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Taliban nixes girls higher education despite earlier pledges

In a surprise decision the hardline leadership of Afghanistan’s new rulers has decided against opening educational institutions to girls beyond Grade six, a Taliban official said Wednesday on the first day of Afghanistan’s new school year

The Independent UK

The Taliban closes Afghan girls’ schools hours after reopening

Backtracking by the Taliban means female students above the sixth grade will not be able to attend school.

Al Jazeera

Silence replaces old folk tunes in historic quarter of Kabul

The songs are silent in the traditional musicians' quarter of Kabul's Old City, ever since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan six months ago

The Independent UK

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Taliban orders girls' high schools to remain closed, leaving students in tears

The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law for them to reopen.

Reuters

Afghan Girls Head Back to School as Taliban End Ban

Groups of girls headed back to class in the Afghan capital Wednesday after Taliban authorities announced the reopening of secondary schools, more than seven months after seizing power and imposing harsh restrictions on the rights of women to be educated. All schools were closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic when…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Glasgow cabbie stuck in Pakistan after fleeing Kabul forced to leave wife and kids behind

Feeling like they were no closer to being accepted on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme - which they are eligible for - the family are still despairingly stuck in limbo.

Daily Record

Afghan children whose families fled Kabul get new start at school

SEATTLE — They lined up at the doors of Southern Heights Elementary in Burien, momentarily subdued as they waited for their first glimpse of American school. Awais, 9, in a sharp black blazer and white shirt, led the way, followed by Fazilat, 10, in sparkly pumps and a bright pink…

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Judge Jackson grilled on Guantanamo detainee representation

Four men once held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were central to some of the questions Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson fielded during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing

The Independent UK

Danish Siddiqui’s parents say International Criminal Court should investigate his killing

Those responsible for incident should be brought to justice, journalist’s parents say in complaint demanding probe

The Hindu

Pakistani PM urges Islamic nations to mediate in Ukraine war

Pakistan’s prime minister has urged foreign ministers from Muslim-majority nations to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine, appealing also on China’s top diplomat to join the effort

The Independent UK

Family of slain journalist takes Taliban leaders to ICC

The family of a Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photographer who was killed in Afghanistan last year has filed a formal complaint with the International Criminal Court to investigate his killing

The Independent UK

Parents of Reuters photographer killed in Afghanistan start legal action against Taliban

The parents of Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan last year, have begun legal action at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the Islamist group, a lawyer for the family said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Afghanistan’s former finance minister now drives an Uber in Washington, DC

Minister fled country week before Taliban took Kabul

The Independent UK

Afghan asylum seeker family sue Australian government for taking too long to approve their visas

After a decade in Pakistan, lawyers representing Fatema and her four children say their application has been "unreasonably delayed". If the court finds in their favour, thousands of Afghans could see their cases fast-tracked.

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Afghans mark Nowruz under Taliban with muted celebrations

Afghans celebrated Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on Monday but festivities were muted, taking place under Taliban rule for the first time in decades and as the administration cancelled a public holiday.

The Independent UK

Taliban announcement a clear sign girls returning to school

Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Education Ministry has announced that schools for all students will open this week — the clearest sign yet that girls will be allowed back in school

Al Jazeera

‘One day to enjoy’: Economy woes dampen Afghan Nowruz celebration

The Taliban rule and the flagging economy have seemingly put a dampener on celebrations this year.

The Hindu

Slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui's parents to initiate legal action against Taliban

It is understood that Siddiqui's family will be moving the International Criminal Court against the Taliban

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Will initiate legal action against Taliban: Danish Siddiqui’s parents

In a press note issued on Monday, the parents of slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui said they will initiate legal action for an investigation into his killing and to bring to book those responsible, including high-level commanders and leaders of the Taliban.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson 'did intervene' to prioritise animals in Afghanistan airlift

A second Foreign Office whistleblower has come forward to back up claims that Boris Johnson intervened to have rescue animals airlifted out of Kabul while Afghans fleeing the Taliban struggled to get onto aircraft.

ABC News

Child labour, underage marriage and babies sold as Afghan parents face 'excruciating choices'

In a desperate attempt to feed their five other children, Nosheen and Aziz decide to sell their unborn child, as a failing economy and soaring food prices drives thousands of Afghan parents to make "desperate, life-altering decisions".

Reuters

Taliban cancel public holiday for Nowruz but say celebrations allowed

Afghanistan's Taliban administration said there would be no public holiday for the Persian New Year this week, but said they would not stop people from celebrating the festival.

The Independent UK

Afghan refugees ‘still lingering in hotels’ as UK welcomes Ukrainians

The UK still has around 12,000 Afghans living in hotels after the Taliban took over the country last year.

Daily Mirror

Desperate Afghans plea 'don't forget about us' as country starves under Taliban control

Residents are in hiding and starving to death without access to food or medicine since the Taliban took over and feel "completely ignored"

The Independent UK

Afghanistan world’s unhappiest country, even before Taliban

It is according to a so-called world happiness report released ahead of the UN-designated International Day of Happiness

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