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Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan

Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan

  • The Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan and that democracy was dead as long as sharia laws are in effect
  • Hibatullah Akhundzada made the remarks Sunday in a sermon marking the Islamic holiday of Eid Al-Fitr in the southern city of Kandahar
By AP ·
US woman released by Taliban in Afghanistan

US woman released by Taliban in Afghanistan

By AFP ·
US drops bounties on top Afghan Taliban officials

US drops bounties on top Afghan Taliban officials

By AFP ·
Funding shortages may halt global child malnutrition programs, WFP warns

Funding shortages may halt global child malnutrition programs, WFP warns

By Reuters ·
Special Doctors warn US aid cuts leave rural Afghanistan without healthcare

Doctors warn US aid cuts leave rural Afghanistan without healthcare

By MODASER ISLAMI ·
Fears grow for British couple held by Taliban as trial delayed

Fears grow for British couple held by Taliban as trial delayed

By Arab News ·
The US lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani

The US lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani

By AP ·
Qatar helps in release of US citizen from Taliban’s detention in Afghanistan

Qatar helps in release of US citizen from Taliban’s detention in Afghanistan

By Arab News ·
Peter and Barbie Reynolds. (Sarah Entwistle)

Elderly UK couple held by Taliban ‘moved to high security jail’: media

By AFP ·
Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their bans cannot be ignored

Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their bans cannot be ignored

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Britain must accept more Afghan refugees: UN official

Britain must accept more Afghan refugees: UN official

By Arab News ·
Pakistan asks illegal foreigners, Afghan Citizen Card holders to leave by March 31

Pakistan asks illegal foreigners, Afghan Citizen Card holders to leave by March 31

By Reuters ·
Starmer praises sacrifice of British troops in Afghanistan, Iraq in oblique rebuke to Vance

Starmer praises sacrifice of British troops in Afghanistan, Iraq in oblique rebuke to Vance

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