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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says that Taliban rule in Afghanistan has made "girlhood illegal", in her keynote speech at an event held by the Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg to commemorate the anti-apartheid icon. “The Taliban have made girlhood illegal and it is taking a toll,” she says. IMAGES
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres slams the Taliban's "broken" promises to Afghan women and girls, during a press conference on the situation in Afghanistan. SOUNDBITE
Kabul, Sep 4 (EFE / EPA) .- The Taliban on Saturday claimed to have captured half of the contested districts in Panjshir province, the last area of Afghanistan with an armed resistance movement. (Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: DAILY LIFE IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN.
Kandahar, Aug 13 (EFE/EPA).- The Taliban Friday claimed that they captured Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city, in their most significant military breakthrough so far since the insurgents began their offensive after foreign troops started withdrawing in May.(Camera: STRINGER)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN.
The United States condemns blasts that shook Kabul on Tuesday, suggesting it was likely they were carried out by Taliban insurgents. "We're not in a position to attribute it officially just yet, but of course it does bear all the hallmarks of the spate of Taliban attacks that we have seen in recent weeks," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE