‘Not as bad as Trump inviting Taliban’: John Bolton on Alaska summit, ‘rogue leader Putin being welcomed into US’

[ad_1] John Bolton said Trump meeting Putin in Alaska next week is not as bad as Trump inviting Taliban, which was however canceled. Former ambassador and President Donald Trump’s former NSA John Bolton said Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin’s proposed summit in Alaska on August 15 is a step toward success for Moscow, not […]

Afghanistan FM’s Pakistan visit blocked: US allegedly rejects travel ban exemption; growing Taliban – China ties under scanner | World News

[ad_1] Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (AP) The United States blocked Afghanistan’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to Pakistan, Dawn reported. Muttaqi was scheduled to visit Pakistan on August 4 as part of recent efforts to improve ties between Kabul and Islamabad. The initiative followed Pakistani deputy PM and foreign minister Ishaq Dar’s […]

6-year-old girl sold into marriage with 45-year-old in Afghanistan; Taliban intervenes: ‘Wait until she’s nine’ | World News

[ad_1] 6-year-old girl sold into marriage with 45-year-old in Afghanistan (AI-generated representative image) A harrowing case from Afghanistan’s Helmand province has sparked international condemnation after a six-year-old girl was forced into marriage with a 45-year-old man in exchange for money.The incident, first reported by US-based Afghan news outlet Amu.tv on June 28, took place in […]

‘Targeted women’: ICC issues arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders; Taliban calls it ‘nonsense’

[ad_1] International Criminal Court (Official website image) The International Criminal Court on Tuesday (local time) issued arrest warrants against two top Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting girls and women in Afghanistan, CNN reported.In a statement, ICC clarified that the two men, Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani are accused […]

‘Violations of fundamental rights’: ICC cracks down on Taliban; Supreme Leader, Chief Justice named

[ad_1] The International Criminal Court On Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for systematically persecuting women, girls, and others who defied the group’s strict gender policies. The warrants named Haibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s Supreme Leader, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the regime’s Chief Justice.According to a statement […]

Pakistan Says It Killed 54 Militants Trying to Enter From Afghanistan

[ad_1] Pakistan’s military said on Sunday that it had killed 54 militants trying to infiltrate the country from Afghanistan, highlighting the challenges its forces face on multiple fronts as tensions with India also rise rapidly. The operation against the fighters from Afghanistan took place on Friday and Saturday nights in North Waziristan, a remote district […]

Taliban morality enforcers arrest men for having the wrong hairstyle or skipping mosque, UN says

[ad_1] The Taliban morality police in Afghanistan have detained men and their barbers over hairstyles and others for missing prayers at mosques during the holy month of Ramadan, a UN report said Thursday, six months after laws regulating people’s conduct came into effect. The Vice and Virtue Ministry published laws last August covering many aspects […]

Taliban morality enforcers arrest men for having the wrong hairstyle or skipping mosque, UN says

[ad_1] The Taliban morality police in Afghanistan have detained men and their barbers over hairstyles and others for missing prayers at mosques during the holy month of Ramadan, a UN report said Thursday, six months after laws regulating people’s conduct came into effect. The Vice and Virtue Ministry published laws last August covering many aspects […]

Prince Harry Security Lawsuit: ‘Singled out’: Prince Harry fights back in court over ‘inferior’ security treatment, lawyer cites threat from Taliban

[ad_1] File photo: Prince Harry (Picture credit: AP) Prince Harry returned to London’s Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday to appeal the UK government’s 2020 decision to downgrade his security detail after stepping down as a senior working royal.Describing the move as “unjustified” and dangerous, the Duke of Sussex argued he had been “singled out […]

Russia to rule on removing Taliban from ‘terror’ list after 20 years

[ad_1] Russia’s Supreme Court to decide next month on removing the Taliban from its list of banned “terrorist” organisations, state news agencies reported Monday. The ruling, expected on April 17, follows a request from the prosecutor general’s office and is likely to lift the designation. Despite the Taliban’s classification as a terrorist group since 2003, […]