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Female Afghan TV anchors forced to wear face-covering after Taliban order
The Taliban has ordered all female TV news anchors in Afghanistan to wear face coverings while on-air. The ruling was announced on Thursday 19 May, to which only a few stations complied, but the Taliban’s Ministry of Vice and Virtue began enforcing it from Sunday with most female anchors seen with their faces covered on-screen …
Taliban enforces face-covering order for female TV news anchors
The Taliban has ordered all female TV news anchors in Afghanistan to wear face coverings while on-air. The ruling was announced on Thursday 19 May, to which only a few stations complied, but the Taliban’s Ministry of Vice and Virtue began enforcing it from Sunday with most female anchors seen with their faces covered on-screen …
Mark Esper confirms he was briefed on intelligence about Russian payments to the Taliban
Esper’s comments came during a long-awaited appearance before the House Armed Services Committee, where lawmakers had their first opportunity to ask the defense secretary and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley about their knowledge of intelligence on Russia offering bounties to the Taliban for killing US troops in Afghanistan. It was …
BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump denies knowing that Russia offered the Taliban bounties to kill US troops
Trump called the New York Times report ‘another hoax’ and blames Obama and Biden for letting Moscow ‘have a field day’ The official that reported the information was unclear as to the precise Russian motivation, but said the incentives must have led to coalition casualties. The official did not specify as to the date of …
Afghanistan Ghani Abdullah standoff threatens Taliban peace deal
Just a short walk from the compound of President Ashraf Ghani, the incumbent whose reelection was announced last month, gunmen in armored vehicles guard the smaller palace of his archrival Abdullah Abdullah, who insists he was cheated out of victory and is forming a parallel government. Across the street, gunmen guard the office of Abdurrashid …
US military says it conducted airstrike against Taliban forces, first since peace deal
The U.S. military said early Wednesday it had conducted an airstrike against Taliban forces in Afghanistan, the first such attack since a historic peace deal was signed with the militant group Saturday. The Helmand Province strikes targeted fighters attacking an Afghan government checkpoint. TRUMP SAYS HE HAD ‘GOOD TALK’ WITH TALIBAN LEADER “This was a defensive strike to …
New York Times publishes op-ed by TALIBAN leader
In Britain, the people have spoken. Again. Boris Johnson and his Conservatives absolutely crushed Jeremy Corbyn’s labour party in what many see as a second referendum on Brexit. This is for sure the “Hillary moment” for many labour voters in Britain. They are in shock, despairing, believing it a devolving of descent to the end …
US and Taliban announce agreement – ABC News
US and Taliban announce agreement ABC News US, Taliban Agree To Weeklong Cut In Violence In Afghanistan NPR Afghanistan: airstrike kills eight after US hails breakthrough in Taliban talks The Guardian Pakistan will threaten any Taliban peace deal Washington Examiner U.S., Taliban reach reduction of violence agreement: U.S. official AOL View Full Coverage on Google News Source link
‘Voting means you’re crazy’: violence and fraud overshadow Afghanistan poll | World news
Afghanistan must choose a new president this week, but every election over the last decade has been riddled with fraud and marred by violence, and fears are growing that the poll on may be the worst yet. It comes as the war is raging with unprecedented intensity. Last week alone, dozens were killed when the …
Afghanistan war: Deadly Taliban attack ‘destroys’ hospital
Image copyright Reuters At least 15 people have died after a truck packed with explosives was detonated by Taliban militants outside a hospital in southern Afghanistan. Many of the victims in the attack on Qalat city were doctors and patients, according to local media reports. Reports have since emerged of at least another 15 civilian …
