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ICC Issues Warrant Against Taliban Chief Over Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan

10 Jul 2025

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants against two high-ranking Taliban leaders—supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani—on the charge of crimes against humanity for the systematic persecution of Afghan women and girls. In a Tuesday statement, the ICC stated that there were "reasonable grounds to...

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants For Taliban Supreme Leader & Senior Leader Over Crimes Against Women

09 Jul 2025

Arrest warrants have been issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for two senior leaders of the Taliban on charges of crimes against humanity for systematic persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan. In a Tuesday statement, the ICC stated that there were "reasonable grounds to believe" that Taliban Supreme...

Pakistan Army Kills 30 Militants at Afghan Border, Links Attack to TTP

04 Jul 2025

Pakistan military kills 30 terrorists close to the Afghanistan border in North Waziristan, a week after a fatal suicide attack killed 16 troops. The Pakistan military says the attackers were from the Pakistan Taliban or its affiliated organisations and blames both India and Afghanistan for facilitating cross-border terrorism. Russia, on...

Russia Becomes First Nation To Recognize Taliban Government In Diplomatic Breakthrough

04 Jul 2025

Russia has officially welcomed a new Afghan ambassador appointed by the Taliban, becoming the first nation to officially recognize the Taliban regime since it captured Afghanistan in August 2021. The move, which was announced Thursday by the Russian Foreign Ministry, represents a major diplomatic breakthrough for the Taliban regime, which...

Taliban PM Issues Bold Amnesty Offer: Will Afghans Dare to Return?

07 Jun 2025

Over the weekend, Taliban Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund issued an amnesty pledge to Afghans who had left the country since the collapse of the Western-backed government. In a message for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, also referred to as the "Feast of Sacrifice," Akhund promised that those who...

PoK Clash: 2 Pakistani Police, 4 Taliban Militants Killed In Deadly Encounter

30 May 2025

In an unusual night-time raid, Pakistani security personnel stormed a militant den in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), leading to an exchanges of gunfire that killed two police personnel and four Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, police said on Thursday (May 29). The raid occurred in Rawalakot district, an area at the centre...

Alarming Rise of Militant Networks in Taliban-held areas in Afghanistan

26 May 2025

Since the Taliban’s take over of Afghanistani n August 2021, the country has once again become a critical epicenter for global terrorism. Despite assurances in the Doha Agreement, the Taliban has failed to sever ties with transnational extremist networks . Instead, Afghanistan has transformed into a fertile ground where militant...

Taliban Suspends Chess In Afghanistan, Calls It A Sin Cites Religious Grounds

11 May 2025

The Taliban government has banned the game of chess throughout Afghanistan on the grounds that the game encourages gambling, which is banned under the strict interpretation of Islamic law. The ban was confirmed on Sunday by Atal Mashwani, a spokesman for the sports directorate of the Taliban. "Chess, in accordance...

Russia Drops Taliban Terror Label In Strategic Shift Toward Afghan Engagement

17 Apr 2025

Russia has formally ended its decades-long listing of the Taliban as a terrorist group, a step that represents a major policy change and sets the stage for official interaction with Afghanistan's ruling power. The move was announced Thursday following Russia's Supreme Court decision to de-list the Taliban from its roster...

Taliban Morality Police: Barbers Jailed, Men Detained For ‘Unholy’ Hair And Missed Prayers

10 Apr 2025

The Taliban's morality police have stepped up enforcing strict social behavior regulations, arresting men and barbers for non-conforming hairstyles and beard cutting, a UN report released Thursday says. The crackdown is part of broader laws adopted last August by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice,...

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