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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 has adopted a resolution 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 ...
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 ...
Trump bashes ‘idiot’ ex-Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley for leaving weapons behind in Afghanistan
President Donald Trump disclosed he and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley clashed over leaving ...
ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women and girls
THE HAGUE — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for the Taliban’s supreme leader and the head of ...