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Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, the younger daughter of Benazir Bhutto, on Sunday spoke up against the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan and said "the ... Show more

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The UN has called for Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reopen schools to girls in classes seven to 12, calling the anniversary of their exclusion from high ... Show more

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UN calls Taliban's exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools 'shameful'
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Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools “shameful”: U.N.: The United Nations is calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reopen schools to girls in grades ...
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Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools “shameful”: U.N.
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India takes in Afghan Sikhs escaping Taliban terror: ‘less than 100 left behind’: Manmohan Singh mostly spends his day in a Gurdwara, a place of worship for ...
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India takes in Afghan Sikhs escaping Taliban terror: ‘less than 100 left ...
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UN condemns 'shameful' year-long ban on Afghan girls' education: KABUL: The United Nations urged the Taliban on Sunday (Sep 18) to reopen high ...
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UN condemns 'shameful' year-long ban on Afghan girls' ...
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Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over
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Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule ...
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The day the Taliban banned women like me from working: With my daughters’ education cancelled, I thought the regime had done its worst. Then a new message came ...
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The day the Taliban banned women like me from working
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Can the US force Taliban to lift ban on girls' education?: The United States has imposed sanctions on two Taliban ministers, Sheikh Mohammad Khalid Hanafi and ...
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Can the US force Taliban to lift ban on girls' education?
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Taliban vow to finish disputed canal at 'any cost': KABUL -- A massive canal project in Afghanistan has alarmed the country's neighbors over fears it will ...
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Taliban vow to finish disputed canal at 'any cost'
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What is ISIS-K, the group linked to the Moscow attack?: ISIS-K has become a global terror threat while the world has been distracted.
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What is ISIS-K, the group linked to the Moscow attack?
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China urges Taliban to reform before providing full diplomatic recognition: Beijing has yet to formally recognize the Afghan rulers despite maintaining ...
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China urges Taliban to reform before providing full diplomatic recognition
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China says Afghan Taliban must reform before full diplomatic ties: Beijing, China China said on Tuesday Afghanistan’s Taliban government will need to introduce ...
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China says Afghan Taliban must reform before full diplomatic ties
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Taliban Bureaucrats Hate Working Online All Day, ‘Miss the Days of Jihad’: Interviews with five former Taliban fighters reveal the crushing ennui of office life ...
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Taliban Bureaucrats Hate Working Online All Day, ‘Miss the Days of Jihad’
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Managing Dissent Within: The Taliban Way: The hardliners within the Taliban have consolidated their position, and the specter of the group’s implosion seems ...
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Managing Dissent Within: The Taliban Way
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Tajikistan and the Taliban: A Lone Voice in Central Asia: Tajikistan is the strongest critic of the Taliban in Central Asia and continues to host dialogues ...
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Tajikistan and the Taliban: A Lone Voice in Central Asia
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Taliban supreme leader's existence remains a mystery: KABUL -- In the 29 months since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada ...
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Taliban supreme leader's existence remains a mystery
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On all channels: selfies with Hamas: Why the issue of "Hamas reporters" is more complicated and why it is dangerous to prematurely equate journalists with ...
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On all channels: selfies with Hamas
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Taliban Take Control of Afghan Diplomatic Missions in India: The Taliban have taken de facto control of diplomatic missions in India, more than two years after ...
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Taliban Take Control of Afghan Diplomatic Missions in India
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More Than 400 People Punished Under Shari'a Law In Afghanistan, Rights Group Says
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More Than 400 People Punished Under Shari'a Law In Afghanistan ...
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We must be champions of the millions of girls in Afghanistan — Malala Yousafzai: In Afghanistan, a system of ‘gender apartheid’ presided over by the Taliban is ...
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We must be champions of the millions of girls in Afghanistan — Malala ...
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UKs broken promises: Afghan Special Forces left in limbo, face threat of return to Taliban
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UKs broken promises: Afghan Special Forces left in limbo, face threat of ...
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Kevin Cornwell: British aid worker recalls nightmare nine months in Taliban prison
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Kevin Cornwell: British aid worker recalls nightmare nine months in ...
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What explains the dramatic rise in armed attacks in Pakistan?: Pakistan’s two border provinces have seen 93 percent rise in attacks since the TTP ended ceasefire ...
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What explains the dramatic rise in armed attacks in Pakistan?
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Afghanistan's Taliban sends new ambassador to Beijing: Afghanistan's Taliban administration has appointed a former spokesperson as ambassador to China ...
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Afghanistan's Taliban sends new ambassador to Beijing
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188 Afghans fly to Germany with a promise of admission: After the Taliban took power, hundreds of thousands of Afghans fled to Pakistan. Now many are returning ...
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188 Afghans fly to Germany with a promise of admission
Quick Glance: Migration: 188 Afghans from Pakistan Travel to Germany
  • German government protects Afghans from mass deportations from Pakistan.

  • 188 Afghans with admission assurance from Pakistan flew to Leipzig.

  • First major charter flight from Pakistan with Afghans to be admitted in ten months.

  • Federal admission program allows vulnerable Afghans to come to Germany.
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Women's rights and women wronged in 2023: The year saw progress on women’s rights in some countries, such as Spain’s introduction of menstrual leave ...
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Women's rights and women wronged in 2023
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Taliban education policies hurting boys too: Human Rights Watch: Human Rights Watch claimed Wednesday that the education policies implemented by the Taliban in ...
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Taliban education policies hurting boys too: Human Rights Watch
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UK defence ministry fined for Afghan data breach during Taliban takeover: The British data regulator said on Wednesday it had fined the defence ministry for a ...
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UK defence ministry fined for Afghan data breach during Taliban takeover
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Pakistan charging refugees $830 to leave: Pakistan is charging undocumented refugees an $830 exit fee to leave the country if they arrived without a visa.
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Pakistan charging refugees $830 to leave
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The Week's Best: 10 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss: We know you're busy and probably don't have the time to read all of our coverage each and every day ...
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The Week's Best: 10 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss
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Afghanistan-Pakistan water sharing dispute: Taliban's dam project in Kunar River: Fresh tensions have emerged between Afghanistan and Pakistan as Afghanistan's ...
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Afghanistan-Pakistan water sharing dispute: Taliban's dam project in Kunar ...
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Menstruation in Afghanistan: Burdening Silence: Menstruation is extremely shameful in Afghanistan; women should under no circumstances talk about “the monthly ...
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Menstruation in Afghanistan: Burdening Silence
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Taliban's Quest For Self-Sufficiency Faces Challenges: In its quest for self-sufficiency, Afghanistan's Taliban government is building large infrastructure ...
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Taliban's Quest For Self-Sufficiency Faces Challenges
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Afghanistan has a growing female suicide problem: The Taliban has steadily whittled away women's and girls' rights in Afghanistan over the past 2 years ...
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Afghanistan has a growing female suicide problem
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Afghanistan: Taliban sending women to jail to save them from gender-based violence | WION
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Afghanistan: Taliban sending women to jail to save them from gender-based ...
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Afghanistan is a 'forever emergency,' says UN head: Afghanistan is a "forever emergency" rendered worse by an isolated Taliban intent on dismantling human rights ...
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Afghanistan is a 'forever emergency,' says UN head
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Pakistan's Expulsion of Afghan Refugees Risks Another Crisis: A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization ...
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Pakistan's Expulsion of Afghan Refugees Risks Another Crisis
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Education, the Right To Be Humans: Pashtana Durrani / Founder, LEARN Afghan - Direct Talk | NHK WORLD-JAPAN On Demand
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Education, the Right To Be Humans: Pashtana Durrani / Founder ...
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Payne reveals Biden’s move that devastates her daily in rare public appearance: The former foreign and defence minister said not a day passed when she did not ...
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Payne reveals Biden’s move that devastates her daily in rare public ...
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The Azadi Briefing: Taliban's Hydropower Plans Raise Concerns In Pakistan : Taliban plans to build a dam on a major river in eastern Afghanistan have attracted ...
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The Azadi Briefing: Taliban's Hydropower Plans Raise Concerns In Pakistan
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Afghanistan Left out of Global Climate Change Conversation: Afghanistan under the Taliban was once again shunned from the COP28 climate change conference.
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Afghanistan Left out of Global Climate Change Conversation
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The Qosh Tepa Canal: A Source of Hope in Afghanistan : While the canal project is a source of promise, it faces many challenges, not the least of which is unease ...
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The Qosh Tepa Canal: A Source of Hope in Afghanistan 
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As Afghan economy struggles, Taliban increasingly looks to go it alone: The Taliban-run government is pushing ahead with new dams, canals and tunnels aimed at ...
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As Afghan economy struggles, Taliban increasingly looks to go it alone
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Migration: More Afghan local staff flown out of Pakistan: Afghans waiting to be resettled in Western countries are at risk of deportation from neighboring ...
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Migration: More Afghan local staff flown out of Pakistan
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'Crazy for cricket': Young Afghans inspired by national team's success: From pickup games in dusty parks or narrow alleys to high-intensity training at ...
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'Crazy for cricket': Young Afghans inspired by national team's success
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‘I need mum and dad here’: the charity helping young Afghan footballers reunite with relatives
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‘I need mum and dad here’: the charity helping young Afghan footballers ...
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Taliban's Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani held a Pak passport: Afghanistan and Pakistan are at loggerheads as at this moment Islamabad wants to deport all ...
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Taliban's Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani held a Pak passport
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An Immigrant Entrepreneur Pays It Forward by Hiring Displaced Afghans: Seven-time Inc. 5000 honoree Fab Glass and Mirror earns a 2023 Inc. Best in Business honor ...
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An Immigrant Entrepreneur Pays It Forward by Hiring Displaced Afghans
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Girls barred from high school in Afghanistan for third year | kuwaittimes: Girls barred from high school in Afghanistan for third year - World - KABUL: Schools ...
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Girls barred from high school in Afghanistan for third year | kuwaittimes
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Disquiet in the neighbourhood: As Pakistan struggles to prod the Taliban to act on militant groups, its dual policy of supporting extremist groups has come back ...
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Disquiet in the neighbourhood
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Afghanistan's Taliban government slams lack of invite to COP28 - Region - World
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Danger of suicide among refugees: "It was so bad that I can't say it in German": Many refugees are traumatized when they arrive. They often have to wait for ...
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Danger of suicide among refugees:
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For Pakistan, political and economic considerations outweigh inhumane deportation of refugees
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For Pakistan, political and economic considerations outweigh inhumane ...
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Taliban's abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says
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Taliban's abusive education policies harm boys as well as girls in ...
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Small dams overcome drought: TWO years ago, Afghan farmer Ghulam Sakhi watched in despair as his wheat and corn plants withered under an unrelenting sun in the ...
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Small dams overcome drought
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Internet from Radolfzell should bring a little freedom to Afghan women | SÜDKURIER Online
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‘I ask, was it worth it?’: the Royal Marine who fought the Taliban: Former Marine officer James Glancy won a medal for bravery in Afghanistan ...
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‘I ask, was it worth it?’: the Royal Marine who fought the Taliban
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Yearender 2023 | 5 big tests for global diplomacy: In this episode of Worldview, we look at the big tests for global diplomacy
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Yearender 2023 | 5 big tests for global diplomacy
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Afghan interpreter’s son reunited with family in UK after three years: Home Office overturns visa rejection after Times report and lets Sajid Naeemi bring his ...
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Afghan interpreter’s son reunited with family in UK after three years
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Fleeing the Taliban, they found refuge in the U.S. Now they need help from Goodfellows
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Fleeing the Taliban, they found refuge in the U.S. Now they need help from ...
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Ban On Women's Education Cause Of Distance With Public, Says Taliban: Afghanistan's Taliban-appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas ...
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Ban On Women's Education Cause Of Distance With Public, Says Taliban
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Afghan Journalist Released Amid Criticism Over Increasing Taliban Intimidation: An Afghan journalist detained by the Taliban’s intelligence service has been ...
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Afghan Journalist Released Amid Criticism Over Increasing Taliban ...