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# Taliban

Last month
November 2023
Ireland 'needs to be ready' for increase in fentanyl use amid expected heroin shortage
Concerns have also been raised about xylazine, a powerful sedative typically used in animal surgeries.
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Nov 9th 2023, 12:10 AM
Thousands of Afghans forcibly returned from Pakistan, say Taliban officials
Taliban officials have hit out at Pakistan for “cruel” treatment of Afghans in recent days, warning of “consequences”.
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Nov 5th 2023, 3:52 PM
This year
2023
Fentanyl being 'constantly monitored' amid fears of drug hitting Irish market, minister says
Europe is bracing itself for a potential heroin shortage after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation.
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Oct 12th 2023, 11:07 AM
Taliban chiefs visit Afghan villages hit by quake that killed at least 2,000
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the province of Herat on Saturday.
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Oct 9th 2023, 1:15 PM
Dozens of Afghan women blocked from leaving to study on scholarships in the UAE
Around 30 women had been sponsored to study in the UAE but were prevented from taking their flights.
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Aug 24th 2023, 4:21 PM
Two years of the Taliban: 'It cannot last as it rules by fear and violence'
For Afghan opposition figures and those in exile to stand a chance against the Taliban, more international support is needed, writes David Loyn of King’s College in London.
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Aug 15th 2023, 5:29 PM
Afghanistan's supreme leader claims women given ‘comfortable and prosperous life’ by Taliban
Hibatullah Akhundzada said his government has taken the necessary steps for the betterment of women’s lives in the country.
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Jun 25th 2023, 11:32 AM
Funeral of Afghan governor killed by suicide bomber is hit by another bomb attack
IS remains a significant threat in the country as the group attempts to undermine Taliban control.
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Jun 8th 2023, 2:16 PM
UN chief slams Taliban over 'unprecedented' curbs on Afghan women's rights
The Taliban government has firmly rejected criticism of the curbs on women.
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May 2nd 2023, 3:48 PM
Taliban kill ISIS leader who organised 2021 Kabul airport bombing, US say
The blast killed 170 Afghans as well as 13 US troops who were securing the airport for the United State’s exit from the country.
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Apr 26th 2023, 8:21 AM
High Court rules failure to provide Afghan asylum seeker with accomodation was 'unlawful'
The Afghan teen was informed there was no accommodation available, and provided with a €28 voucher for Dunnes Stores to buy bedding.
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Apr 21st 2023, 6:31 PM
United Nations ready for ‘heartbreaking’ decision to pull out of Afghanistan
The head of the UN Development Programme said it will pull out in May if it cannot persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organisation.
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Apr 18th 2023, 3:04 PM
UK government ‘in negotiations’ after three British men detained by Taliban
Suella Braverman said anyone travelling to dangerous parts of the world should take the utmost caution.
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Apr 2nd 2023, 3:59 PM
Founder of girls' education project in Afghanistan arrested by Taliban authorities in Kabul
The Taliban government last year barred girls from attending secondary school.
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Mar 28th 2023, 8:26 AM
US veterans testify of ‘catastrophic’ impact of chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan
The initial hearing displayed the open wounds from the end of America’s longest war in August 2021.
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Mar 9th 2023, 7:29 AM
Top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan killed by the Taliban
The regional IS “intelligence and operations chief” was killed on Sunday night.
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Feb 28th 2023, 8:44 AM
UN calls on Taliban to let women help give aid to desperate Afghans
Afghanistan is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with more than half of its population facing hunger.
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Jan 30th 2023, 10:27 PM
UK's Harry accused of making Invictus Games a terrorist target with new book claims
The UK royal has claimed that he killed 25 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
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Jan 8th 2023, 5:10 PM
Last year
2022
UN won't halt aid to Afghanistan despite ban on women working in the country's aid sector
‘Aid is never conditional,’ the UN Resident Coordinator in Afghanistan told reporters.
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Dec 29th 2022, 9:42 PM
Aid bodies suspend Afghanistan operations after ban on women aid workers
The UN also said that some of its time-critical programmes have had to stop temporarily due to lack of female staff.
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Dec 29th 2022, 11:33 AM
UN urges Taliban to end 'terrible' university ban on women
The Taliban have suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls.
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Dec 27th 2022, 1:18 PM
Taliban uses water cannon on women protesting against university ban
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have banned female students from attending universities.
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Dec 24th 2022, 3:01 PM
Taliban bans Afghan women from gyms and public baths
Women are increasingly being squeezed out of public life since the Taliban’s return last year.
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Nov 13th 2022, 12:59 PM
Taliban ban women from parks and funfairs in Afghan capital
‘When you have no freedom in your own country, then what does it mean to live here?’ one woman said.
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Nov 10th 2022, 6:58 AM
No Afghan refugees accepted through Admissions Programme due to 'insufficient information'
A report by
Tadgh McNally
The Department of Justice has asked for DNA testing in some instances.
At least three people killed in mosque blast in Afghanistan capital
Taliban celebrates 'day of conquest' to mark turbulent first year in power
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Oct 27th 2022, 12:05 AM
US engineer and navy veteran freed in Afghanistan as part of Taliban prisioner exchange
Mark Frerichs has been detained in Afghanistan since 2020.
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Sep 19th 2022, 2:48 PM
Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools ‘shameful’, says UN
Teenage girls are still barred from school and women are required to cover themselves from head to toe in public, with only their eyes showing.
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Sep 18th 2022, 12:43 PM
‘The most difficult days of my life’: Fleeing Afghanistan for Ireland and starting a new life
Ghazal Maher was a dentist and university lecturer in Afghanistan before the Taliban returned to power.
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Aug 22nd 2022, 6:30 AM
Taliban celebrates 'day of conquest' to mark turbulent first year in power
While the Taliban is celebrating the anniversary, ordinary Afghans are facing increased hardships – especially women.
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Aug 15th 2022, 11:22 AM
Taliban violently disperse rare women's protest in Kabul
About 40 women — chanting “bread, work and freedom” — marched in front of the education ministry building in Kabul.
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Aug 13th 2022, 11:50 AM
Taliban are still illegitimate rulers, say Afghan women activists
Thousands of male clerics have endorsed the hardline government.
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Jul 3rd 2022, 4:00 PM
Taliban pledge no interference with quake aid, but many await relief
Even before Wednesday’s quake, the country was in the grip of a humanitarian crisis.
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Jun 25th 2022, 3:25 PM
Afghan women demand education and work at Kabul protest
Since seizing power last year, the Taliban have rolled back the marginal gains made by women during the two decades of US intervention in Afghanistan.
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May 29th 2022, 1:00 PM
Afghan women TV presenters vow to fight after order to cover faces
This month Afghanistan’s supreme leader issued a diktat for women to cover up fully in public, including their faces.
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May 22nd 2022, 5:59 PM
Female Afghan TV presenters ordered to cover their faces by Taliban
The order came in a statement from the Taliban’s Virtue and Vice Ministry.
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May 19th 2022, 3:56 PM
Taliban orders all Afghan women to wear burqa, as insurgents launch campaign against Govt
Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada also said that if women had no important work outside it was “better they stay at home”.
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May 7th 2022, 5:50 PM
Six people killed in blasts at boys' school in Kabul
At least 11 other people were wounded by two bomb blasts at a boys’ school in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
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Apr 19th 2022, 2:35 PM
Taliban warns Pakistan after rocket attacks kill five Afghan children
The UN said it was “deeply concerned” by the civilian deaths caused by air strikes.
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Apr 16th 2022, 8:05 PM
Activists promise protests in Afghanistan if Taliban fails to reopen girls' schools
“If the girls’ schools remain closed even after one week, we will open them ourselves.”
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Mar 27th 2022, 2:18 PM
Heartbreak as Afghan girls ordered home just hours after schools reopen
The Taliban have imposed a slew of restrictions on women since returning to power.
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Mar 23rd 2022, 7:31 AM
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