The TTP aims to overthrow the government and install its own brand of strict Islamic law in the predominantly Muslim nation of 220 million.
Foreign governments and UN officials have condemned growing restrictions on women since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
A recent UN report said that the link between the Taliban and Al-Qaeda "remains strong and symbiotic.”
According to AISS, the IsraAid "coordinated the evacuation of 167 vulnerable Afghan nationals, from Afghanistan to the UAE and Albania, before long-term resettlement."
Since the United States pulled out of Afghanistan, more than 1000 civilians have been killed under the new Taliban regime. The bulk of those deaths occurred due to explosions.
A New York-based lawyer questions the UN's strategy to declare gender apartheid a crime, arguing that existing laws should be enforced instead.
The Taliban authorities say they respects women's rights in accordance with their strict interpretation of Islamic law.
Iran and Afghanistan are locked in a dispute over the Helmand River. This river flows from an area in the mountains near Kabul some 700 miles until it reaches wetlands in Iran’s southeast.
The Taliban instructed wedding halls in Kabul to stop playing music in a statement released on Sunday.
The visit took place amidst a severe humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan following 20 years of war
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