Tag: Afghan Taliban
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‘Taliban will legally qualify for recognition once they take over the entire country,’ PM Khan
American Magazine ‘Newsweek’ has published an exclusive interview with Pakistani Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan, conducted by its Senior Foreign Policy Writer Tom O’Connor. PM Khan talked about the troubles occurring in Afghanistan, China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the US emerging close relations with Pakistan’s top rival India and shed some light on Sino-US rivalry. In…
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‘If Taliban fail to form inclusive govt, Afghanistan could enter into civil war’: PM Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan, while giving an interview to BBC, said that it was likely that Afghanistan could descend into a civil war if the Taliban fail to form an inclusive government. “If they do not include all the factions, sooner or later they will have a civil war,” said PM Khan. “That would mean…
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IPL broadcast banned in Taliban’s Afghanistan over presence of female spectators
The Taliban have warned media outlets in Afghanistan not to broadcast the UAE leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 due to the presence of female spectators in stadiums. “Ridiculous: Taliban have banned the broadcasting of Indian Premier League (IPL) in Afghanistan. Taliban have warned that Afghan media outlets should not broadcast the Indian…
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Bollywood announces a ‘patriotic’ film on the Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan
Indian producer Ajay Kapoor and actor-director Subhash Kale are making a movie titled Garud, which is a fictionalised version of events based on the recent evacuation of people from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover. As per reports, the upcoming film is inspired by real events. Garud presents a fictionalised depiction of the rescue mission in…
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‘We will continue to support a stable, sovereign and prosperous Afghanistan’: PM Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan will continue to support a stable, sovereign, and prosperous Afghanistan. He was addressing the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS) Summit in Tajikistan. “Pakistan had suffered a lot due to the spillover of conflict and instability in the neighbouring country [Afghanistan]”, he said. Moreover,…
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‘You are lucky you weren’t beheaded’, Journalists open up about Taliban beatings
Adding to a list of Taliban atrocities, two Afghan Journalists were left with immense bruises in Kabul. Their crime: covering protests in the Afghan capital. According to Taqi Daryabi and his colleague Nematullah Naqdi, of the daily newspaper Etilaat Roz (Information Daily), the Taliban separated them into two rooms, insulted, and flogged them with cables after…
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Australia warns of cancelling Afghanistan Test if Taliban ban women’s cricket
Cricket Australia (CA) warned to cancel the Test match against Afghanistan in November if women are not allowed to play the sport under the Taliban regime. The updated stance from CA follows the developments on Wednesday where the Taliban indicated that women would not be able to participate in sport, including cricket. In a statement…
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‘Not necessary,’ Afghan women to be banned from playing sports by Taliban
The Taliban spokesperson has said that the Afghan women, including the country’s women’s cricket team, will be prohibited from participating in sports under the new Taliban regime, The Gurdian has reported. Ahmadullah Wasiq, the deputy chairman of the Taliban’s culture commission, claimed in an interview with Australian network SBS that women’s sport was neither appropriate…
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Journalists question absence of women from Taliban’s ‘all male interim cabinet’
Taliban announced the formation of its interim government on Tuesday. There was not even one woman among the 33 members. In their first press conference after the takeover of Kabul, spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid had said the group would honour women and assured that it was ready to provide them with the opportunity to be “present…
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Reema Khan reunites with husband Tariq, reveals ‘horrifying’ plight of Afghan refugees
Actor Reema Khan has joyfully reunited with her husband Dr Syed Tariq Sahab as he came back from Doha and shed light on the ‘disturbing’ situation of Afghan refugees. “Thank God my husband is back from Doha safe and sound. However what he told me about the refugees is very disturbing,” wrote the Nikkah star…