Taliban and Russia form $1bn trade alliance It will also be joined by Iran and Pakistan. Russian power engineers have already presented their project in Kabul. The Afghan administration, ruled by the Taliban, has created a consortium of companies from Russia, Iran and Pakistan. They will develop an investment plan and together develop energy, infrastructure […]
Taliban ban contraception in Afghanistan Contraceptives were considered part of the “conspiracy of the West.” Every 14th Afghan woman dies due to pregnancy complications. The sale of contraceptives was stopped in the Afghan capital Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif (the fourth largest city). Local authorities bypass pharmacies and obstetricians with weapons and threaten to demand that contraceptives […]
Taliban ban contraception in Afghanistan Contraceptives were considered part of the “conspiracy of the West.” Every 14th Afghan woman dies due to pregnancy complications. The sale of contraceptives was stopped in the Afghan capital Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif (the fourth largest city). Local authorities bypass pharmacies and obstetricians with weapons and threaten to demand that contraceptives […]
Taliban orders universities to keep girls out of entrance exams The Taliban-run Afghan Ministry of Higher Education has ordered universities to prevent girls from taking university entrance exams next month. It is reported by Reuters. The ministry’s letter was addressed to institutions in Afghanistan’s northern provinces, including Kabul, where exams are due from the end […]
The word “intervention” in relation to the entry of Soviet troops into Afghanistan is in itself inappropriate. Moscow wanted to help the Afghans, and it was precisely the increase in assistance that was the alternative, Boris Gromov, the former commander of the 40th Army of the USSR, said in a conversation with Gazeta.Ru. “I would […]