Taliban Afghanistan
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Two police officers killed in IED blast in Pakistan
•Pakistan has witnessed an uptick in the targeted attacks on security forces since the Taliban takeover of Kabul last year in August after the withdrawal of US forces.
Afghan school girls return home in tears after Taliban reverses decision on education
Fp Staff •The joy of returning to classrooms was short-lived, as the Taliban abruptly announced girls' secondary schools would stay shut, causing confusion and heartbreak
Taliban raises new 'Panipat' military unit: Why new division has got Indian Twitter angry
Fp Staff •The name of the unit based in Nangarhar province, draws inspiration from the Third Battle of Panipat, which Afghan rule Ahmad Shah Abdali won against Marathas
Who is Mark Frerichs? All about the US Navy veteran who has been held by Taliban for two years
Fp Staff •US president Joe Biden demanded that the Taliban immediately release the 59-year-old civil engineer and contractor and there would be no talks on accepting the group’s legitimacy till this demand was met
Why Pakistan is happy to pay a heavy price this time for strategic depth in Afghanistan
C Christine Fair •For the first time in over 75 years not only are there no Indian advisors in Afghanistan, there are now Pakistani advisors in their stead. This alone may be worth the price that Pakistan will continue to pay for its victory in Afghanistan
Taliban bar Afghan women from operating as aid workers, says Human Rights Watch
•The move has deprived women and children who are in dire need in the far provinces and this has, in turn, intensified the crisis in the country
Taliban imposes complete ban on use of foreign currency in Afghanistan
•The US dollar is the widespread medium of exchange in Afghanistan's markets and the move is certain to cause further disruption in the country’s economy
In Taliban-controlled Kabul, a beauty salon becomes a refuge for women
•Many women have disappeared from public spaces, driven into private areas out of fear and sometimes very real threats
Time ripe for an alternative world order as old global institutions struggle with Taliban-like challenges
Christopher Isike •The United Nations and the Bretton Woods institutions are 75 years old and unable to respond to contemporary challenges
Threatened Afghans hopeful of fleeing after Taliban resumes passport services
•Hundreds flocked to the department to apply for travel documents in a test of the new Afghan government's commitment to the international community to allow eligible people to leave