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Taliban Halts 45-Year-Old's Marriage To 6-Year-Old Girl, Sets Age 9 To "Take Her Home"
According to US-based Afghan outlet Amu.tv,  the marriage occurred in Marjah district, with the man, who has two other wives, allegedly paying the child's family for the union. The Taliban, reportedly ...
UN adopts resolution on Afghanistan's Taliban rule over US objections
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Monday over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse ...
Russia becomes first country to formally recognize Taliban's rule in Afghanistan as China welcomes the move
A former senior Taliban official told CBS News that while the move was welcome, "Russia and China can't financially support ...
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 ...
Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them
Afghanistan’s isolation on the international stage, largely because of the Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls, has ...
ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women, girls
The International Criminal Court charged two Taliban leaders with committing crimes against humanity by systematically ...