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Taliban ‘beat and detain’ Afghan educator who spoke out on women’s school ban
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have “beaten and detained” an academic who voiced outrage on live television against their ban on women’s university ... World News -
Fresh US restrictions against Taliban for bans on women’s rights
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new visa restrictions against the Taliban Wednesday in response to bans on employment and education for ... World News -
Afghan female students not allowed to sit university entrance exam: Taliban
The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education ordered private universities in Afghanistan not to allow female students to sit university entrance exams ... World News -
Death toll in Afghanistan cold snap rises to 166, official says
At least 166 people have died in a wave of bitterly cold weather sweeping Afghanistan, an official said Saturday, as extreme conditions heaped misery ... World News -
Afghanistan’s cold weather claims lives of more than 160 people
More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as ... World News -
Top UN official urges Muslims: Move Taliban into 21st century
The highest-ranking woman at the United Nations said Wednesday she used everything in her “toolbox” during meetings with Taliban ministers to try to ... World News -
Charge dropped against Afghan soldier seeking asylum in US
Federal prosecutors have dropped an immigration charge against an Afghan soldier seeking asylum in the US who was arrested months ago trying to cross ... World News -
Hundreds protest in Afghan city of Khost against Quran burning in Sweden
Hundreds of Afghan men staged a protest in the eastern city of Khost on Tuesday to express anger at the burning of the Quran in the Swedish capital ... World News -
Taliban official pushes back as deputy UN chief has talks in Kabul on women’s rights
The United Nations deputy secretary-general discussed women’s rights with Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister on Wednesday after the Taliban ... World News -
At least 70 killed in wave of freezing temperatures sweeping Afghanistan: Official
At least 70 people have died in a wave of freezing temperatures sweeping Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, as extreme weather compounds a ... World News
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