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Afghanistan Says To Attend UN Climate Talks, First Since Taliban Takeover

An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.

International Business Times

A window into the hidden lives of Afghan women cut off from society

The harsh realities of Afghan women – barred from education, employment and public life under Taliban rule – are depicted in the Paris exhibition "No Woman's Land", which reveals their struggles through powerful images and testimonies.

Radio France Internationale

Taliban Official Mocks US for Rejecting Kamala Harris: 'Americans Are Not Ready to Hand Over' Country 'to a Woman'

A Taliban official mocked Americans' reluctance to elect a female leader after Donald Trump's 2024 presidential victory.

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Taliban Hopes For Improved US Relations Under Trump Administration

Taliban expresses optimism for improved US relations under President-elect Trump and highlights the significance of the Doha Agreement.

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Afghan Women Banned From Hearing Each Other’s Voices Amid New Taliban Rule

Women are now banned from hearing one another during prayers in Afghanistan. The post Afghan Women Banned From Hearing Each Other’s Voices Amid New Taliban Rule first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Taliban Prohibits Women from Being Heard by Other Women: 'A Form of Mental Torture'

Human rights activists warn that women could be banned from having conversations with one another after the Taliban declared that women's voices as "awrah."

Latin Times

Afghan women cannot pray loudly or recite in front of other women, says Taliban minister

A Taliban government minister says Afghan women are forbidden from praying loudly or reciting the Quran in front of other women

The Independent UK

How to watch 'Helmand: Tour of Duty' online from anywhere

The real and brutal impact of war as revealed by the men who fought it and their families at home. Here's how to watch "Helmand: Tour of Duty" online, on TV and from anywhere.

Tom’s Guide

Bristol photo festival review – from old Hollywood at the sweet shop to exiles’ dreams in a basement

A striking collection of shows include 60s shop workers turned into icons of glamour, awestruck visions of nature and scenes of female oppression in Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

Afghan women ‘banned from hearing each other’ in bizarre new Taliban rule

Prohibition comes two months after the Taliban banned women’s voices in public spaces

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Afghanistan Morality Ministry Spreads 'Living Things' Images Ban

Afghanistan's morality ministry is gradually introducing a ban on images of living beings in media, with multiple provinces announcing restrictions and some Taliban officials refusing to be photographed or filmed, journalists across the country told AFP. Since mid-October the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice…

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan’s budding democracy is on the verge of collapse. It has two options – change tack or implode

As a former senator, I’ve seen how major parties conspired with the military to manipulate elections and crush opponents. This can’t go on, says Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar

The Independent UK

Militant attack kills 10 security personnel in northwest Pakistan

Islamist militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attack

The Independent UK

Afghan journalists fear country going dark as Taliban bans images of ‘living things’

Extreme restrictions on media workers mean life in Afghanistan – including human rights abuses – will go undocumented, journalists say

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The Independent UK

An Afghan province bans all media from showing images of living things to comply with Taliban laws

Taliban officials in Afghanistan's south have banned all media from showing images of living things to comply with the Taliban's morality laws

The Conversation

Presidential election could help decide fate of the 70,000 Afghans living temporarily in the US

The Taliban, an ultraconservative Islamic political group, retook control of Kabul a little more than three years ago, dashing many Afghans’ hopes for a tolerant, democratic government.

The Independent UK

Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign

Officials say Pakistan has witnessed a surge in new polio cases ahead of a new nationwide campaign, hampering years-long efforts aimed at making the country a polio-free state

The Guardian - UK

Israel has its Bin Laden moment, but it can’t be sure killing Sinwar will see off Hamas

The history of ‘decapitation strategies’ tells us it is almost impossible to know what effect assassinating a key figure such as Yahya Sinwar will have, writes Jason Burke

Salon

War’s public health impacts are vast

New research is shedding light on how war inflicts mortality, displaces families, and erodes mental health

Salon

Europe's looming overdose crisis

Though nothing is guaranteed, an overdose crisis could be looming in Europe thanks to changes in the drug supply

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Taliban Investigating Reports Of Afghan Casualties On Iran Border

Taliban acknowledges Afghan casualties on Iran border, sparking calls for investigation and justice amidst rising tensions.

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