Taliban bans BBC, VOA broadcast services in Afghanistan

Mar 28, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 28 : The Taliban on Sunday banned British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Voice of America (VOA) broadcast services in Afghanistan.

US launches satellite TV channel for Afghanistan after Taliban banned VOA broadcast services

Apr 01, 2022

Washington [US], April 1 : After the Taliban banned Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts from terrestrial television, the US government-funded news agency has launched...

Taliban announce ban on poppy cultivation

Apr 03, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 3 : The Taliban on Sunday announced a ban on the cultivation of poppy.

UN Special Rapporteur urges Taliban to lift ban on Afghan women working in NGOs

Dec 25, 2023

Richard Bennett has urged the Taliban to lift the ban on women working in non-governmental organizations.

Taliban ban arbitrary military operations, courts

Nov 13, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], November 13 : The Taliban's Purification Commission has ordered a ban on arbitrary military operations and courts, sending a stern warning to...

'Deeply disturbing': UN on first public execution since Taliban takeover

Dec 08, 2022

Taliban on Wednesday carried out the first public execution of a man charged with murder since the militant group took over the country last...