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Taliban admit women not safe in the presence of their militants
"Our security forces are not trained [in] how to deal with women or how to speak with women," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters at a press conference, Fox News reported. "Until we have full security in place ... we ask women to stay home," he said. Mujahid added that the guidance is a "very temporary procedure", and women will be allowed to return to work once a system is in place to protect their safety.
In deft diplomatic move China blunts Kamala Harris' bid to woo Vietnam
In the meeting on Tuesday with Xiong Bo, the Chinese envoy to Hanoi, the Vietnam Prime Minister said that his country will not enter into any alliance to confront Beijing. The statement comes at a time when Harris has embarked on a tour to strengthen a US alliance in the region to counter the influence of an increasingly belligerent China. Pham said Vietnam had always maintained an independent foreign policy.
Putin rules out sending troops inside Afghanistan, citing Soviet debacle
The Russians are also reinforcing security along Afghanistan's border with Central Asian countries, Moscow's backyard. On Tuesday, Putin clarified that Russia was closely monitoring the conflict but will not let its armed forces be drawn into an all-against-all conflict, Tass news agency reported. Putin pointed out that Afghanistan has been on the boil for decades.
Ex-Afghan minister posts shocking photos of Taliban killing young children
Andarabi said that the Taliban "are trying to rule over people by terrorising them, killing young children and elderly citizens". He said the Taliban "cannot govern the nation" using such terror methods. As a result, people have had to rise against their brutality to protect their lives, honour, dignity and property," Andarabi said in a tweet where he posted pictures of bodies of children and also children who have been injured.
China in talks with Taliban to expand CPEC
Sources said that in a bid to push the CPEC, China is exploring opportunities to exploit Pakistan to enter the war-torn country. Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu, met Abdul Salam Hanafi, the deputy head of the Taliban political office in Qatar, in Kabul and had unimpeded and effective communication and consultation, sources said.
Taliban capture stoked desperation among many Afghans: UN human rights chief
She added that in recent weeks, her office has received harrowing and credible reports of the impact on civilians of violations of international humanitarian law, as well as violations and abuses of human rights, by the parties to the conflict. In particular, we have also received credible reports of serious violations of international humanitarian law, and human rights abuses, taking place in many areas under effective Taliban control.
US House passes voting rights legislation
Named in honour of the late civil rights icon and former Democratic Congressman John Lewis, the legislation was on Tuesday approved by the Democratic-controlled House in a 219-212 vote that saw no support from Republicans, who characterized the bill as a federal power grab that weakens states' role in regulating electoral processes, reports xinhua news agency.
1 person dead, 1 injured in shooting outside Texas Walmart
Houston detective C. Bowling told local media that the shooting took place before 2 a.m. on Tuesday when the retail store was closed, reports Xinhua news agency. There was an altercation and two vehicles were involved in the incident, said Bowling, adding that one person was dead on the scene while another one who was shot was transported to a hospital and expected to fully recover.
Covid-19 origin probe: No definitive conclusion by US intelligence
US President Joe Biden had, in May, ordered the country's intelligence community "redouble their efforts" and report the origins of the pandemic within 90 days. The new report, delivered to the White House on Tuesday highlights the challenge faced to get more information from China, the Wall Street Journal reported. The lack of detailed information from China has affected the probe, two senior US officials were quoted as saying.
'G7 leaders agree it is moral duty to help Afghans'
"We all agreed that it is our moral duty to help the Afghan people and to provide as much support as possible as conditions allow," von der Leyen said at a press conference following a meeting of G7 leaders on Tuesday. "To protect these most vulnerable, it is clearly a matter for global cooperation and it has to be dealt with as such from the start. These people should not fall into smugglers' hands," she added.
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