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Barbers suffer under Taliban rule as Afghans shun fashion

Quiffs, mohawks, and crew cuts were hairstyles Nader Shah was accustomed to styling for image-conscious young men in Afghanistan's third-biggest city of Herat. But since...

Afghan women outraged at ‘work ban’

The Taliban’s effective ban on women working sank in on Monday, sparking rage over the dramatic loss of rights after millions of female teachers...

IS claims attacks against Taliban in Jalalabad

Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) on Sunday claimed weekend attacks against the Taliban in the Afghan city of Jalalabad, in two statements carried by IS's propaganda...

Afghan girls barred from high school

Girls were excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan on Saturday, after the country’s new Taliban rulers ordered only boys and male teachers...

Now, silence: Afghan musicians abandon their instruments

Viola player Bahar was practicing at her music college in the Afghan capital, when news broke that the Taliban had reached the city. Terrified of...

Kabul airport women brave fears to return to work

Less than a month after the Taliban rolled into the Afghan capital, Rabia Jamal made a tough decision—she would brave the hardliners and return...

20th anniversary of attack:: US honors 9/11 dead

America marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11 Saturday with solemn ceremonies given added poignancy by the recent chaotic withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and...

Taliban forms hardline government

The Taliban announced on Tuesday an interim government drawn exclusively from their own loyalist ranks, with established hardliners in all key posts and no...

Blinken meets Qatar emir in Doha for Afghanistan crisis talks

Doha—US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Qatar’s emir in Doha on Monday for crisis talks on Afghanistan after the Taliban claimed to...

Taliban claims total control after Panjshir victory

Kabul—The Taliban on Monday claimed total control over Afghanistan, saying they had won the key battle for the Panjshir Valley, the last remaining holdout...

Taliban: Rebels in Panjshir ‘completely captured’

Kabul—The Taliban said Monday they had captured the last pocket of resistance in Afghanistan, the Panjshir Valley, as the top US diplomat flies to...

Afghan civil war ‘likely’, says chairman of US Joint Chiefs

Washington—Afghanistan will “likely” erupt in civil war, the top US general told US media Saturday, warning that those conditions could see a resurgence of...

Taliban close to forming new government in Afghanistan

The Taliban were expected to form a government as early as Friday with the new regime under intense international scrutiny over its vow to...

Western Union, MoneyGram restart money transfers to Afghanistan

Western Union and MoneyGram announced on Thursday that they would resume money transfer services to Afghanistan, allowing vital remittances into a country that faces...
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