAMA statement, a delegation of Taliban officials from the Ministry said that female employees should consider wearing the hijab, while reporting to duties…reports Asian Lite News The Taliban-led government

May 18, 2022

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India sends 2,000 MT wheat to Afghanistan via Attari-Wagah border

Earlier, India announced that it will send 50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of wheat to Afghanistan overland through Pakistan….reports Asian Lite News Another consignment of 2,000 metric tons of wheat as humanitarian assistance

May 18, 2022

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Fresh clashes break out on Afghanistan-Tajikistan border

While the local Taliban officials denied the incident, other senior officials chose to remain silent….reports Asian Lite News A clash broke out on Monday allegedly between Tajikistan border guards and Taliban forces

May 18, 2022

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Taliban want good ties with US: Haqqani

Regarding education of women in Afghanistan, an issue still being slammed by the international community, Haqqani said that “there is no one” who “opposes education for women”….reports Asian Lite News Sirajuddin Haqqani,

May 18, 2022

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Big relief for 7,000 Afghan families

The packages consisted of flour, cooking oil, beans, and salt…reports Asian Lite News More than 7,000 families have received food assistance in two Afghan provinces in recent days, authorities said. In eastern

May 17, 2022

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Taliban’s crackdown on Afghan journos

According to the Reporters Without Borders, at least 50 media workers were arrested since the Taliban took over the country in August last year until February 2022…reports Asian Lite News Afghan journalists

May 16, 2022

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Taliban silencing activists opposing burqa decree

decree, announced on May 7, calls for women to only show their eyes and recommends they wear the head-to-toe burqa….reports Asian Lite News Taliban operatives threatened female rights activists who took to

May 11, 2022

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Int’l community slams new Taliban rules over women’s face covering

The mandate is adopted “in order to avoid provocation when meeting men who are not Mahram”, according to the Ministry….reports Asian Lite News The international community has slammed new rules set by

May 10, 2022

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Taliban make burqa mandatory

The all-encompassing blue burqa, ‘Chadari’, which became a global symbol of the Taliban’s previous extremist rule from 1996 to 2001, was proposed as a suitable covering…reports Asian Lite News Taliban supreme leader

May 7, 2022

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REVIEW – ‘Durand’s Curse: A Line Across the Pathan Heart’

Former diplomat Rajiv Dogra’s “Durand’s Curse” is the first book written in the world on the Durand agreement which divided Pathans and has bedevilled the world ever since. Having served as Consul

May 2, 2022

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REVIEW – ‘Durand’s Curse: A Line Across the Pathan Heart’