Women not covered from head to toe are being prevented from entering public health facilities in western Afghanistan. The move came after the Taliban imposed new dress restrictions in the city of Herat.
Women in the western Afghan city of Herat say they're being told by Taliban officials that they must wear a burqa to access the main hospital. As hospital admissions rapidly drop, one woman says female patients are facing the threat of violence if they refuse to comply.
Peace talks in Istanbul between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s hard-line Islamist Taliban rulers have ended with no deal, but a cease-fire between the neighboring countries will continue.
Afghans dug through the debris of collapsed homes on November 3 in the wake of a 6.3 earthquake that struck the country's north, killing at least 20 people. Areas around the city of Mazar-e Sharif were badly damaged, including the city's historic Blue Mosque, with hundreds injured.
Experts fear “significant casualties" after an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck near the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on November 3, serving as another potential blow to the country’s struggling Taliban rulers.
Negotiations for a lasting truce between Afghanistan and Pakistan have broken down, Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on October 29 after four days of negotiations brokered by Qatar and Turkey.
The Pakistani military says soldiers and militants have died in clashes near the Afghan border, as diplomats from both countries meet to prevent violence from erupting again after the worst fighting in years.
The Taliban’s hard-line government in Afghanistan is making major inroads in garnering legitimacy abroad. Despite its extremist policies, the international community has accepted that the Islamist group is here to stay, say experts.
Afghanistan and Pakistan began peace talks on October 18 in the Qatari capital of Doha after border clashes and attacks raised fears of an all-out war between the two countries.
Hopes of an extension of a two-day cease-fire between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban rulers appear to have been dashed by Pakistani air strikes on Afghan soil late on October 17 that reportedly killed 10 civilians.
The ongoing closure of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has left hundreds of trucks stranded on both sides, severely affecting cross-border trade. As a result, fruit and vegetable prices have surged in Pakistan, with dealers reporting sharp increases due to halted supplies from Afghanistan.
Fighting along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, along with air strikes on the Afghan capital, Kabul, on October 15, has killed dozens and led to widespread destruction, according to survivors.
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