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Taliban to Afghan networks: stop airing shows with women actors
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Nov. 21 issued a new "religious guideline" that called on the country's television channels to stop showing dramas and soap operas featuring women actors.
Some 470,000 Syrians return home: Çavuşoğlu
Nearly 470,000 Syrian have returned to their countries and more of them will go back when the conditions become ripe for their return, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said.
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Senior Taliban commander killed in hospital attack
A Taliban military commander was killed when his men responded to an ISIL suicide bomb and gun attack on a hospital in the Afghan capital, officials said on Nov. 3.
The Taliban spent 20 years waging an insurgency against the ousted U.S.-backed government before seizing control of Kabul in August.
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Monument unveiled to Hungarian soldiers killed in WWI
Nova Gorica – A monument to Hungarian soldiers killed in the Battles of the Isonzo was unveiled on Tuesday in a site above Nova Gorica, close to where some of the worst fighting of WWI took place.
Afghan Refugee Journalists Keep Free Press Alive From Albania
Seventeen Afghan journalists sheltering in Albania following the Taliban takeover are working away from home for two Afghan newspapers that they continue to produce online, Etilaat e Roz (Kabul Now) and Hasht e Subh (8am Daily).
For now, they are working from the rooms in the hotels where they are staying, while preparing a room which will serve as a joint office and newsroom.
By fleeing war, they were greeted by the German bureaucracy, facing legal uncertainty
They face with legal uncertainty, while their legal status remains unclear.
"It was really disastrous," Abdul said of his first hearing. For years, that Afghan worked in Kabul for German institutions. He speaks excellent German. When he had to flee the Taliban in August, he hoped to be welcomed in Germany. However, he encountered difficulties.
Russia hosts Afghan talks, calls for an inclusive government
Russia hosted talks on Afghanistan on Oct. 20 involving senior representatives of the Taliban and neighboring nations, a round of diplomacy that underlined Moscow's clout in Central Asia.
Moscow will Host a Meeting with the Taliban on Afghanistan Today
Moscow will host today an international meeting on Afghanistan with the participation of the Taliban, AFP reported.
The agency notes that Russia, which presents itself as a guarantor of stability in Central Asia, will use the forum to signal to the Islamist movement its concern about the rise of jihadist groups, and will stress the danger of a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
Turkey can play active role in restoring Afghanistan: Taliban official
Turkey can play "an active role in investing, realizing some projects, renovating and restoring Afghanistan," with the resources it possesses, according to that country's acting foreign minister.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Amir Khan Muttaqi said the official recognition of his government and international aid held great importance to the recovery of the country's economy.
US vows to pay relatives of Afghans killed in drone strike
The U.S. Defense Department said on Oct. 15 that it is committed to offering condolence payments to relatives of the 10 people who were killed in an errant U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August.