An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday killing more than 1,000 people and injuring at least 1,500 others even as the country continues to reel from a collapsing economy, violence and the lack of international aid, USA Today reported. Officials said the 5.9 magnitude quake hit...
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The Taliban ordered Afghan women to cover themselves from head to toe, backtracking on previous pledges to support women’s rights after the militant group took over Afghanistan in August following the withdrawal of foreign troops, Axios reported. Officials issued a decree over the weekend, saying “wearing...
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At least nine people died and 13 were injured in Afghanistan recently when bomb blasts blew up their mini-buses in Mazar-e-Sharif. "The targets appear to be Shiite passengers," a police spokesman told Agence France-Presse. "The enemies of Afghanistan are creating tension and division among our...
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The family of a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist killed during the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last year petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday to bring the Islamist group up on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Washington Post reported. Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui...
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Taliban authorities have been launching a widening crackdown on Afghans and foreigners across the country six months after the armed group took control of Afghanistan following the withdrawal of foreign troops, the Washington Post reported Monday. Among the detained is Nadima Noor, a dual Canadian-Afghan national...
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Public universities in Afghanistan reopened over the weekend to admit both female and male students, about six months after the Taliban took over the Central Asian country following the withdrawal of foreign troops last year, Voice of America reported. The reopening was a pledge by the Islamist...
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