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, June 2 (IANS) Two Afghan civilians were killed and 10 others including one security personnel were wounded in a car bomb blast targeting a military convoy in Jalalabad city, capital of eastern province of Nangarhar on Wednesday, a local ...
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Afghanistan Ambassador Fears for Women Under Taliban as U.S. Troops Leave On 5/6/21 at 8:02 AM EDT The United States' decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan without peace agreements in place between the Taliban and the Afghan government has left many fearful about what the future will hold for women in the region. Roya Rahmani, the Afghan ambassador to the U.S., said she is worried that violence in the country will "continue or even possibly escalate," which she said is likely to have a direct impact on Afghan women. "Women have frequently been made a victim of this conflict, both in wa...
Taliban Fast Facts Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Facts Taliban, in Pashto, is the plural of Talib, which means student. Most members are Pashtun, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. The exact number of Taliban forces is unknown. The group’s aim is to impose its interpretation of Islamic law on Afghanistan and remove foreign influence from the country. Timeline 1979-1989 – The Soviet Union invades and occupies Afghanistan. Afghan resistance fighters, known collectively as mujahedeen, fight back. 1989-1993...
Taliban Fast Facts Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Facts Taliban, in Pashto, is the plural of Talib, which means student. Most members are Pashtun, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. The exact number of Taliban forces is unknown. The group’s aim is to impose its interpretation of Islamic law on Afghanistan and remove foreign influence from the country. Timeline 1979-1989 – The Soviet Union invades and occupies Afghanistan. Afghan resistance fighters, known collectively as mujahedeen, fight back. 1989-1993...