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Afghan women protest Taliban's hijab diktat by sharing photos in colourful dresses
The Taliban have mandated the segregation of genders in classrooms and said that female students, lecturers and employees must wear hijabs in accordance with the group's interpretation of Sharia law. Photos have emerged of a group of female students wearing head-to-toe black robes and waving Taliban flags in the lecture hall of a government-run university in Kabul.
3 top Taliban commanders may be sidelined due to fraught relationship with Pak
In particular, two major commanders from the south, Sadr Ibrahim, head of the military commission for the western zone and a close associate of the previous supreme leader, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansur, who had taken the interior ministry after the Taleban captured Kabul on August 15, and Qayyum Zakir, head of the military commission for the eastern zone, who had taken defence, do not have posts in the new cabinet.
Putin to self-isolate due to Covid cases in inner circle
"(President) Vladimir Putin said that due to identified coronavirus cases in his inner circle he should observe self-isolation for some time," TASS News Agency quoted the statement as saying. Due to this, Putin will attend the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) events slated to take place this week in Dushanbe via video conference, it added.
43 Houthis killed in Saudi-led airstrikes
"The airstrikes targeted the rebel positions, gatherings and reinforcements on the frontlines in Sirwah district, killing 43 and destroying nine weapons-mounted vehicles," . "The airstrikes were a response to the ground attacks launched by the rebels on the (Yemeni) army positions on the frontlines," he said, claiming that there were no casualties among the pro-government armed forces.
Female students sexually assaulted at Canada's top university
Many social media posts suggest that as many as 30 female students were drugged and sexually assaulted during orientation week which started on September 6. The allegations include drinks being spiked, sexual assault and rape. University authorities, who have received only four complaints so far, beefed up security on campus and in hostels.
Taliban kill 20 civilians in Panjshir: Report
Communications have been cut in the valley, making reporting difficult, but the BBC has evidence of Taliban killings despite promises of restraint. Footage from a dusty roadside in Panjshir shows a man wearing military gear surrounded by Taliban fighters. Gunfire rings out and he slumps to the ground.
America in touch with India regarding ‘over-the-horizon’ support: Antony Blinken
The “over-the-horizon” strategy comes into the picture as the WH has promised to fight any transnational terrorism threats emanating from Afghanistan in the wake of withdrawing troops from Kabul. This strategy has been repeatedly used by Biden and his administration to identify and strike terrorists with aerial surveillance and drones launched from outside the country.
'US Central Command still assessing deadly drone strike in Kabul'
"I would say that the assessment by the Central Command is ongoing, and I'm not going to get ahead of that," Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby as saying to reporters here. Kirby's remarks were in response to a question over media investigations that suggested the US military might have mistaken an aid worker for a suicide bomber in the drone strike during its military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
US President Joe Biden to host PM Modi, other Quad leaders for first in-person meeting next week
This will be the first in-person summit of the leaders from Quad countries, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. Australian PM Scott Morrison and Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga are expected to be in the US next week to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Cautious India extends support to 'people' of Afghanistan but no monetary aid to Taliban-led govt
This is probably for the first since the Taliban lost control over Kabul two decades ago, India has decided not to pledge any money to Afghanistan. However, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Monday said that India will stand with the people of Afghanistan adding that it is essential to provide humanitarian assistance without any restriction to the country.
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