Afghan girls will be allowed to take their high school graduation exams this week, an official and documents from the Taliban government indicated Tuesday — even though they have been banned from classrooms since the former insurgents took over the country last year. According to two documents from the Taliban ministry of education, obtained by Read more
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Taliban founder says strict punishment, amputations to return to Afghanistan
Monday, September 27th, 2021Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, a founder of the Taliban who will control prisons under the new government in Afghanistan, said strict punishment, including amputations and executions, will return. “Everyone criticized us for the punishments in the stadium, but we have never said anything about their laws and their punishments,” Turabi said in Kabul during an interview, Read more
Caritas Pakistan plans for humanitarian crisis at Afghanistan border
Monday, August 23rd, 2021Caritas Pakistan has alerted its diocesan units bordering neighboring Afghanistan to help refugees fleeing the Taliban’s takeover of the country, reported ucanews.com. Thousands of Afghans have entered Pakistan via the Chaman border crossing, one of the most active trade and travel routes between the countries, according to media reports. However, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad Read more
Caritas Italy, Jesuits suspend activities as Taliban takeover Afghanistan
Thursday, August 19th, 2021
Caritas Italy announced they have suspended all charitable activities in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover. The Jesuits have also suspended their mission in the country “indefinitely.” In an Aug 15 statement Caritas said the “instability of the situation has led to the suspension of all activities”. It has also increased fears “of Read more