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Taliban Revenge Killing Puts Court Spotlight on Documentary Ethics
A major issue in the lawsuit from the estate of an Afghan man, who was killed by the Taliban after he was seen in Matthew Heineman's doc 'Retrograde,’ involves whether the subject's face should've ...
UN adopts resolution on Afghanistan’s Taliban rule over US objections
The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse ...
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Afghan man buys 7-year-old bride: Taliban say he must wait until she turns nine
Instead of annulling the marriage, Taliban officials ruled that the groom cannot live with his child bride until she reaches ...
Russia becomes first country to recognize the Taliban government
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan amid a chaotic U.S. withdrawal and toppled the Western-backed government in 2021.
ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women and girls
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for the Taliban’s supreme leader and the head of ...
Bizarre! Taliban’s tourism promotion video with rifles, fake hostage goes viral; netizens call it ‘darkly ironic’
The clip attempts to rebrand Afghanistan's image but has been criticised as bizarre and disturbing, blending scenic ...
45-year-old Afghan man marries 6-year-old girl; Taliban says ‘let her turn 9 first’
A 45-year-old man in Afghanistan’s Helmand province married a six-year-old girl, sparking outrage after images of the child ...
Iran pushes tens of thousands of Afghans back into hands of Taliban in ‘security’ crackdown
The arrival of hundreds of thousands of people at an inhospitable border crossing has created a humanitarian crisis ...