The Islamic State extremist group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on October 13 that Taliban police said killed seven Shi'ite worshippers and wounded 15 others during Friday prayers.
Exiled Afghan Professors Say No Return Without Women In Universities globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Taliban says that it has sent out feelers to professors who left Afghanistan in an attempt to lure them back. But educators who spoke to RFE/RL's Radio Azadi say there will be no going home until the Taliban opens the door to education for girls and women.
Illogical And Inhumane : Taliban s Ban On Women Entering National Park Sparks Widespread Anger globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Taliban has banned women from visiting one of Afghanistan's most popular national parks, in the latest attempt to shut out women from public life. The ban has prompted widespread anger, with one Afghan woman telling RFE/RL's Radio Azadi that it was "illogical and inhumane."