U.S. Lifts Millions in Bounties on Senior Taliban Officials
The move was a significant shift toward leaders of the Haqqani network, which was behind some of the deadliest attacks during ...
No bounty on Sirajuddin Haqqani, embassy to reopen in Kabul? Is the US quietly ending the Taliban’s isolation?
The US has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani known for ...
Why international human rights group wants the Black Caps to boycott Afghanistan
As New Zealand Cricket officials mull over a proposed series with Afghanistan amid the country’s “terrorist” Taliban rule, a ...
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Human Rights Watch Calls For ICC To Ban Afghanistan From International Cricket
Human Rights Watch has demanded that the ICC revoke Afghanistan's membership and prohibit the Taliban-led country from playing cricket internationally. Jay Shah, the chair of the ICC, received the ...
Boycotting Afghanistan cricket plays into Taliban’s world view – Editorial
The latest iteration involves cricket and Afghanistan, who the Black Caps are poised to play a series against in 2026.
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Taliban confirm British couple in their 70s arrested in Afghanistan as family call for their release
The Taliban have severely restricted women’s education and activities. Sarah Entwistle, one of the couple’s children, called for a boycott of England’s ICC Champions Trophy cricket match ...
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Letter to International Cricket Council
We write on behalf of Human Rights Watch, an independent, international, non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights abuses by states and non-state actors ...
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US removes bounties on three Taliban leaders, including interior minister
Now interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani orchestrated a 2008 assault which resulted in 6 deaths, including that of a US ...
The US lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, says Kabul
The Taliban say the U.S. has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister who also heads ...
US lifts bounties on senior Taliban figures, Kabul officials say
Taliban say the US has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister who also heads a ...
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Australia to play Afghanistan at ICC Champions Trophy despite boycotting other matches with nation
The sport's global governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), funds the ACB. When the Taliban took back power in 2021 it appointed Naseeb Khan as the ACB's chief executive ...