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1 – 10 of 24Local villagers were ignoring the ban on the production, use and trafficking of drugs, announced by Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada in April 2022. The Taliban…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287039
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Taliban have outlawed the production, use and trafficking of all illicit drugs. The opium ban surprised many observers who doubted that the Taliban would risk the detrimental…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279968
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The meeting included discussion on how to tackle the crisis created by the Taliban government’s ban on Afghan women working for the UN. On May 6, the fifth…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278959
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The coalition they have formed comprises 313 out of 500 House of Representatives members-elect. It will require the backing of at least 376 lawmakers across the House and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279287
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The same penalty was meted out on November 11 to nine women and ten men in the north-eastern city of Taloqan. The use of physical punishment was ordered by Taliban leader…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274314
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Taliban leaders have indulged in implicit criticism of Haibatullah before, but these statements appear to have been synchronised and designed to put pressure on him. They reflect…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276639
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After a series of conciliatory moves, the Biden administration is trying to persuade the Taliban to make concessions in return for financial assistance. Taliban leaders are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274860
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AFGHANISTAN: Taliban will firm up curbs on dissent
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES263948
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PHILIPPINES: Poll numbers will boost Duterte
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES214094
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The Taliban have focused on negotiating a government among themselves and show little sign of heeding international concerns about their policies, even if these obstruct the…