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Afghan religious scholars criticize girls’ education ban-
By Associated Press JALALABAD, Afghanistan: Afghan religious scholars Saturday criticized a ban on female education, as a key Taliban minister ...
Afghan women-run radio station resumes broadcasts after being shut down
A women-run radio station in northeastern Afghanistan has resumed its broadcasts, after officials shut it down for a week for ...
Afghan women-run radio resumes broadcasts after shutdown-
By Associated Press ISLAMABAD: A women-run radio station in northeastern Afghanistan has resumed its broadcasts, after officials shut it down ...
Ban on Afghan female staffers by Taliban unacceptable, says UN-
By Associated Press ISLAMABAD: The United Nations said on Wednesday it cannot accept a Taliban decision to bar Afghan female ...
UN officials condemn Taliban’s decision to ban Afghan female staffers from working at the United Nations
U.N. officials have condemned a Taliban decision to bar Afghan female staffers from working at the agency.Despite initial promises of ...
Afghan Taliban raid kills 6 members of Islamic State group
An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province killed six members of the extremist Islamic State group, ...
Cyprus relocates 76 Afghan, Syrian migrants to France
Cyprus’ Interior Ministry said Thursday 76 Afghans and Syrians seeking international protection have been relocated to France under a European ...
Young Afghan women train as midwives as country’s maternal mortality rate is amongst the highest in world
In a small village circled by velvety white snow-topped mountains in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province, Aziza Rahimi mourns the baby son ...
8 insurgents, 2 kids dead in Pakistani military raid near Afghan border
Pakistani security forces attacked a militant hideout near the Afghan border Wednesday, prompting a shootout that killed eight of the ...