Taliban
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My calls and emails to family in Afghanistan go unanswered. The Taliban’s internet shutdown has left us all helpless | Shadi Khan Saif
From the safety of Australia, I watch in despair as my loved ones in Kabul navigate this digital darkness – a …
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Afghanistan ‘blind without phones and internet’ on second day of telecoms blackout
Taliban authorities cut fibre-optic network in nationwide shutdown of communications to prevent ‘vice’Afghans …
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Afghanistan hit by communications blackout after Taliban shuts internet
Telecoms disrupted nationwide after authorities cut fibre-optic connections in several provinces to prevent ‘v…
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US citizen Amir Amiry freed by Taliban in Afghanistan
Secretary of state Marco Rubio welcomes release as ‘important step forward’ as Taliban seek to normalise relat…
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‘It kept our spirits alive’: Taliban’s internet blackout leaves girls in despair
Many Afghan women and girls can no longer communicate or study online after the internet is cut off in 12 prov…
- Afghanistan, Education, Faith schools, Gender, Global education, Islam, Religion, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women under the Taliban, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘Send your daughters or you get no aid’: the Taliban are making religious schools girls’ only option
Food handouts and employment are increasingly tied to Afghan families’ agreement to strict Islamic educationWh…
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British couple released after detention in Afghanistan say they feared being executed
Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, said it was never explained to them why they were imprisonedA Brit…
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British couple detained by Taliban in Afghanistan return to UK
Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, were released after being held without charge for nearly eight mon…
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‘Immense joy:’ elderly British couple hug relatives after Afghanistan release – video
Barbie and Peter Reynolds have been freed after being detained without charge by the Taliban in Afghanistan si…
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Family tell of ‘immense joy’ at release of British couple detained in Afghanistan
Peter and Barbie Reynolds were arrested and held without charge for eight months, raising fears for their heal…
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Airstrikes, banditry, drones and a ban on girls’ education: four teachers on educating students amid conflict
Educators working in extremely challenging conditions in Lebanon, Niger, Ukraine and Afghanistan explain what …
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Pakistan security forces kill 35 militants in raids on Pakistani Taliban
Twelve soldiers also killed during raids on two TTP hideouts on border with AfghanistanFierce clashes broke ou…
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Pakistan security forces kill 35 militants in raids on Pakistani Taliban
Twelve soldiers also killed during raids on two TTP hideouts on border with AfghanistanFierce clashes broke ou…
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Pakistan security forces kill 35 militants in raids on Pakistani Taliban
Twelve soldiers also killed during raids on two TTP hideouts on border with AfghanistanFierce clashes broke ou…
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Pakistan security forces kill 35 militants in raids on Pakistani Taliban
Twelve soldiers also killed during raids on two TTP hideouts on border with AfghanistanFierce clashes broke ou…