Tag: Taliban

Reimagining India – Afghanistan ties with Taliban at the Helm
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Reimagining India – Afghanistan ties with Taliban at the Helm

India should cautiously move forward with the Taliban, known to be inherently ‘anti-India’, which has shown no signs of improvement that it had guaranteed upon the takeover.  The Taliban regime has consistently reiterated the need to resume bilateral relations between the two countries to recommence the halted infrastructural projects, visas to students, health care, etc. The […]

Afghanistan Girls Speak on Taliban Imposing Ban for Women in Higher Education
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Afghanistan Girls Speak on Taliban Imposing Ban for Women in Higher Education

Recently, the Taliban imposed a ban on women’s education in Afghanistan. Taliban-run higher education ministry in Afghanistan last week decreed that female students would not be allowed in the country’s universities with immediate effect. As per Afghanistan media, a letter released by the higher education ministry on Tuesday instructed Afghan public and private universities to […]

Taliban bans Women from universities in Afghanistan
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Taliban bans Women from universities in Afghanistan

Taliban-run higher education ministry in Afghanistan has decreed that female students would not be allowed in the country’s universities with immediate effect. The order will be in vogue until further notice, say local reports. As per Afghanistan media, a letter released by the higher education ministry on Tuesday instructed Afghan public and private universities to […]

Analysis | Balochistan – A Saga of Devolutions, State Repression and quest for Freedom
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Analysis | Balochistan – A Saga of Devolutions, State Repression and quest for Freedom

“Today from the ramparts of Red Fort, I want to greet and express my thanks to some people. In the last few days, people of Balochistan, Gilgit, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have thanked me, have expressed gratitude, and expressed good wishes for me.” When the Indian Prime Minister acknowledged the people of Balochistan from the ramparts of […]

Afghanistan, a Graveyard for Empires to Wage Wars
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Afghanistan, a Graveyard for Empires to Wage Wars

Afghanistan is often called the ‘graveyard of empires’ but in reality, it is simply a graveyard where empires go to wage their wars. It is land that has been invaded first by the Persians, Greeks, and then the Arabs who brought Islam after a long struggle against the Hindus and Buddhists who lived there, and later […]

Terror Groups Continue to Thrive under Taliban in Afghanistan – UNSC Report
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Terror Groups Continue to Thrive under Taliban in Afghanistan – UNSC Report

A new report from the United Nations Security Council says that foreign terrorist organisations continue to enjoy safe haven under the new Taliban regime. The report adds that these terrorist groups are in consolidation mode and not likely to launch major attacks outside Afghanistan before 2023. This may be due to financial constraints and political […]

More than 100 former Afghan police and intelligence officers killed by the Taliban
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More than 100 former Afghan police and intelligence officers killed by the Taliban

A Human Rights Watch report released on Tuesday claims that the Taliban terrorists have killed or forcibly “disappeared” more than 100 former Afghan police and intelligence officers since taking power in Afghanistan. The report “No Forgiveness for People Like You,’ Executions and Enforced Disappearances in Afghanistan under the Taliban” categorically states that this was part […]