Human rights
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Afghanistan
Why the Taliban Still Govern Afghanistan Like an Insurgent Movement
DID Press — Analysis: Five years have passed since the Taliban entered Kabul and took control of the country. Throughout these years, the general expectation and the calculations of their regional supporters were that the group would gradually transform from…
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UK: Pressure Taliban Allies to Lift Restrictions on Women
DID Press: Baroness Helena Kennedy, a prominent women’s rights advocate and member of the UK House of Lords, has called on the British government to put pressure on countries such as India and Qatar that maintain contacts with the Taliban.…
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Europe’s Hardening Migration Policies Leave Afghan Refugees in Limbo
DID Press: As anti-immigration sentiment grows and right-wing parties gain influence across Europe, thousands of Afghan asylum seekers who were evacuated to European countries after the fall of Kabul face an uncertain future and the possibility of deportation to Afghanistan.…
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Report: Taliban Purge Shia Professors From Afghanistan Universities
DID Press: Credible sources have reported a new wave of ideological and religious reshuffling in Afghanistan’s academic institutions, alleging that all Shia professors at Sharia faculties of Afghan universities have been removed following a directive from the Taliban’s acting minister…
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Canada: Inclusive Government, Human Rights Conditions for Normalizing Ties With Taliban
DID Press: Canada said on the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan that it will not support normalizing relations with the group until there is tangible progress on human rights, the formation of an inclusive government…
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Afghanistan Political Fronts Vow to Continue Fight for Change in Taliban Rule
DID Press: As Afghanistan marks the fifth anniversary of the fall of the republic and the Taliban’s return to power, the Afghanistan Freedom Front, Jamiat-e Islami and officials from the National Resistance Front have, in separate statements and remarks, described…
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Dostum Calls for Increased Global Pressure on Taliban
DID Press: Abdul Rashid Dostum, leader of Afghanistan’s National Islamic Movement, has called on the United Nations and countries involved in the Afghanistan file to increase financial and political pressure on the Taliban and halt direct assistance to the group.…
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EU: Recognition of Taliban Government Tied to Inclusive Governance and Rights
DID Press: The European Union said that five years after the Taliban returned to power, it continues to support the people of Afghanistan, allocating more than €2 billion over the past five years for humanitarian assistance, basic needs and support…
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Muttaqi: Resistance Against the Taliban Will Yield No Results
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s foreign minister, said at a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the group’s return to power in Kabul that opposition to the Taliban would achieve nothing. The ceremony was attended by senior Taliban…
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56 Countries Urge Taliban to End Discriminatory Policies Against Women
DID Press: On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, at least 56 UN member states issued a joint statement calling for the immediate repeal of the group’s discriminatory decrees and policies against women and girls. The countries…
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