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U.S., and some Taliban, condemn move to suspend medical education for women and girls in Afghanistan

The U.S. government has condemned the Taliban for ordering the suspension of medical education for women and girls in Afghanistan.

Newsweek · 2d

UN Urges Taliban to Respect Rights of Afghanistan Women

The United Nations said that the future of Afghanistan depends on safeguarding the rights of all its citizens.

Voice of America · 8h

UN huddle condemns Taliban's curb on female medical education

The United Nations warned Thursday that the Taliban's decision to prohibit female students from pursuing medical training is expected to worsen Afghanistan's already dire humanitarian crisis, which the U.

scmp.com · 1d

Afghan women devastated by new Taliban ban on medical training

Already barred from most fields and schools, the new government ban will leave women in Afghanistan uninformed and at risk.

Afghan Withdrawal 'Lit World on Fire'

Hosted on MSN · 12h

Protests erupt as House Republicans grill Secretary of State Antony Blinken on 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

The House Foreign Affairs Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday as he defended the Biden administration decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021.

Reuters · 1d

Blinken faces Republican critics of Afghanistan withdrawal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as an ending of the country's longest war that freed resources for other conflicts, in testimony in the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

The Washington Post · 1d

Blinken faces GOP critics in Congress who say Afghanistan withdrawal 'lit the world on fire'

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to face questions for the last time regarding some of the darkest moments of Joe Biden’s presidency: the U.S.

Cricket score and updates from England in New Zealand 2024

Yahoo! Sports · 20h

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Afghanistan in Zimbabwe 2024/2025

Follow live coverage of Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan from the Afghanistan in Zimbabwe 2024/2025 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Cricket-Zimbabwe secure last-ball win over Afghanistan in T20

Zimbabwe secured victory off the last ball as they beat Afghanistan by four wickets in the first of their three-match Twenty20 series at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday. Tashinga Musekiwa scored the 11 runs needed off the last over for home success as Zimbabwe reached their target of 145 with six wickets down.

AOL · 9h

New Zealand vs England LIVE: Cricket score and updates from England in New Zealand 2024

Follow live coverage of New Zealand vs England from the England in New Zealand 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner.

Blast in Afghanistan Kills a Taliban Leader, Khalil Haqqani

The government accused the Islamic State of being behind the attack, which struck at the heart of the Taliban’s power ...

Suicide Bomb in Afghanistan Kills Taliban Minister Wanted by the U.S.

The Taliban accuse Islamic State of killing Khalil Haqqani in a suicide bombing.

UN urges Taliban to embrace human rights obligations for Afghanistan’s protection and prosperity

The U.N. mission in Afghanistan wants the country's Taliban rulers to embrace global human rights obligations for the ...

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Explosion in Afghanistan kills Taliban regime's minister for refugees Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani

Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, a minister in Afghanistan's de-facto Taliban government and a member of a notorious family, was among those killed in an explosion in Kabul.

Mast blasts Blinken over 'tens of billions' of US taxpayer dollars sent to Taliban post-Afghanistan withdrawal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken was grilled by the incoming chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee on "billions" of U.S. dollars sent to Taliban.