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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Taliban, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 111 stories have been published about Taliban which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Taliban, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 111 stories have been published about Taliban which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Taliban · KabulA suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Kabul police chief said.See the Story
Taliban official: Blast in Shiite area of Kabul kills 19
41% Center coverage: 143 sources
Europe · KabulA suicide bomber set off a large explosion outside the Russian Embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on September 5. The Reuters news agency said two people had been killed and 11 injured in the blast after the suicide attacker detonated his explosives when he was fired upon by guards. Russia is one of the few countries to have maintained an embassy in Kabul after the Taliban took over the country more than a year ago.
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Suicide Bomber Sets Off Fatal Blast Outside Russia's Kabul Embassy
44% Center coverage: 99 sources
Cricket · KabulThe blast happened at a match between Pamir Zalmi and Band-e-Amir Dragons in the country's domestic T20 league. A spokesman for the Kabul police said that the explosion was caused by a grenade. The match stopped for a while. After clean-up of the area the match restarted.See the Story
Several wounded in grenade blast at cricket match in Afghanistan
53% Right coverage: 19 sources
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Business · TehranOne person killed and another injured during clashes between Taliban members and Iranian border guards on Sunday. Both sides accused the other of opening fire first during Sunday's exchange of fire. Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has caused constant unrest and a severe food crunch in the country. Inflation due to the war in Ukraine has become a major cause of concern for many countries.See the Story
Iran says border guards have clashed with Afghan Taliban
41% Center coverage: 32 sources
Cricket · KabulNo one has claimed responsibility for the explosion at the International Cricket Stadium in Kabul. The match was between Band-e-Amir Dragons and Pamir Zalmi. The game was briefly halted due to the grenade explosion but later continued. The U.N. special representative for Afghanistan said he was deeply saddened by reports of the explosion.See the Story
Taliban say 2 died in Friday explosion at Kabul cricket game
45% Center coverage: 18 sources
Protestors · KabulA group of Afghan women Saturday protested a suicide bombing that killed or wounded dozens of students in a Shiite education center in the capital Kabul a day earlier, demanding better security from the Taliban-run government. The demonstration was quickly broken up by Taliban police.See the Story
Women protesters demand more security after Afghan bombing
41% Center coverage: 17 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonU.S. and Taliban officials exchange proposals for release of Afghan central bank funds. $9 billion in reserves have been held outside Afghanistan since Taliban took power. Some experts say such a move would help restore confidence in the institution. Taliban do not reject the concept of a trust fund, but oppose third-party control.See the Story
EXCLUSIVE US and Taliban make progress on Afghan reserves, but big gaps remain
42% Right coverage: 12 sources
Business · KabulFacebook removes the accounts of at least two state-owned media outlets in Afghanistan. Company says it is complying with American laws listing the Taliban as a "terrorist organisation" Taliban made liberal use of Facebook and Twitter since seizing power in August last year. Government spokesman criticized the blocking, saying it showed "impatience and intolerance"See the Story
Facebook Removes Afghan Media Pages Controlled By Taliban
43% Left coverage: 7 sources
Taliban · KabulThe death toll from a suicide bomb attack on an education center in the Afghan capital last week has risen to at least 43. A suicide bomber blew himself up next to women at a gender-segregated study hall in a Kabul neighborhood. The area is home to the historically oppressed Shiite Muslim Hazara community.See the Story
Afghanistan classroom bombing death toll jumps to 43, U.N. says
60% Right coverage: 10 sources
Refugees · OttawaAfghanistan's ambassador to Canada is urging action to ensure Afghans who have been approved to come to Canada do not have to risk detention by the Taliban. He said Afghans who helped Canada and its international partners before the Taliban regained control are in a state of "high vulnerability" The ambassador called for a relaxing of rules on documents for approved Afghan refugees and immigrants trying to reach Canada.See the Story
Afghan ambassador to Canada warns of risk to Afghans seeking passports from Taliban
60% Center coverage: 5 sources
Taliban · KabulFive government secondary schools for girls have resumed classes in eastern Afghanistan. Hundreds of students demanded they reopen, a provincial official said Thursday. The Taliban have banned girls' secondary school education. But the order has been ignored in a few parts of Afghanistan away from the central power bases.See the Story
5 Afghan girls' schools reopen after student demands
Coverage: 5 sources
