Moscow: The Supreme Court of Russia on Thursday removed the Taliban’s designation as a “terrorist organization”, a symbolic gesture, which was aimed at building favorable relations with the real rulers of Afghanistan. The Islamist group confiscated power in Afghanistan in August 2021 when American forces supported the country’s internationally recognized government. Moscow, called the US … Read more
Paso Canoas: Marwa fled Taliban rule in Afghanistan because she wanted to study, work, and wear jeans. Now, thanks to Donald Trump’s deportations, she’s detained in the Costa Rican jungle, her life in limbo. The 27-year-old is one of hundreds of migrants from all over the world who have been expelled by the United States … Read more
The Taliban’s police force uses 90,000 CCTV cameras to monitor the lives of 6 million people. From license plates to facial expressions, nothing beats their eyes. “We monitor the entire city of Kabul from here,” Khalid Zadran, a spokesperson for the Taliban police chief told the BBC. Zadran also said that in certain neighbourhoods, if … Read more
Goshta, Afghanistan: A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of the Taliban authorities’ push to capitalise on the country’s rich mineral resources. Touting the return of security, the Taliban government is rushing to court local and foreign investors to exploit … Read more
Kabul: Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its leaders was “politically motivated”. It comes a day after the ICC chief prosecutor said he was seeking warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women — a crime against humanity. “Like many … Read more