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Taliban diplomats have begun work at the Afghan embassy in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, and at Afghan consulates in other cities in Pakistan, two Taliban officials and two Afghan diplomats told FLY Thursday (28/10). FLY obtained a copy of the official Taliban notice which was sent to the Afghan embassy …

China has pressured the Taliban’s interim government in Afghanistan to “effectively” protect women’s rights and renewed its call to lift international sanctions on the conflict-torn country to help it cope with growing “economic chaos”. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the issue in two days of talks with Taliban leaders …

Usually during this time of year all the bricks in the factory outside Kabul will be sold. Now they have more than 2 million unsold bricks. When the Taliban came to power, they found the Afghan economy rapidly approaching the brink of collapse. They are faced with dire predictions of …

The Taliban on Thursday (21/10) attacked several journalists to prevent media coverage of the women’s rights protests in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. About 20 women lined up from near the education ministry to the finance ministry. Wearing colorful headscarves, they chanted slogans including: “Don’t politicize Education.” The women held …

An international meeting hosted by Russia on Wednesday (20/10) urged the Taliban to form a “truly inclusive” government in Afghanistan and called on the United Nations to convene a donor conference as soon as possible to help prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in the country. The meeting-known as the Russian consultation …

The acting Taliban interior minister, who is on the US list of terrorists, has held a ceremony in Kabul to honor the suicide bombers responsible for killing thousands of US and allied troops in Afghanistan. Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is a US fugitive in exchange for $10 million for any information …

Ahmad Fahim, 18, has a wardrobe full of jeans and t-shirts, but is forced to wear the shalwar kameez, the traditional Afghan dress when leaving the house. “Most of my clothes were jeans and T-shirts and I couldn’t wear them anymore, so I had no choice but to burn them,” …

The G-20 countries have just agreed on billions of dollars in aid for the Afghan people. At the same time, many countries including the US do not want these funds to reach the incumbent Taliban. Can the US ease the suffering of the Afghan people, without having to deal with …

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday (14/10) suspended flights to the Afghan capital, Kabul, over what the state-owned carrier accused of “cruel” interference by the neighboring country’s ruling Taliban. The suspension came the same day a statement by the Taliban’s Transport Ministry warned it would halt PIA flight operations between …

Heads of government and foreign ministers from the world’s 20 major economies or the G20 at a virtual meeting on Tuesday (12/10) agreed to find ways to inject more funds into Afghanistan. The talks came after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the war-torn country’s economy, now under Taliban control, …