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The latest news and views about the Taliban militant group

Asia

Acting Afghan FM says progress made in Norway talks

IFP Media Wire -
The Taliban acting foreign minister Amir Khan Motaqi says talks between the group’s representatives and western officials in Oslo, Norway, have had good results. He added the new rulers in Kabul want good relations with the world, including the neighboring and the European countries.
Asia

Taliban officials meet western diplomats in Norway

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Taliban and Western diplomats are holding a meeting outside Norway’s capital Oslo. Talks are focusing on Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis, which has escalated drastically since last August when the militants stormed back to power.
Asia

Taliban say after meeting West demands

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Taliban’s top spokesperson says new Afghanistan rulers have taken steps to meet the demands of the West. Zabihullah Mujahid added they hope to strengthen their relations with the world countries through diplomacy.
Media Wire

The Taliban repeat calls for international recognition

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Afghanistan's acting prime minister Mullah Hasan Akhund has called for international governments to officially recognize the Taliban administration.
Asia

Thousands of Taliban members dismissed for ‘abuses’

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The Taliban have so far dissociated about 3,000 members accused of abusive practices across Afghanistan, head of Purification Commission of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Latifullah Hakimi says.
Asia

Taliban confirm meetings with Ahmad Masoud, Isamail Khan

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The Taliban have confirmed their delegation met with former governor of the Afghan province of Heart Ismail Khan and former leader of the country’s Panjshir Valley Ahmad Masoud in Tehran.
Asia

Report: Iran to hand over Afghan embassy to Taliban

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The Iranian government has reportedly decided to hand over Afghanistan’s embassy in Tehran to the Taliban without recognizing the Taliban government. According to Tehran-based Asr Iran news website, the ambassador of former Afghan government to Tehran has already left Iran for a European country.
Asia

Taliban: Former Afghan officials to get no place in cabinet

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The deputy prime minister in the Taliban’s caretaker government has accused former Afghan officials of involvement in “corruption,” saying they will have no place in the new cabinet.
Asia

Taliban forces open fire on protesting women

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The Taliban militants opened fire on women participating in a rally in Kabul on Tuesday. The protestors came out on streets calling for ‘employment, freedom and food.’
Asia

Taliban says won’t allow Shia-Sunni split in Afghanistan

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A senior member of the Taliban says Kabul will not allow any individual or group to break the unity of Afghanistan’s Shia and Sunni Muslims through acts of sedition.
Asia

Over 20 countries deeply concerned over ‘Taliban summary killing’

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More than 20 countries have expressed deep concern over the extra-judicial killings of former Afghan military personnel and their disappearance by the Taliban.
IFP Exclusive

Border clashes not to happen again: Taliban

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The Taliban says they have issued the necessary instructions in order to avoid a repeat of incidents similar to the Wednesday shootout which took place along the Iran-Afghanistan border.
IFP Exclusive

Calm returns to Iran-Afghanistan border area

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A local official in Iran’s Sistan and Balouchestan Province says Wednesday’s clashes between Iranian border guards and the Taliban started after the Afghan forces opened fire on Iranian farmers, but the area is calm now.
IFP Exclusive

Iran says border clashes with Taliban guards resolved

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the Wednesday clashes along the borders with Afghanistan, which media reports said were due to a misunderstanding, have come to an end.
Media Wire

Saudi Arabia and India to reopen embassies in Kabul

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The Taliban officials say Saudi Arabia and India will reopen their embassies in Kabul soon. Riyadh has already sent a diplomatic delegation to Afghanistan.
Asia

US delegation met with Taliban representatives in Qatar

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A US delegation led by the special representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, held talks with senior Taliban representatives in Qatar on Monday and Tuesday, the US State Department said.
Asia

Report: Underground intelligence operatives helped Taliban seize Kabul

IFP Media Wire -
The Taliban have had an underground network of intelligence operatives that helped them seize power from inside, parallel to their military victory, according to a report.
Int'l Relations

EU says does not recognize Taliban regime

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A high-ranking European official says the European Union does not recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen made the remarks at the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
Transportation

Iran, Afghanistan discuss security cooperation

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Iran and Afghanistan have exchanged views on the enhancement of mutual relations, including ways to boost security cooperation.
Asia

Taliban calls on US Congress to release frozen assets, avert humanitarian crisis

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The Taliban has urged members of the United States Congress to act to release frozen Afghan assets and take responsible steps towards addressing the humanitarian and economic crisis unfolding in the country.
IFP Exclusive

Iran special envoy holds ‘constructive’ talks with Taliban officials

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Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan has described talks between the two neighbors as constructive.
Asia

Taliban holds military parade with US-made weapons

IFP Media Wire -
The Taliban forces have staged a military parade in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, using captured American-made armored vehicles and Russian helicopters.
Asia

Taliban: US support of Panjshir front violates Doha agreement

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The US Support for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) would constitute a breach of the Doha agreement between Washington and the Taliban, the new rulers of Afghanistan announced.
Asia

Pakistan reaches ceasefire agreement with local Taliban

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The Pakistani government and the banned armed group Pakistan Taliban (TTP) have agreed to a one-month ceasefire. Islamabad says talks leading to the deal were facilitated by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Asia

Taliban appoints new governors, police chiefs

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The Taliban has appointed 44 members to key local government roles, including provincial governors and police chiefs.
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