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The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice of the Taliban government has completely banned fireworks and firecrackers at weddings and other celebrations. The ban applies to manufacturers, importers and traders of pyrotechnics; the punishment for violators is not specified. Previously, restrictions applied only in individual cities and only at night.
Aziz KarimovWashington denied the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) a $25 million grant, citing 'repeated lack of accountability' in the use of funds. The university, where about three quarters of the roughly 1,000 students are women studying online despite the Taliban's ban on female education, may close. Former USAID director Patrick Fine rejected the accusations, calling them 'slander'.
Javlon TursunovPakistan and Afghanistan have been in a cycle of escalation since February 2026: strikes, mutual accusations and disputes over the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. Experts believe the crisis has weakened Islamabad's influence in Kabul and opened opportunities for India, but warn that New Delhi will not form a strategic alliance with the Taliban, and that trade and geographic constraints remain.
Sevara AzamovaOn the occasion of International Day of the Girl, UNICEF reported that in Afghanistan 28.7% of women aged 20–24 were married before age 18, and in some regions up to 50%. The organization links early marriages to the ban on girls' education after 6th grade and calls on the Taliban authorities to open schools.
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