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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.
Afghan and Taliban security forces engage in intense fightingHerat (Afghanistan), Aug 3 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Jalil Rezayee) Afghan security forces and the Taliban have engaged in intense fighting in the last 24 hours in at least eleven of the 34 Afghan provinces, with about 400 insurgents killed and thousands of civilians forced to flee their homes.
Herat, Jul 30 (EFE/EPA).- Security forces and popular resistance forces on Friday continued to resist Taliban attacks in the Pol-e Malan area of Guzara district in Herat. Taliban have been attacking Herat city from few parts for the past two days, but security forces have prevented Taliban attacks.There were reports of casualties on both sides of the conflict, but the government and the Taliban did not specify the exact number of casualties.The Taliban on Tuesday condemned the United States' decision to continue offering air support to Afghan security forces even after the withdrawal of international troops from the country, which has allowed the insurgents to make rapid territorial gains. (Camera: JALIL REZAYEE).SHOT LIST: ARMED AFGHAN SECURITY OFFICIALS STAND GUARD AT A CHECK POINT IN PUL-E MALAN AREA OF GUZARA DISTRICT, IN HERAT, AFGHANISTAN.
Images show Pakistani forces on the Spin Boldak-Chaman border crossing with Afghanistan, where Afghan forces are clashing with Taliban fighters in an operation to retake the key border crossing. The insurgents are tightening their grip in the north and battling for the stronghold of an infamous warlord. IMAGES on the Pakistani side of the border
Smoke pours in the sky above the capital of Badghis province in northern Afghanistan after a day of heavy fighting that saw the Taliban storm the city in their most brazen assault since the United States stepped up its troop withdrawal. IMAGES