Taliban Rule
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Afghanistan
Poll: Economic Recession Seen as Most Significant Consequence of Four Years of Taliban Rule
DID Press in an online poll asked participants to identify the most significant outcome of the Taliban’s four-year interim rule over Afghanistan. A majority—57%—cited economic recession and rising unemployment as the most pressing consequence of Taliban governance. Meanwhile, 36% of…
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Afghanistan
Mullah Hebatullah: People should obey religious scholars and rules
DID Press: Hebatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban’s caretaker government, called on the people to obey the group’s religious scholars and implement the orders issued unconditionally. According to a statement from Taliban-affiliated organizations, Akhundzada stressed the need to resolve…
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Afghanistan
Will the World Recognise Taliban Rule?
OIC members were reluctant to legitimise Taliban rule because of the pressure from the US. Such was the pressure that even the Saudi Foreign Minister avoided a meeting with the Afghan acting foreign minister
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