Taliban bars government employees without beards from work
March 28, 2022 Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has instructed all government employees to wear a beard and adhere to a dress code or risk being fired, three sources told Reuters. This…
Taliban releases decree that women must consent to marriage
Dec 3, 2021 Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Friday released a decree on women’s rights which said women should not be considered “property” and must consent to marriage but failed to…
Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell – Document
Sept 30, 2021 The Afghan central bank ran down most of its U.S. dollar cash reserves in the weeks before the Taliban took control of the country, according to an…
About 100 U.S. citizens, permanent residents still waiting to leave Afghanistan – Official
Sept. 28, 2021 The United States is aware of about 100 American citizens and legal permanent residents (LPRs) who remain in Afghanistan and are ready to leave the country, a…
Donors pledge $1.1bn for Afghanistan
Sept. 14, 2021 Donors have pledged more than $1.1 billion to help Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have spiralled since the Islamist Taliban took power, and foreign aid has dried…
Taliban response to Afghan protests increasingly violent – UNÂ
Sept. 10, 2021 The U.N. rights office on Friday said that the Taliban response to peaceful marches in Afghanistan has been increasingly violent, with authorities using live ammunition, batons and…
Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan
Sept. 9, 2021 Two hundred foreigners in Afghanistan, Americans among them, are set to depart on charter flights from Kabul on Thursday after the new Taliban government agreed to their…
Taliban celebrate ‘complete independence’ as last U.S. troops leave Afghanistan
Aug 31, 2021 Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops, ending 20…
UK says it has evacuated over 11,000 persons from Afghanistan
Aug. 26, 2021 The United Kingdom said on Wednesday it has evacuated more than 11,000 people from Afghanistan, adding that the evacuation process will run as long as the security…
Biden agrees with Pentagon recommendation to stick to Aug 31 Afghan pullout deadline – source
Aug. 24, 2021 President Joe Biden has agreed with a Pentagon recommendation to stick with the Aug. 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline, an administration official told Reuters on Tuesday. The Pentagon…