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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.
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.
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 ...
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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Women in Afghanistan: The Back Story
listening to their Professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Kabul, as they examine a plaster showing a part of a human body - January 1962 (STAFF/AFP via Getty Images) The Taliban is a group that ...
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Biden Threatened to Shoot Down American Civilian Planes Over Kabul, Hid Number of Americans Killed and Held Hostage by Taliban
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the Taliban has been holding a greater number of American hostages than was ...
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Canadian ex-soldier detained by Afghan Taliban freed, following Qatari mediation
David Lavery, who was detained in November 2024 in Kabul, has reportedly united with his family in Doha, following mediation ...
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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 ...
Afghan refugees who fled Taliban ask Trump to allow them in the U.S.
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power appealed Wednesday to President Donald Trump to exempt them ...
Afghan Taliban Supporters Rally Against ICC Arrest Warrant Requests
Some 200 Taliban supporters rallied in central Afghanistan on Sunday against the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders.
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 ...