BBC15d
Trump makes 'two sexes' official and scraps DEI policies
US President Donald Trump issued executive orders shortly after he was sworn in to change the US government's policies on gender and diversity, following through on promises he made on the ...
CBS News16d
Taliban deputy says there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls
A senior Taliban figure has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy.
Telangana Today16d
Taliban deputy urges leaders to scrap education ban on Afghan women, girls
Kabul: A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. Sher ...
Associated Press16d
Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls
(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and ...
Nikkei Asia18d
Pakistani-Afghan conflict fears grow as border clashes multiply
ISLAMABAD -- In August 2021, Pakistan celebrated the takeover of Kabul by the Afghan Taliban. "Afghanistan has broken the shackles of slavery," said a jubilant Imran Khan, then prime minister of ...
philstar.com18d
‘Most of Afghans awaiting visa processing have left Philippines’
MANILA, Philippines — Most of the 300 Afghan nationals who arrived in the Philippines to await the processing of their Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) to the US have already left the country ...
Los Angeles Times18d
Jury finds CNN defamed security consultant in Afghanistan evacuation report
A Florida jury found that CNN defamed U.S. Navy veteran and former CIA operative Zachary Young in a November 2021 report on how Afghans were being charged thousands of dollars to be evacuated ...
New York Post19d
State Farm scraps Super Bowl 2025 commercial as outrage mounts over LA fires
State Farm often runs commercials during NFL games, but the insurance company won’t have an ad presence during Super Bowl 2025 in the wake of the fires that have devastated the Los Angeles area.
Deadline.com19d
Jury Starts Deliberations In Security Consultant’s Defamation Case Against CNN Over Report On Afghan Evacuation “Black Market”
Zachary Young sued the network following a report in 2021 that he sought exorbitant fees to evacuate Afghans in what amounted to a black market in the chaotic U.S. withdrawal. The segment from ...
Dawn19d
FO says Wakhan Corridor part of Afghan territory, denies reports of annexation
“I have seen this endless speculation. Wakhan is part of Afghan territory. Afghanistan is a neighbouring country. We recognise its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the newly appointed ...
BBC19d
BT scraps EV charging point scheme having only installed one
BT has abandoned its scheme to turn green street cabinets into electric vehicle (EV) charging points having completed only one of the 60,000 conversions it initially said it was aiming for.