Published 2 years ago

Thousands Gather At All-male Meeting To Rubber-stamp Taliban Rule

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Thousands of religious scholars gathered in the capital for a men-only meeting to discuss the group's hardline rule. Reports from residents and on social media on Thursday afternoon of gunfire near the venue in west Kabul. The gathering comes a week after a powerful earthquake struck the east of the country, killing over 1,000 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless.

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The Hindu

Two gunmen killed as Afghan clerics meet to rubber-stamp Taliban rule

It comes a week after a powerful earthquake struck the east of the country, killing over 1,000 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless

2 years ago·India

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IBTimes

Thousands Gather At All-male Meeting To Rubber-stamp Taliban Rule

Thousands gather at all-male meeting to rubber-stamp Taliban rule

2 years ago·United States

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The Guardian Nigeria

Two gunmen killed as Afghan clerics meet to rubber-stamp Taliban rule

Two gunmen were shot dead in the Afghan capital Thursday near the site of a gathering by thousands of religious scholars called to endorse the Taliban’s hardline Islamist rule. Taliban officials said the two started firing from a rooftop near where the meeting was taking place, but were “quickly eliminated by Mujahideen with the help […]

2 years ago·Nigeria

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kumparan

Taliban Holds Meeting of Thousands of Clerics and Tribal Elders, Discusses Women Educational Rights

The Taliban gathered thousands of clerics and tribal elders to discuss education for girls, but the women themselves were not allowed to attend the meeting. #kumparanNews

2 years ago·Indonesia

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Ommcom News

Taliban, US Officials To Meet In Doha Over Unfreezing Afghan Assets

Kabul: A Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has left for Doha where they will meet US officials to continue discussions

2 years ago·Bhubaneswar, India

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Capital FM Kenya

Thousands gather at all-male meeting to rubber-stamp Taliban rule

Kabul (AFP), Jun 30 – Obedience to the leadership was the most important principle of Afghanistan’s Islamic system, a senior Taliban official said Thursday, as thousands of religious scholars gathered in the capital for a men-only meeting to discuss the group’s hardline rule.Officials have provided scant details of the three-day “jirga” — a traditional gathering of influential people that settles differences by consensus — and the media is also …

2 years ago·Nairobi, Kenya

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