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Growing a beard is not mandatory: Taliban
The Ministry in a Twitter post directed all the Taliban affiliates not to force people to grow beards and that it is a personal choice.
I have been made a scapegoat: Ex-Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani
The Taliban seized power in August after taking control of the capital. Ashraf Ghani revealed that when he woke up on August 15 he had "no inkling" it would be his last day in Afghanistan. It was only when his plane left Kabul that he realised he was going, Ghani said on BBC Radio 4's programme.
Taliban directive not to show heads of female mannequins in shops
He said that looking at the face of such mannequins is against the Sharia law, the report said. The instruction comes a day after the group in Kabul issued a guidance advising taxi drivers not to offer drive to unveiled women without close male relatives. A number of shopkeepers in Herat raised concerns against such an instruction and said that Taliban are making life more difficult for them each passing day.
'Death to stooges of Pak' chants in protest against Taliban at Panjshir
The protesters carried the dead body of the victim to the office of the provincial governor and asked for justice. The angry protesters were chanting "Death to Taliban", "Death to stooges of Pakistan", and "Long live Ahmad Masoud", the report said. Residents of Annaba district claimed that the victim was murdered by the Taliban affiliates but the motive behind the killing is yet to be unveiled.
Russia arms Tajikistan amid concern over Afghanistan
The shipments were aimed at helping Tajikistan effectively counter threats coming from outside, Putin said on Monday during a meeting with visiting Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Russia's St. Petersburg. Calling Tajikistan a reliable and close ally of Russia, the Russian President expressed concern over the situation on the Tajik-Afghan borders, Xinhua news agency reported.
Taliban stops women from traveling long distances without male escorts
Taliban has also advised road transports to refuse rides to women who do not follow the Taliban imposed guidelines. The new set of regulations imposed on Afghan women despite the fact that the Taliban authorities are trying to moderate their image internationally.
US shouldn't interfere in Afghan affairs: Taliban
The remarks were made by Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, while he addressed a gathering on Sunday, reports TOLO News.
Regarding the withdrawal of US forces in August that led to the Taliban taking control of the country, Stanekzai said that "American soldiers fled from Afghanistan in the dark of the night".
Deal with Turkey, Qatar over Afghan airports' management yet to reach
The Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation confirmed that discussions were underway with the visiting joint Turkish-Qatari delegation, Khaama Press reported. "The joint Turkish-Qatari technical team came to Kabul on Thursday and held meetings with technical teams of the Islamic Emirate. These meetings will continue and in the near future they will reach an agreement in light of the country's national interests," TOLO News quoted Imamuddin Ahmadi, a spokesman of the Ministry, as saying.
IS claims responsibility for Kabul passport office attack
According to a report on Khaama Press, the terror group released a statement on Saturday saying that it had carried out the December 23 attack. According to Kabul's security officials, a suicide attacker tried to enter the passport office on December 23 where hundreds of Taliban affiliates had gathered.
Taliban commander warns Pak against firing at Afghanistan
Abu Dojana, commander of the 201 Khalid Bin Walid Corps, said that despite the Taliban seeking good ties with the neighbouring nations, its forces also have the military equipment to defend Afghanistan in case of any provocation, reports TOLO News.
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