AFGHANISTAN

On Tuesday, the Taliban announced a ban on Afghan women attending university, but Taliban officials continue to send their daughters to school abroad.

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The Taliban held their first public execution since retaking control of Afghanistan in August of 2021.

The baby was orphaned during a U.S. Special forces raid in Afghanistan and was later reunited with her first cousin and his wife by the Red Cross.

A suicide attack at a tutoring centre in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens, police said on Friday, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast.

Mark Frerichs, a U.S. Navy veteran and civilian contractor held by the Taliban for more than two years, was released in a prisoner exchange Monday.

The Afghan central bank banned foreign exchange trading in June and labeled it "illegal and fraudulent," noting that "there is no instruction in Islamic law to approve it."

The 2-year-old Afghan boy was barred from flying out with his parents at Kabul airport on Aug.16 as he did not have an Afghan passport.

President Joe Biden has been hammered by problems at home and abroad that have eaten into his approval ratings as only 40% of Americans said they back him.

A CNN poll found that Biden's approval ratings are the lowest since his presidency began, with respondents citing the economy, Covid-19, and foreign policy as areas of disappointment.

"When the evacuation failed back in August, our hearts broke. The last few months have been a roller coaster ride — one filled with sweat, tears, and very little sleep. Today made it all worth it," the SPCA said in a statement after the evacuation.

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Nazifa's father worked for the Canadian military in Afghanistan and had been approved for resettlement.

The former president appeared on "Life, Liberty & Levin" to talk about the Biden administration and his upcoming photo book, "Our Journey Together."

In collaboration with a rabbi and an English soccer club, Kim Kardashian helped get women from Afghanistan to the U.K.

According to Unicef, 28 percent of Afghan women aged 15–49 years were married before 18.

The British official also maintained that the Taliban are "not the enemy."

The Taliban previously stoned gay men to death during their reign between 1996 to 2001.

Taliban spokesman said they have arrested two of the three wedding shooters, who had claimed to be members of the Taliban.

The victim expressed his frustration over the lack of support from the international LGBTQ+ community.

This is the third deadly attack this week in Afghanistan apparently targeting religious institutions.