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Afghan educational institutions following new gender format reopen
The Acting Minister Abdul Baqi Haqani emphasised that only female lecturers will be allowed to teach girls' classes, TOLO News reported. According to Haqani, joint classes are not acceptable at universities. "Some of the universities are able to use separate buildings for girls, to teach the girls separately. But a number of universities do not have buildings, they can change the time of classes."
'Death to Pakistan' chants as Afghans rally in support of Massoud
Videos on social media showed crowds chanting "death to Taliban, long live Afghanistan" as people marched in the dark streets on Monday night. The report said earlier the Taliban had announced it had captured Panjshir province, the last stronghold of the anti-Taliban movement, the National Resistance Front (NRF), which mobilised under the leadership of Ahmad Massoud, the son of slain hero of the anti-Soviet resistance Ahmad Shah Massoud.
Massoud calls for Afghan resurrection against Taliban
Massoud said that people from all the classes should get together and stand for their country against the Taliban, Khaama News reported. Masoud aired his voice clip from an unknown place, hours after Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said that there are unconfirmed reports that Amrullah Saleh had fled Panjshir.
Threat of bio-terror from radical Islamist groups, warns Tony Blair
In a speech to the defence thinktank Rusi marking the 20th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 Al Qaeda terrorist attacks on the US, Blair, who was British Prime Minister at the time, and supported military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, insisted the terrorist threat remained a first order issue, The Guardian reported.
Afghanistan heads towards devastating economic and humanitarian crisis
Afghanistan now is experiencing a collapse of administration and economy, rising food prices, restriction on basic freedom and brutalities against women and children. And there is no mechanism to seek redress or appeal, thus creating a hell-like situation for Afghan people. The humanitarian organisations and non-profits working in Afghanistan have painted a horrific picture of Afghanistan and its people.
Taliban takeover doesn't end anti-Pakistan sentiments among Afghans
The Ashraf Ghani government was also rigid with its consistent blame on Pakistan for working towards instability and unrest in Afghanistan. While Ghani has been ousted from power by the Afghan Taliban and the US-led NATO forces have also left the country in haste, anti-Pakistan sentiments still prevail among the Afghans.
Pakistanis happy on Taliban takeover while govt remains cautious
The fall of Kabul after the withdrawal of the US-backed NATO forces to the hands of the Afghan Taliban has seen different responses from various global powers and players, as they move towards recognition of the Taliban led government setup in what seems to be the only way forward with limited or no other options.
Trade along Pak-Afghan Torkham border gushes after Taliban takeover
The trade activities along the border have increased as hundreds of trucks now, cross the border on a daily basis for trade purposes."Before the Taliban took control of the border, we used to have many issues. We had to go through a wait for hours and hours with loaded trucks of supplies for clearance to cross into Afghanistan.
Panjshir resistance refutes Taliban claim
"Taliban's claim of occupying Panjshir is false. The NRF forces are present in all the strategic positions across the valley to continue the fight. We assure the people of Afghanistan that the struggle against the Taliban and their partners will continue until justice and freedom prevails," the National Resistance Front (NRF) said in a tweet.
Taliban leader Mullah Hasan Akhund nominated as head of Afghanistan
"Ameerul Momineen Sheikh Hibatullah Akhunzada had himself proposed Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund as Raees-e-Jamhoor, or raees-ul-wazara or the new head state of Afghanistan. Mullah Baradar Akhund and Mullah Abdus Salam will work as his deputies," a senior Taliban leader told The News.
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