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Taliban divisions deepen as Afghan women defy veil edict
May 9, 2022

Taliban divisions deepen as Afghan women defy veil edict

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Arooza was furious and afraid, keeping her eyes open for Taliban on patrol as she and a friend shopped Sunday in Kabul’s Macroyan neighborhood.…READ MORE

Afghanistan’s Taliban order women to cover up head to toe
May 8, 2022

Afghanistan’s Taliban order women to cover up head to toe

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public — a sharp, hard-line pivot that confirmed the worst fears of rights activists and was bound to further complicate Taliban dealings with an already distrustful international community.…READ MORE

Powerful explosion at Kabul mosque kills at least 10 people
April 29, 2022

Powerful explosion at Kabul mosque kills at least 10 people

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding as many as 30, a Taliban spokesman said.…READ MORE