Taliban Bans Women From Appearing In TV Dramas

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The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August and many fear they are gradually imposing harsh restrictions EKO HOT BLOG reports that women have been banned from appearing in television dramas in Afghanistan under new rules imposed by the Taliban government. Female journalists and presenters have also been ordered to wear headscarves on screen, although … Read more

Taliban Hold Military Parade With US-made Weapons In Show Of Strength 

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The parade was linked to the graduation of 250 freshly trained soldiers…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that Taliban forces held a military parade in Kabul on Sunday using captured American-made armoured vehicles and Russian helicopters in a display that showed their ongoing transformation from an insurgent force to a regular standing army. The Taliban operated … Read more

Afghanistan Mosque Blast Kills Three, Wounds 15 Others

It happened during Friday prayers in Spin Ghar district of the eastern province, near the border with Pakistan EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least three people were killed and 15 wounded Friday by a blast at a mosque in Afghanistan’s restive Nangarhar province, a hotbed of Islamic State activity, officials said. The blast — … Read more

Senior Taliban Military Commander Killed In Hospital Attack

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The attack began with a suicide bomber detonating his explosives near the facility’s entrance…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that a top Taliban military commander was killed when his men responded to an Islamic State suicide bomb and gun attack on a hospital in the Afghan capital. The Taliban spent 20 years waging an insurgency against … Read more

Taliban Prohibits Use Of Foreign Currency In Afghanistan

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The Taliban’s government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Taliban has announced a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan. The move is expected to cause further disruption to an economy pushed to the brink of collapse by the … Read more

Killing Shekau, Al-Barnawi Won’t End Insurgency, Shehu Sani Declares

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He also said the emergence of Taliban had emboldened terror groups as they saw it possible to pick up arms against the state…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, has said the killings of the leaders of Boko Haram and ISWAP, … Read more

Taliban Supreme Leader Appears In Public For First Time Since Takeover

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There was tight security at the event and no photographs or video have emerged EKO HOT BLOG reports that Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials announced on Sunday, his first public appearance since taking control of the group in 2016. Akhundzada has been the spiritual chief of … Read more

Taliban Presses For Billions Of Dollars Stashed In US, Europe

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One top central bank official called on European countries including Germany to release their share of the reserves to avoid an economic collapse…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that Afghanistan’s Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken nation faces a cash crunch, mass starvation and … Read more

ISIS Claims Responsibility For Deadly Afghan Mosque Blast

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The attack came a week after a bombing claimed by the local Islamic State affiliate killed 46 people at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Islamic State group (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that killed 47 people and wounded several … Read more

At Least 32 Dead In Another Afghanistan Mosque Blast

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…it came exactly a week after a suicide bomb attack on Shiite worshippers in the northern city of Kunduz…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least 32 people have been killed and 45 others wounded after an explosion went off inside a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar, according to public health officials … Read more

Bomb Blast Kills Taliban Commander, Wounds 11

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The Taliban have battled with IS-K since its emergence in Afghanistan in 2014 A bomb ripped through a vehicle carrying a Taliban police chief in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing him and wounding 11 others, officials said. The blast happened in Asadabad, the capital of Kunar province, targeting the Taliban police chief for Shigal district, … Read more

UN Calls Out Taliban On “Broken” Promises Made To Women

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The exclusion of girls at this time has aggravated fears that the Taliban could be returning to their hardline rule of the 1990s. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has slammed the Taliban’s “broken” promises to Afghan women and girls, and urged the world to inject cash into Afghanistan in order to prevent its economic collapse. “I … Read more

Taliban: Man Who Helped Rescue Biden In 2008 Gets Out Of Afghanistan

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Afghan interpreter who helped rescue Biden in 2008 has reportedly jetted out of Afghanistan. Khalili recently requested that now-President Biden return the favor by rescuing him from Afghanistan. Ekohotblog reports that an Afghan translator who assisted in the rescue of then-Sen. Joe Biden when his helicopter was forced to land in a snowstorm 13 years ago … Read more

Afghanistan: US, UK Urge Citizens In Kabul To Avoid Hotels

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Since the Taliban takeover, many foreigners have left Afghanistan, but some journalists and aid workers remain in the capital The United States and Britain have warned their citizens to avoid hotels in Afghanistan, days after dozens of people were killed at a mosque in an attack claimed by the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP … Read more

US Agreed To Provide Humanitarian Aid To Afghanistan, Says Taliban After Talks

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The Taliban said the talks held in Doha, Qatar, “went well,” with Washington freeing up humanitarian aid to Afghanistan… The United States has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country’s new Taliban rulers, the Taliban disclosed … Read more

Afghanistan: US, Taliban Hold First Talks Since Troops Withdrawal

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The US insists the meeting does not amount to recognition of the Taliban US officials have met Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban for their first face-to-face talks since Washington pulled its troops from the country in August. The talks in Qatar are focusing on issues including containing extremist groups, the evacuation of US citizens and humanitarian aid, … Read more

BREAKING: Bomb Explosion Kills At Least 50 Worshippers At Shiite Mosque

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A bomb explosion has killed at least 50 worshippers at Shiite Mosque.   EKOHOTBLOG reports that an apparent bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 50 people Friday, in the bloodiest assault since US forces left the country.   This online news platform gathered that … Read more

Explosion Targeted At Kabul Mosque Kills Several Civilians

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Reports on social media described a large detonation and emergency services rushing to the scene An explosion which ripped through a crowd outside the entrance of a mosque in central Kabul on Sunday, has left a number of civilians dead. According to a Taliban spokesman, the blast targeted the gates of the Eidgah Mosque in … Read more

Taliban Denies Banning Women From Attending Kabul University

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Kabul University’s management said that TheNYT’s report was based on a tweet posted via a “fake Twitter account” Afghanistan’s Islamist and political movement, Taliban, has refuted claims that it banned women from attending Kabul University either as students or instructors. American publication, NewYorkTimes, had on Tuesday quoted a twitter account in the name of Taliban-newly-appointed … Read more

Taliban Hangs Bodies Of Four Suspected Kidnappers

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Graphic images posted to social media showed bloody bodies on the back of a pick-up truck while a crane hoisted one man up. The Taliban hung the bodies of four kidnappers from cranes after killing them during a shootout in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat on Saturday, a senior official said. Herat province’s deputy governor … Read more