The reopening of secondary schools for girls across Afghanistan on Wednesday prompted joy and apprehension among the tens of thousands of students deprived of an education since the Taliban's return to power. All schools were closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic when the Taliban took over in August last year -
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Liton lifts Bangladesh 155-8 in 1st T20 against Afghanistan
Liton Das struck a super 44 ball-60 as Bangladesh piled up 155-8 in the first T20 International against Afghanistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today. Afif Hossain scored 25 and debutant Munim Shahriar added 17. Bangladesh however had not a desired start after opting to bat first as they lost opener Naim
Afghanistan seek redemption in T20 series against Afghanistan
Afghanistan, led by an insurgent group, aims to capture a coveted seat at UN
As Afghan children wait for death
The situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly. American strategic incompetence and military inability may have caused it grave image loss and showed how weak it is, the concrete specter of death haunts those left behind in a spectacular display of betrayal. There is as yet no formal government and the
US leftovers and the Taliban
The battle between the (The National Resistance Front (NRF))Panjshir forces and the Taliban is another indicator that almost all the belligerent forces are non-state actors in Afghanistan. There is no single notion of identity of state so tribal feelings overwhelmingly dominate. The US's twenty years of failed struggle to “construct”
As Kabul burns, need to talk about Pakistan
It was certain that the suicide bombings at the Kabul airport during the crucial evacuation of tens of thousands of stranded foreign nationals and NATO troops, was an act of the Islamic State’s “Khorasan Province” (IS-KP), the branch of the organisation in Afghanistan and Pakistan that was officially recognised by
Closed borders and hostile receptions await Afghan refugees
Whether desperately trying to get a place on the last evacuation flights out of Kabul or trekking to the borders with neighbouring Pakistan and Iran, tens of thousands of Afghans are fleeing their country once more. Events are unfolding at speed. The Taliban are establishing a central government in the capital
Dhaka in touch with stranded citizens in Afghanistan: MoFA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday said the government is in regular touch with the stranded Bangladeshi nationals in Afghanistan and has taken every measure for their safe and orderly departure from the troubled country. So far, the government has facilitated the return of around 20 of them from Afghanistan,
Afghanistan: Using Women as a political weapon?
The World Bank has suspended aid to Afghanistan, saying it is "deeply concerned" by the situation there, especially regarding women's rights, after the Taliban seized power, reports AP. Western media has also focused on the situation of women and the consequences of Taliban seizing power. One therefore finds it difficult