Taliban Rule
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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
Afghan national boxing team on the ropes after fleeing Taliban rule
•Even amid the relentless bustle, their new life in Serbia is an island of stability compared to the chaos back home
UN Security Council members urge Taliban to let people leave Afghanistan after US withdrawal
•Russia and China abstained from voting, claiming that it was an attempt to shift the blame for the failure of the 20 years of the US presence and their allies in the region upon the Taliban
Taliban says Afghan women will be allowed to study at university under new regime, but bans co-ed classes
•The hardline Islamist group that stormed to power in mid-August after ousting the Western-back government have vowed to rule differently compared to their 1990s stint when girls and women were banned from education
Taliban's bid to swap Afghan flag with their own ignites protests; history and significance of national banner
Fp Staff •On Thursday, a procession of cars and people near Kabul's airport carried long black, red and green banners in honour of the Afghan flag — a banner that is becoming a symbol of defiance
'Did not take cash, left Kabul to prevent bloodshed': Afghan President Ashraf Ghani releases video, first since fleeing country
•Ghani posted a video on his Facebook page late on Wednesday, confirming that he was in the UAE. He claimed that he was "forced to leave Afghanistan with one set of traditional clothes, a vest and the sandals I was wearing"
Watch: Proud Afghanistan team given a hero's welcome back home after historic win over West Indies in World T20
Fp Archives •Hundreds of dancing, flag-waving Afghan fans Tuesday gave a hero's welcome to their cricket team as they arrived home after a historic triumph over the mighty West Indies at the World Twenty 20.