Eye-for-an-eye sharia justice returns to Afghan courts
By Estelle Emonet and Qubad Wali "Many Afghans say they prefer their chances in sharia courts with civil cases, arguing ...
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Several killed, wounded in explosion near Kabul military airfield—official
An explosion at the entrance to a military airfield in the Afghan capital killed and wounded several people on Sunday, ...
Read moreReverse bans on women, UN body presses Taliban
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called on the Taliban to reverse policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, ...
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Brother and sister’s future separated after Taliban university ban
"Marwa’s mother, holding her newborn baby in her arms, said she felt history repeating itself" By Estelle Emonet and Abdullah ...
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Several foreign NGOs stop work in Afghanistan after Taliban ban on women staff
By Jay Deshmukh and Qubad Wali Several foreign aid groups announced on Sunday they were suspending their operations in Afghanistan ...
Read moreTaliban order NGOs to stop women staff from working over ‘hijab’
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers ordered all national and international NGOs to stop their women employees from working after "serious complaints" about ...
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Taliban ban university education for Afghan girls
By Jay Deshmukh and Qubad Wali Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned university education for women nationwide, as the hardline ...
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Afghan survivors get new homes six months after deadly quake
Labourer Rasool Badshah has moved into a new home six months after a deadly earthquake rocked eastern Afghanistan, but without ...
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Deadly attack on Kabul hotel popular with Chinese
At least three people were killed when gunmen attacked a hotel popular with Chinese business people in the Afghan capital ...
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US slaps more sanctions on Taliban over treatment of women
The United States announced new sanctions Tuesday against the Taliban as punishment for their repressive treatment of women and girls ...
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