Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have been detaining and assaulting journalists and imposing new restrictions on media work, the Human Rights Watch said.
As per reports, the foreign nationals will leave Kabul on charter flights on Thursday. A Qatar Airways flight landed in Kabul on Thursday morning, which would carry the American civilians and other foreign nationals, becoming the first international flight to take off from the Kabul airport since the Taliban takeover of the capital in August.
The meeting was held after the Taliban on Tuesday unveiled a hardline interim government with at least 14 members of the Cabinet, including acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, being listed on the UN Security Council's terrorism blacklist.
As per reports, the newly-formed Taliban government has rolled out invitations to various countries to be part of the oath-taking ceremony, including China, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, Qatar, India, and interestingly, the US.
Afghanistan's acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund said that the period of the bloodbath was over in Afghanistan and reiterated the Taliban’s promise of amnesty for anyone who has worked alongside the previous governments following the US-led invasion in 2001.
On Wednesday, the former Jammu and Kashmir CM had said the Taliban has “come to the fore as a reality” and advised them to follow the true Sharia law that guarantees rights to women, children, and the elderly if they want to govern Afghanistan.
People all over the world are wondering whether the new interim Taliban cabinet is indeed a government or a conglomerate of terrorist leaders and masterminds.
Cricket Australia confirmed it would be unable to proceed with the planned Test at Hobart from November 27 if news reports of Taliban views on the women's game were true.
Last Saturday, Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air to end a protest march in Kabul by women demanding equal rights.
If Taliban follows the example of governance set by Prophet Muhammad in Madina, it will set an example for the world, the former J&K CM said.
"I reaffirm my call on the Taliban leadership to fully comply with its legally binding obligations under international treaties to which Afghanistan is party as well as with relevant constitutional provisions," Patten said.
Taking part in the first meeting of Foreign Ministers of the neighbouring countries on Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China will provide Afghanistan with 200 million yuan (USD 31 million) worth of grains, winter supplies, vaccines and medicines as per its requirements, official media reported.
Both sides (India and Russia) expressed concern over developments in Afghanistan. There was a convergence of views on majors issues and common threats.
At least five journalists from Etilaatroz, a daily newspaper in Kabul, have been arrested by Taliban, TOLONews quoted Zaki Daryabi, the editor in chief of the newspaper, as saying.
ACB is not expecting an answer from the new Afghan government, who banned girls from attending school and women were banned from work and education during their previous rule two decades ago.
The statement also said the new government remains committed to protecting human rights.
The chief of Haqqani terrorist network based in Pakistan, Sirajuddin Haqqani has been appointed Interior Minister. A rabid India-hater, Sirajuddin Haqqani was the mastermind of the 2008 terror attack on Indian embassy in Kabul in which 58 people were killed.
"They should ensure to protect human rights of their citizens and give them a just and honourable govt under the Islamic rules."
A video of Sheikh Molvi Noorullah Munir is being widely shared on Twitter, wherein he is seen talking of education policy and of master's degrees and PhD.
The MEA said Nikolay Patrushev is visiting India at the invitation of NSA Ajit Doval for high-level India-Russia inter-governmental consultations on Afghanistan.
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