Taliban has dissolved five key departments which includes- human rights commission, election commission, ministry of women's affairs, high council for national reconciliation which was once a key security council that protected the afghan constitution and lastly ministries for peace and parliamentarian affairs.

Taliban shuts down Afghanistan's ministry of women affairs, other key departments

The Taliban have made a number of changes to the administrative system in Afghanistan since taking over the country and in a new wave of reforms, they have decided to completely dissolve five departments which were set up by the former government.

Taliban dissolve five major departments including Afghanistan’s human rights commission

Shahmahmood Miakhel, the former deputy minister of interior of Afghanistan, said during WION Global Summit in Dubai that the money spent on war should be spent on the peace process instead.

WION Global Summit 2022: Money spent on war should be spent on peace instead, says Afghan ex-minister

According to reports, ousted Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's brother Hashmat Ghani has allegedly pledged his support to the Taliban. In a video doing the rounds, Khalil Haqqani and other Taliban leaders welcomed Ghani's brother in the fold.

Reports: Ashraf Ghani's brother supports Taliban

Eight months after fleeing Kabul as the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan, Farida trains at a suburban Melbourne pitch, dreaming of one day playing soccer for her country while lamenting the fate of fellow women players back home.

'We will keep fighting': Afghanistan women footballers train in Australia after fleeing Taliban rule

Malala Yousafzai, a Nobel Laureate, has raised concern for Afghan women and girls after the Taliban issued an edict requiring women to wear the hijab. "The Taliban want to erase girls and women from all public life in Afghanistan—to keep girls out of school and women out of work, to deny them the ability to travel without a male family member, and to force them to cover their faces and bodies completely.

Taliban want to erase women from public life in Afghanistan: Malala Yousafzai

The Taliban are denying driving licenses to Afghan women. Their supreme leader is calling for mandatory face veils. How will the world respond to the Taliban's broken promises? Mariam Wardak tells you.

South Asia Diary: Taliban deny driving license to women

About a dozen women protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday against the Taliban's new edict that females must fully cover their faces and bodies when in public.

Afghan women protest Taliban decree to cover faces

Recently, the Taliban’s leader Hibaitullah Akhunzada passed an order, mandating women to cover themselves from head to toe with just their eyes visible. It doesn’t end here, the Taliban leader, even advised that women should not leave their houses until it is necessary and even outlined punishments for male relatives of women who break the rule.

Afghan women angry as Taliban makes face covering mandatory

Taliban has ruled that all Afghan women must cover their faces with all-encompassing burkha and if any woman violates the order then her father or closest relative male will be either imprisoned or will be fired from their government jobs.

Taliban brings back Blue Burkha in Afghanistan, new decree sparks concerns

In a sign that the Taliban regime was increasingly moving towards re-establishing a strict religious regime, women in Afghanistan were ordered to cover their faces in public with traditional burqa.

Cover faces in public, Taliban order Afghan women

Now, Taliban orders Afghan women to fully cover themselves in public

The Taliban has ruled that Afghan women must cover their faces and if any woman violates the order then her father or closest relative male will be either imprisoned or will be fired from their government jobs.

Afghanistan: Taliban makes covering face mandatory for women

The Afghan women’s football team reunited in Melbourne to take on a local league club. How are the Afghan athletes responding to life away from home? What message did they send to the Taliban? Mariam Wardak tells you.

South Asia Diary | Afghan women's football team reunites

Amid a series of blast and economic woes, Afghanistan marked the end of the holy fasting month of Ramzan as they prepared to celebrate Eid, this is the first time in over 20 years that Afghans will celebrate their holy festival under the Taliban rule despite fears of possible explosions.

Afghans celebrate Eid under Taliban-led government

This is the first time in over 20 years that Afghans will celebrate their holy festival under the Taliban rule. Despite fears of possible explosions, hundreds of residents gathered in mosques in and around Kabul to celebrate and participate in Eid prayers.

Kabul: Hundreds of residents participate in Eid prayers to mark end of Ramazan

Attacks in Afghanistan has intensified on Eid and security challenges loom large in the country with three blasts reported in the last 24 hours. Two power transmission towers were blown up during attacks in Parwan province

Two pylons in Parwan province of Afghanistan bombed, 5 teams to restore power immediately

In Afghanistan, twin explosions have killed at least nine people and wounded 13 others in Mazar-i-Sharif the capital of Balkh province. To get more perspective, we're joined by Torek Farhadi, a former Afghan government advisor.

Blasts rock Afghanistan: Taliban faces security challenge from 'Islamic state'

During last Friday prayers of Ramzan, a deadly explosion ripped through Kabul mosque in Afghanistan. At least 10 dead, several injured in the blast.

At least 10 dead, several injured as explosion rips through Kabul mosque in Afghanistan

Bomb explosions aborad two passenger vans in Afghanistan carrying Shi'ite Muslims killed at least nine people on Thursday, said an official. The official was quoted by Reuters.

Afghanistan: Blasts inside vans take 9 lives, IS claims responsibility 

In Afghanistan twin explosions have killed at least nine people and wounded 13 others in Mazar-i-Sharif the capital of Balkh province. The blasts are the latest in a series of deadly bombings to rattle Afghanistan.

Twin explosions in Afghanistan claims 9 lives, wounds 13

The US evacuation from Afghanistan is still fresh in everyone's minds. People hanging from planes, children being passed across fences and thousands scrambling to leave the country- it was a mission that failed miserably but a new Pentagon report has highlighted the catastrophic nature of this failure- nearly seven billion dollars of military equipment have been left behind in Afghanistan.

Report: US left $7 billion of military gear in Afghanistan

Explosions rock Afghanistan: Two bomb blasts aboard minibuses kill 9

As per a report by an Afghanistan daily, the country’s rulers, the Taliban, have now fired fifty qualified professors at Balkh University in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, and would be hiring people they deem fit.

Taliban fire 50 qualified university professors, to replace them with clerics & own members

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