(News 1st): The co-founder of Taliban, Mullah Abdul Ghani has returned to Afghanistan from Qatar.

Ghani is one of the leaders of Taliban who was in hiding in foreign countries in the recent past.

Meanwhile, the European Union (EU) has stated that it is ready to recognize the Taliban as the ruling party in Afghanistan, if it abandons terroristic practices and protects women and human rights.

However, the EU is still working to repatriate its diplomatic missions to Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, at a press conference yesterday, the Taliban officials said it was ready to consider women’s rights under Islamic law.

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