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3 injured as petrol depot catches fire in S. Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Three people, including a firefighter, were injured as a petrol depot caught fire in Kandahar city of southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Sunday ...
The US lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, says Kabul
The Taliban say the U.S. has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister who also heads ...
In Afghanistan, young women under Taliban ditch the burka for something ‘more comfortable’
Tired of burkas that cover the face, urban women under the Taliban's 'gender apartheid' have adopted the abaya robe favoured ...
Pakistan Is Trying to Integrate the ‘Most Dangerous Place’ on Earth. It’s Failing.
The country’s former tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are plagued by escalating militancy, leading to widespread ...
International Committee of the Red Cross3d
Afghanistan: Addressing the water crisis for communities
Access to safe water is a pressing issue in Afghanistan, impacting public health, food security and economic stability. While ...
The Diplomat3d
Gender Apartheid: The Erasure of Afghanistan’s Women and Refugee Populations
Isabelle Lassee of Amnesty International and The Diplomat’s Catherine Putz discuss the state of gender apartheid in ...
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Women’s voices banned from radio broadcasts in southern Afghanistan
The Taliban has banned women’s voices from all radio broadcasts in Kandahar, marking another severe restriction on women.
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'Showing your face is a sin': Younger Afghan women ditch the burqa for the abaya
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...
Trade resumes as Pakistan and Afghanistan reopen key Torkham border crossing after nearly a month
Officials say trade between Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan has resumed Wednesday at a key border post following a ...
Pakistan, Afghanistan open main border crossing, closed for nearly a month
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday reopened their main border crossing after clashes between the security forces of both ...
Road crash leads to 4 deaths in Southern Afghanistan
A vehicle accident in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, resulted in the deaths of four passengers on Wednesday, ...
Road accident kills 4 in south Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, March 19 (Xinhua) -- At least four commuters lost their lives due to a road accident in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Wednesday, a local official said.