Taliban, Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s female cricketers reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban
Cricketer Firooza Amiri says her team will "represent millions of women in Afghanistan who are denied their rights” when the side reunites after more than three years for an exhibition game in Australia on Thursday.
After fleeing the Taliban, the Afghan women’s cricket team is finally playing together – in Australia
An Afghan women’s cricket team is set to play its first match in years. It could put pressure on the International Cricket Council to do more for Afghan women.
How the Taliban Uses Islam to Justify Anti-Women Policies in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, once a country of hope and resilience, has become the darkest pit of despair for its women. Under the iron fist of the Taliban, women have been systematically erased from public life, stripped of their rights,
I want England to play Afghanistan at cricket – says teenage girl living under Taliban rule
There is growing pressure on England to boycott February’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan, but for those living under Taliban rule cricket provides “a moment of peace in a lifetime of struggles”.
Afghanistan Women’s Cricket Team To Take Field With Pride, But Thorny Issue Remains In A Stalemate
Afghanistan women's cricket team will take the field in an exhibition match in Australia, but their cricketing plight remains in a stalemate.

Rubio Threatens To Put ‘Very Big’ Bounty on Taliban Leaders

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Taliban at the Helm: Afghanistan’s Foreign Aid Crisis
How can the international community ensure that aid reaches the needy without empowering the Taliban or helping them ...
Two Americans held in Afghanistan traded for Taliban prisoner in final Biden deal delayed until Trump took office
In the very last hours of President Joe Biden’s time in office, a prisoner exchange years in the making was finally struck: ...
'Overwhelmed with joy:' Taliban releases Dansville man held over 2 years in Afghanistan
The family thanked both the Biden and Trump administrations for "countless hours of negotiations, unwavering support, and ...
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Trump 2.0 and the Taliban’s Afghanistan
Afghanistan, now under the Taliban, is no longer a conflict begging to be solved with a deal. It needs a more nuanced ...
The Taliban say a Chinese national has been killed in northeastern Afghanistan
An Afghan police official says a Chinese citizen has been killed in the country's northeast. The killing of foreigners is ...
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Ryan Corbett, Dansville man held captive by Taliban, is being debriefed in Texas
Ryan Corbett, the Dansville father of three who the Taliban held captive in Afghanistan for two and a half years, is expected ...
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PANNIER: Taliban’s relations with Central Asia imperilled as Trump turns off aid taps
By Bruce Pannier When the Taliban took control of most of Afghanistan in the late 1990s, the governments of the Central Asian ...
"Just bread and tea": WFP says aid cuts to Afghanistan leave millions hungry this winter
The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after ...