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Kandahar (Afghanistan), Sep 19 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Stringer) Dozens of Afghan singers and musicians have fled the country to neighbouring Pakistan in fear of retaliation by the Taliban, which considers music 'unIslamic'. The Taliban banned music when they ruled the country between 1996 and 2001 and decreed women to stay home based on their strict interpretation of Islamic law.FOOTAGE OF MUSICIANS IN KANDAHAR.
Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban start their meet in Doha for talks as violence rages in the country with foreign forces almost entirely withdrawn. IMAGES
Laghman, Jul 8 (EFE/EPA).- Taliban and government negotiators Thursday agreed to work on “a peaceful and political solution” to Afghan problems after they met in Tehran amid rapid territorial advances by the insurgents following a pullout of foreign troops from Afghanistan.The two sides concluded their talks in the Iranian capital of Tehran on the stalled Afghan peace process.In a joint statement after a two-day meeting backed by the Iranian government, they agreed that war was “not the ultimate solution for problems” in Afghanistan. (Camera: GHULLAMULLAH HABIBI). SHOT LIST: SECURITY FORCES CLEARED ONE OF THE AREAS CONTROLLED BY TALIBAN MILITANTS FOLLOWING AN OPERATION IN ALISHANG DISTRICT OF LAGHMAN PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN.
Kabul, Jun 22 (EFE/EPA).- As President Joe Biden’s Sep.11 deadline for the Afghan pull-out approaches, thousands of interpreters in the war-torn country fear that they may face Taliban retribution for working with American forces.Fearing for their lives and those of their family members, these so-called “Afghan allies,” who worked as translators, drivers, and fixers, have sought special visas to immigrate to the United States. (Camera: HEDAYATULLAH AMID).B-ROLL OF ABDUL RASHID SHIRZAD, WHO WORKED FROM 2009 TO 2014 AS AN INTERPRETER FOR THE US MILITARY IN AFGHANISTAN, DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH EFE AT HIS HOUSE IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. SOUND BITES: ABDUL RASHID SHIRZAD, WHO WORKED FROM 2009 TO 2014 AS AN INTERPRETER FOR THE US MILITARY IN AFGHANISTAN (IN ENGLISH).
Russia is hosting Afghan peace talks, hoping to cement its role as a powerbroker ahead of a looming deadline for US troops to withdraw from Afghanistan. IMAGES
Lashkargah, Oct 12 (EFE/EPA).-Taliban has launched its first large-scale attack on the capital of southwestern Helmand province in Afghanistan since the signing of a peace deal with the United States in late February, officials said Monday.The fighting began on Sunday on the outskirts of Lashkargah and its surrounding districts and continues."There have been clashes between security forces and terrorist Taliban in outskirts of Lashkargah city in Babaji area. There has been fighting in areas in Nawa, Nadali and Nahr-e-Saraj districts which are adjacent to Lashkargah city," Helmand governor's spokesperson Omar Zwak told EFE.SHOT LIST: AFGHAN PEOPLE FLEE FROM THEIR VILLAGES IN LASHKARGAH, AFGHANISTAN.