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Biden Admin Withholds Info on Bungled Afghanistan Withdrawal, Lawsuit Says
The Biden administration is illegally withholding information about its bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan, including information that could show…
‘We’ll Use Our Voice’: Female Afghan TV Hosts Vow to Fight Against New Burqa Rule
Male presenters wear black masks on air in protest of Taliban’s order forcing woman to cover faces on television.
Male Afghan TV Presenters Cover Faces in Solidarity With Female Colleagues
Male television presenters at multiple news outlets in Afghanistan are protesting the Taliban’s decree that women cover their…
Afghan Taliban Order Women TV Anchors to Cover their Faces
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers ordered all female presenters on TV channels to cover their faces on air, the country's biggest media outlet said Thursday.
Pentagon IG Report: Afghanistan Withdrawal ‘Significantly Reduced’ Terrorist Tracking
The Department of Defense "has faced several challenges" conducting counterterrorism operations since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan last…
Many Afghan Women Pushing Back Against Taliban Orders to Cover Up
Many women in the Afghan capital are delaying a return to fully covering their faces in public in…
U.S. Says it Will Increase Pressure on Taliban if it Does Not Reverse Decisions on Women, Girls
The United States will take steps to increase pressure on Afghanistan's Taliban government to reverse some of its…
Afghan Women ‘Feel Like Prisoners’ Under Taliban Rule
'We don't have basic human rights. This is terrifying for all women in Afghanistan'.
UN Ambassador Calls Taliban’s Order for Women to Cover Their Faces ‘Unconscionable’
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said on Sunday that it is “unconscionable” for the…
Taliban Divisions Deepen as Afghan Women Defy Veil Edict
A new Taliban decree that demands women cover up from head to toe in public, showing at most their eyes, has left many Afghans angry or fearful.