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  • Taliban deputy foreign minister urges reopening of girls’ high schools

    Taliban deputy foreign minister urges reopening of girls’ high schools

    Canada Global (Web News) Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, has urged the group’s leadership to reopen schools for Afghan girls, calling the ongoing restrictions unjust and contrary to Islamic teachings.

    Speaking over the weekend, Stanekzai emphasized that education was accessible to both men and women during the time of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He argued that denying education to Afghanistan’s female population, nearly half of the country’s 40 million people, was a significant injustice.

    His remarks mark one of the strongest public criticisms from within the Taliban regarding the school closures, which were reportedly enforced by the group’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, despite internal disagreements.

    The Taliban initially promised to reopen girls’ high schools in 2022 but later reversed their decision and also barred women from universities by the year’s end. They claim to uphold women’s rights under Islamic law and Afghan traditions but have provided no timeline for reopening educational institutions for females.

    International criticism has been widespread, with Islamic scholars and Western diplomats stating that the Taliban’s stance on women’s education remains a major obstacle to their recognition on the global stage.

    Taliban officials in Kandahar, where Akhundzada is based, have not responded to Stanekzai’s remarks.

  • Blast in Turbat leaves two dead, four wounded

    Blast in Turbat leaves two dead, four wounded

    Canada Global (Web News) At least two people were killed and four others injured in a blast in the Dasht area of Turbat, Balochistan, according to police reports on Wednesday.

    The blast, caused by an improvised explosive device (IED), also damaged a vehicle.

    Police said the bodies and the injured were taken to a hospital.

    Law enforcement officials provided further details, stating that the remote-controlled explosion occurred while the victims were traveling in a vehicle.

    The deceased have been identified as Zaman and Umer Zahoor, while the injured include Naeem, Javed, Ameen, and Waheed.

    This incident occurs amid a rise in terrorist attacks in the country, with Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa being the most affected regions.

    Earlier this month, a bomb explosion behind a Levies station in Killa Abdullah resulted in two deaths. According to Assistant Commissioner Shehak Baloch, the victims were carrying the bomb to attack the station, but it exploded before reaching the target, killing both individuals.

    November also saw violence in the province, including an IED blast during an operation in Harnai that martyred two soldiers. The fallen soldiers were Major Muhammad Haseeb and Havildar Noor Ahmed.

    Additionally, at least 27 people, including security personnel, were killed, and 62 others were injured in a suicide attack at the Quetta railway station.

    The increase in terrorist activities aligns with the return of the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

    A report by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) showed a sharp increase in fatalities during the third quarter of 2024 (July-September), with a 90% rise in violence, leading to 722 deaths and 615 injuries across 328 incidents.

  • UN Security Council demands Taliban ‘swiftly reverse’ women bans

    UN Security Council demands Taliban ‘swiftly reverse’ women bans

    Canada Global (Web News) On Thursday, the UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution urging the Taliban to remove all restrictions on Afghan women, including those preventing them from working for the international organisation. At a meeting to inform participants of Middle East developments, the resolution was adopted without debate.

    Vasily Nebenzya, a diplomat for the Russian Federation, announced the resolution’s passage at the start of Thursday’s meeting but did not go into further detail before rapidly moving on to a report on the country’s humanitarian and political initiatives in Syria.

    The Associated Press reported that it got a copy of the resolution on Wednesday, and that it urged Taliban leaders to “swiftly restore (women’s and girls’) access to education, employment, freedom of movement, and equal participation in public life.”

    In accordance with documents posted on the UN website, “UN national personnel, including women and men, have been instructed not to report to UN offices, with only limited and calibrated exceptions made for critical tasks.”

    The copy, which the AP was able to get, stated that all other UN members were urged to work towards “an urgent reversal” of the Taliban’s views on women and girls.

    According to the organization’s website, the Taliban’s restrictions forced the UN “to have to make an appalling choice between staying and providing support for the Afghan people, and standing by the norms and principles we are duty-bound to uphold.”

    On April 11, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan published the following statement on its website: “The ban is unlawful under international law, including the UN Charter, and for that reason the United Nations cannot comply.”

  • Taliban seek to turn former foreign bases into special economic zones

    Taliban seek to turn former foreign bases into special economic zones

    Canada Global (Web News) The acting deputy prime minister for economic affairs said in a statement on Sunday that the Taliban government will proceed with plans to convert old foreign military outposts into special economic zones for enterprises.

    In December, the acting commerce minister had told Reuters that his department was working on the plan for the former American outposts and would present it for approval to the cabinet as well as the economic committee headed by the acting deputy prime minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.

    According to the statement from Mullah Baradar, “After a comprehensive deliberation, it was decided that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce should gradually take control of the remaining military bases of the international forces with the aim of converting them into special economic zones.”

    Since the Taliban took power in 2021 when Western soldiers retreated following 20 years of war, Afghanistan’s economy has reportedly been struggling, and aid organisations are now warning of a serious humanitarian crisis.

    The takeover prompted a reduction in development financing, the freezing of assets owned by foreign central banks, and the imposition of banking sector penalties.

    Many relief organisations had to largely halt operations as a result of the Taliban government’s decision to prohibit the majority of female NGO workers from working last year, even though millions of people still rely on humanitarian aid.

    The Taliban have stated their intention to increase economic independence through trade and investment. Concerns over a string of attacks, including one at a hotel frequented by Chinese businessmen and claimed by Islamic State, have been voiced by several foreign investors.

  • Two cops martyred in Charsadda terrorist attack

    Two cops martyred in Charsadda terrorist attack

    Canada Global (Web News) According to police officials, two police officers were martyred in a terrorist attack on Saturday in the Charsadda area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

    In the most recent assault on law enforcement, terrorists opened fire at a police checkpoint in Dheri Zardad on Nowshehra Road, according to Charsadda District Police Officer Sohail Khalid.

    Three police officers were hurt during the attack and were taken to the District Headquarters Hospital. However, according to the authorities, two of them eventually passed away from their wounds, while the third is currently receiving medical attention at the hospital.

    Police said that after a retaliatory fire during which one of the terrorists was also hurt, during which a search is still under way, the terrorists fled the scene of the incident.

    A sizable police contingent arrived at the scene soon after the incident and started a thorough search, according to the authorities.

    Policemen Imran and Rameez were killed while constable Yousuf Ali was transferred to Peshawar due to significant injuries.

    The attack on Dheri Zardad occurs as Pakistan battles an uptick in terror attacks, particularly those carried out by the TTP, an outlawed organisation, and from across the Afghan border.

    After the Taliban took over, the TTP reportedly regrouped in Afghanistan, and Pakistan reportedly repeatedly urged the neighbouring country’s interim administration to make sure that its territory wasn’t being used for terrorism. However, the Taliban-led administration has fallen short of expectations.

    According to statistics released by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, militant activity has been concentrated mostly in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with the former accounting for 31% of attacks during the past year and the latter 67%.

  • Bilawal criticises Imran Khan’s “wrong approach” to TTP

    Bilawal criticises Imran Khan’s “wrong approach” to TTP

    Canada Global (Web News) Imran Khan, the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was reprimanded by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari for taking the “wrong attitude” toward the TTP while he was the country’s prime minister.

    According to Bilawal in an interview with Al Jazeera, the country’s issues were brought on by the PTI-led government’s “appeasement” of the TTP. But he claimed that the PTI’s strategy has been abandoned by the current administration.

    The federal government made the decision to “not tolerate” terrorist organisations and lawbreakers in Pakistan during its National Security Meeting (NSC), which was attended by senior political and military authorities, said Bilawal.

    Since the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an outlawed terrorist organisation, broke its truce with the government in November of last year, there has been an increase in terrorist activity across the nation, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.

    The Taliban leaders in neighbouring Afghanistan share certain ideological similarities with the Pakistani Taliban, which is primarily made up of local combatants.

    Without naming it, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has also requested that the Kabul administration refrain from giving terrorist organisations safe refuge on its territory.

    Even though women are not permitted to work for NGOs by the Afghan government, the foreign minister emphasised the importance of talking to the Taliban.

    When it comes to women’s rights or the fight against terrorism, engaging the Afghan government and persuading them to keep their commitments to the international community is the best course of action, according to Bilawal.

    The foreign minister said that he hasn’t called Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani back home in response to the attack on Pakistan’s Head of Mission in Kabul.

    He had to return for some discussions and briefings. I’m hoping we’ll soon have the security we need to send him,” he said.

  • Australia pull out of Afghan cricket series over Taliban crackdown on women

    Australia pull out of Afghan cricket series over Taliban crackdown on women

    Canada Global (Web News) Due to Taliban efforts to severely restrict women’s rights, Australia said on Thursday that it would not take part in a one-day series against Afghanistan that was set to take place in the United Arab Emirates.

    The men’s team had three games against their Afghan counterparts in the ICC Super League slated for March after returning from a tour of India.

    Cricket Australia, after speaking with interested parties, including the Australian government, stated that it would not proceed.

    This decision was made in response to the Taliban’s recent declaration that women and girls’ access to parks and gyms, as well as their opportunities for employment and education, will be further restricted.

    “CA is committed to advancing the global opening of the game to both men and women, particularly in Afghanistan.

    “(We) will continue to contact with the Afghanistan Cricket Board in expectation of improving conditions for women and girls in the nation,” it added, thanking Canberra for its assistance.

    Australia will forfeit 30 competition points that are used to determine World Cup qualification for the series. However, they have already automatically qualified for the October 50-over competition in India.

    The Taliban retook control of the Asian nation in the middle of 2021, and they immediately put restrictions on female athletics.

    The Taliban also prohibited young girls from attending secondary schools amid considerable outrage, and this month they prohibited women from enrolling in institutions.

    Women were recently informed that they could no longer work in the assistance industry in Afghanistan.

    In addition, women have been forced out of various government positions, forbidden from travelling alone, and told to dress modestly outside the home, preferably with a burqa.

  • Taliban leader accuses Prince Harry of killing innocent Afghans

    Taliban leader accuses Prince Harry of killing innocent Afghans

    Canada Global (Web News) Prince Harry of Britain has come under fire from the Taliban government for admitting to killing 25 people while serving in Afghanistan, and a top Afghan official has charged the prince of murdering innocent civilians.

    Taliban leader Anas Haqqani said on Friday, “We examined and found that the days on which Prince Harry is mentioning the killing of 25 mujaheddin, we did not have any casualties in Helmand.” “It is obvious that civilians and commoners were the targets.”

    He claimed that this incident was just one of many war crimes committed over the 20 years that Western forces were stationed in Afghanistan. “It is not a whole picture of the atrocities they committed.”

    Prior to this, the Taliban chief charged the British royal with committing “war crimes.”

    ‘Mr. Harry!’ Haqqani tweeted in response to Prince Harry’s assertion that killing people who he called “enemy fighters” was like removing “chess pieces” from a board. He was making reference to the fact that the people he stated were “enemy combatants” were actually “humans.”

    The truth is what you’ve said: Your army, military, and political leaders used our defenceless citizens as chess pieces. Nevertheless, you lost that “game.”

  • Daesh militants behind Pakistan Embassy attack killed in Kabul operation: Taliban

    Daesh militants behind Pakistan Embassy attack killed in Kabul operation: Taliban

    Canada Global (Web News) Tehreek-e- Taliban Afghanistan (TTA) spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said an operation has killed a network of Daesh militants involved in the attack on the Pakistan Embassy in Kabul.

    On December 2, Daesh militants attacked the Pakistan Embassy in Kabul, specifically targeting Chargé d’Affaires (CdA) to Afghanistan Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani. The diplomat was unharmed, but his bodyguard was critically injured.

    The terrorist organisation admitted to carrying out the incident and acknowledged that the Pakistani envoy was their intended victim.

    The TTA spokeswoman stated in a statement on Twitter on Thursday that operations were carried out in Kabul by Afghan security forces against a Daesh network that was responsible for the attacks on the Pakistani mission and a hotel where Chinese people were staying.

    Five Chinese nationals were hurt in the attack on December 12 and China had requested that its citizens leave the country.

    Zabihullah Mujahid said that Afghan forces engaged in operations against Daesh terrorists in the provinces of Nimroz and Kabul.

    The eighth district of Kabul’s Shahadai Salehin and Qalacha districts, as well as Zaranj, the provincial capital of Nimroz, were the targets of three hideouts, according to Zabiullah.

    The statement claimed that as a result, the hideout was demolished, 8 foreign Daesh members were killed, and 7 foreigners were seized alive. They also had a lot of small guns, hand grenades, mines, vests, and explosives that were found on them.

    He continued by saying that a number of suspects had been held for additional scrutiny.

    In light of the deteriorating law and order situation in the Afghan capital, the Foreign Office has summoned envoy Ubaidur Rehman Nizamani for talks.

  • Pakistan trying to hold peace discussion with TTP, says interior minister

    Pakistan trying to hold peace discussion with TTP, says interior minister

    Canada Global (Web News) According to Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday, Pakistan will continue its efforts to have peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a terrorist organisation that has been declared illegal.

    At a news conference in Islamabad, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah assured reporters that efforts would be made to bring the TTP to the discussion table.

    However, he added, “the main requirement (for discussions with the TTP) is that they lay down their weapons and recognise the law and the constitution.”

    According to Sanaulah, the National Security Committee meeting earlier this week, presided over by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, resolved that there will be zero tolerance for terrorism in Pakistan.

    “There is no miscommunication. Neither “good” nor “evil” terrorists exist. A terrorist is anybody who supports terrorism. They are unquestionably red, white, or black “Added he.

    In light of the TTP’s revival, senior military officials promise to tackle terrorism.

    According to him, 67% of terrorism attacks from January to December 2022 occurred in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, 31% in Balochistan, and the remainder in Punjab and Balochistan.

    He added that it was further determined to provide training and support to anti-terrorist units from all provinces, particularly Balochistan and K-P, so they could combat terrorism more successfully.

    He said that it was also planned to establish a National Counter-Terrorism Department, a coordinated organisation of the CTD at the federal level, to better coordinate counterterrorism activities amongst the four provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.

    The words from the interior minister come as terrorist strikes in Pakistan are on the rise, with the TTP’s new terror campaign using its safe havens in Afghanistan as a launchpad.

  • Afghan Taliban call Pakistan’s statements provocative, seek stronger ties

    Afghan Taliban call Pakistan’s statements provocative, seek stronger ties

    Canada Global (Web News) In recent pronouncements concerning terrorist hideouts in Kabul, Pakistani officials have been criticised by the Afghan Taliban as being “provocative.” They have also asked Islamabad to “manage” the situation from their side.

    Zabiullah Mujahid, the main Taliban spokesperson, said in a statement that the interim administration was making every effort to prevent the use of Afghan soil against Pakistan or any other nation.

    The announcement followed the National Security Committee’s (NSC) request, made anonymously to Kabul’s government, that Pakistani terrorist organisations not be given sanctuary there.

    Since the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) announced that the truce with Pakistan will end, there has been a substantial increase in terrorist attacks in Pakistan, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.

    In a previous interview with a Pakistani news outlet, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah stated: “Islamabad may target the TTP in Afghanistan if Kabul does not take action to remove them.”

    In response, Mujahid stated that the Pakistani side must likewise make an effort to maintain control of the situation and refrain from making irrational or aggressive statements.

    The Taliban spokesperson stated that the Afghan government places significance on maintaining peace and stability not only within the nation, but also throughout the region, and he promised that his nation would continue to make efforts in this direction.

    Taliban, he said, wanted better ties with all of its neighbours, including Pakistan, and they believed they had access to all the tools and resources necessary to achieve that aim.

    NSC had determined on Monday that no nation would be permitted to offer refuge and assistance to terrorists, and Pakistan reserved all rights to protect its citizens.

    The forum also reaffirmed its intention to fight any and all violent groups and repeated its commitment to having zero tolerance for terrorism in Pakistan.

    “The whole weight of the state will be brought to bear on this terrorism. The complete writ of the state would be upheld on every square inch of the territory, and Pakistan’s security cannot be compromised, the committee ruled.

  • Malala says the Taliban can never lock up women’s minds

    Malala says the Taliban can never lock up women’s minds

    Canada Global (Web News) Malala Yousafzai, a Nobel Prize winner from Pakistan, stated that the Afghan Taliban cannot “lock up women’s minds” in response to their decision to prohibit women from pursuing higher education.

    Following the Taliban’s decision, female university students in the nation were denied access to campuses, which was an attack on human rights.

    Those that denounced the action included the United States, the United Kingdom, Qatar, Pakistan, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

    “The Taliban may lock up all the classrooms and university gates in the country — but they can never lock up women’s minds,” Malala wrote in a tweet.

    “They cannot thwart girls’ quests for knowledge. They are unable to stop the need to learn, “Young activist for education added.

  • Saudi Arabia calls on Taliban to reverse girls education ban

    Saudi Arabia calls on Taliban to reverse girls education ban

    Canada Global (Web News) On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia urged the Taliban to lift their prohibition on women enrolling in higher education in Afghanistan.

    The order to bar women from enrolling at private and public universities countrywide immediately and until further notice came a day earlier.

    The decision was welcomed with surprise and disappointment in all Muslim nations, according to the foreign ministry of the Kingdom.

    According to the ministry, the judgement deprived Afghan women their full legal rights as well as the right to an education, both of which are essential for promoting Afghanistan’s security, stability, growth, and prosperity.

    Taliban security troops in the Afghan capital prevented women from attending institutions, enforcing the prohibition on women attending higher education. Outside one college in Kabul, women were captured on camera sobbing and comforting one another.

    In an appeal to the Taliban to change their mind “for the sake of maintaining consistency between their pledges and real decisions,” the Organization of Islamic Cooperation also condemned the Taliban’s action.

    As well as depriving Afghan girls and women of their fundamental rights to education, employment, and social justice, OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha believes that denying female students access to Afghanistan’s universities will seriously undermine the legitimacy of the current government.

  • Two militants killed in Kabul attack

    Two militants killed in Kabul attack

    Canada Global (Web News) In an attempt to raid the headquarters of an Afghan party led by seasoned politician Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, three unidentified terrorists exploded a car bomb on Friday, according to officials.

    Two assailants were murdered as they attempted to enter the Kabul building, which also houses a mosque, according to Ghairat Baheer, an official with the Hizb-e-Islami party, and a third managed to flee.

    Hekmatyar, a cunning politician who held the position of prime minister in the 1990s, was reportedly present but unharmed.

    Senior district police official Obaidullah Muddabir confirmed that two assailants had been slain, but he added he thought the third had been apprehended.

    I’m outside the compound, and things are under control, he declared.

    “We were informed that there were three assailants by the security at the Hizb-e-Islami headquarters. Before they reached the goal, two were dead and one was injured.

    Having fought against the Soviet occupation, the Taliban’s initial reign, and the Western-backed government that lasted until August of last year, Hekmatyar is seen as a political survivor in Afghanistan.

  • Taliban ban women from visiting parks and fairs.

    Taliban ban women from visiting parks and fairs.

    Canada Global (Web News)

    After ordering access to be restricted based on gender only a few months ago, the Taliban now forbid Afghan women from visiting the city’s parks and amusement centres.

    This week’s addition of the new rule further confines women to an already limited portion of society, which already forbids them from travelling alone and requires them to cover their heads with a hijab or burqa whenever they are outside the house.

    In the majority of the nation, schools for teenage girls have been closed for more than a year.

    “For the time being, the decision has been made because there was mixing (of men and women) and hijab was not observed.”

    Both women and park managers, who made significant financial investments in building the facilities, were shocked by the revelation.

    As she watched her children play in a park from the window of an adjacent restaurant, one mother, who wished to only be identified as Wahida, observed,”There are no schools, no jobs… we should have somewhere to have fun.”

    She stated to AFP, “We’re simply tired of staying at home all day. Our minds are exhausted.”

    After arriving at the park to spend the day with her sisters, Raihana, 21, who is studying Islamic law at the university, revealed her dissatisfaction at the table across from her.

    We were overjoyed, she stated, adding that she was sick of staying in.

    “Obviously, it is acceptable to go outside and visit parks in Islam. What does it mean to live here when there is no freedom in your own country?”