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British couple released from Taliban detention, reunited with familyBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed the couple’s release, saying that it was a relief to have secured their return.TrendingSep 19, 2025
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Taliban leaders face ICC warrants over persecution of women and girlsThe warrants were issued against Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhunzada and the head of the Supreme Court, Abdul Hakim Haqqani.WorldJul 8, 2025
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Taliban adds chess to ever-growing list of things banned in AfghanistanThe move to ban chess is just the latest in an long list of restrictions to cultural, social and sporting events in Afghanistan.WorldMay 12, 2025
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British couple in their 70s arrested, detained by Taliban in AfghanistanThe Taliban has not offered a reason for the couple's arrest.WorldFeb 25, 2025
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Canadian Dave Lavery recounts his 77 days as a prisoner of the TalibanThe military veteran and humanitarian worker known as Canadian Dave, who was taken prisoner by the Taliban Nov. 11, 2024, spoke out for the first time since his release on Jan. 26.CanadaFeb 2, 2025
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Taliban bans Afghan women from ‘hearing each other’ in latest oppressive lawAfghan human rights activists have warned the new law means women are effectively banned from holding conversations with one another.WorldOct 31, 2024
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Afghan women sing in defiance of Taliban morality lawsLaws issued by the Taliban last week forbid women from singing and reading aloud in public because a woman's voice is deemed 'intimate.'TrendingAug 29, 2024
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Taliban bans women’s voices, bare faces from public in new restrictive lawsThe new laws come after the Taliban already placed heavy restrictions on women's rights, including banning women and girls from attending school after Grade 6.WorldAug 23, 2024
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Canada is unblocking aid to Afghanistan but delay is ‘extremely frustrating’: advocateOttawa has plans to finally stop blocking Canadian development aid to Afghanistan this year, but some are concerned about the time it will take to develop the system.WorldApr 27, 2024
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Former top U.S. generals say Afghanistan evacuation ‘too slow and too late’The rare testimony publicly exposed for the first time the strain and differences the military leaders had with the Biden administration in the final days of the war.U.S. NewsMar 19, 2024
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