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Afghan women cricketers reunite in first game after fleeing Taliban
Afghanistan's women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match in Australia that captain Nahida Sapan hoped would spark "a movement for change".
Taliban reject court move to arrest top officials for persecuting Afghan women and girls
An Afghan women's group is welcoming the decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their persecution of women.
Afghan refugee cricketers in Australia to play first match since fleeing Taliban
More than three years after fleeing Afghanistan as the Taliban swept to power, a women's team of refugee cricketers will play an exhibition match in Melbourne on Thursday, hoping it will be a first step on the path to full internationals.
Afghanistan's female cricketers reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban
An Afghanistan Women’s XI will play a Cricket Without Borders XI in the match at Melbourne’s Junction Oval. It will bring together 21 female players who were formerly contracted by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) before the Taliban regime re-took control in August 2021.
Afghan cricketers ready to represent ‘millions of women’ in Australia exhibition match
Afghanistan female cricketers said Thursday's exhibition match in Australia will be a "historic moment" and that the team will "represent millions of women" back home denied their rights. The Afghan team reunites after more than three years for an exhibition game against a Cricket Without Borders XI at Melbourne’s Junction Oval.
Trump’s refugee ban leaves Afghan allies abandoned
Thousands of Afghans who aided the U.S. military are stuck in limbo after Trump paused all refugee resettlement.
Iran's foreign minister meets the Taliban in the first visit to Kabul in 8 years
Senior Taliban officials in Afghanistan say they hope for better relations with Iran after a visit from its foreign minister ...
Iranian foreign minister meets Taliban officials in first Kabul visit in eight years
Abbas Aragchi spoke with Taliban leaders about border tensions, Afghan refugees in Iran and the Helmand River water treaty.
Afghan Taliban member freed from US custody in exchange for two Americans, Kabul says
Democratic-led states and civil rights groups filed a slew of lawsuits challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to roll ...
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Restaurant owner, former refugee worries about Afghan refugees
The co-owner of Kabul Corner expressed deep concerns about the future of her community following the president's recent ...
Canadian Ex-soldier Detained By Afghan Taliban Govt Freed
A Canadian ex-soldier detained by the Taliban government in Afghanistan was freed on Sunday after over two months of imprisonment in a deal brokered by Qatar, a source with knowledge of the release ...
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Taliban conditionally agree to allow Afghan girls to study in Pakistan
The official stated that visas would be issued to chaperones “to allow them to accompany female students, as mandated by Afghan law,” to study in Pakistani institutions. The Taliban did not ...
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Taliban deputy says there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy.
The Afghan women resisting the Taliban: 'My husband wanted me to stop being an activist, but I had to keep expressing my anger'
Despite the intense repression faced by Afghan women since the Taliban regained power in 2021, many continue to fight in ...