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Flash Floods In Baghlan Province Kill At Least 50

Flash floods in Baghlan province, Afghanistan caused casualties and property damage, prompting rescue operations.

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Taliban Warns Against Cooperation With Afghanistan International TV

Taliban warning to journalists about Afghanistan International TV raises press freedom concerns in Afghanistan.

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Afghan Women Struggle Under Male Guardian Rules

Since the Taliban returned to power, Afghan women have been barred from going on long trips, travelling by plane or entering government buildings unless they are accompanied by a man.

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Girls' School In Pakistan Bombed By Suspected Militants

Suspected militants target girls' school in Pakistan, damaging the only educational institution for girls in the area. UNICEF condemns the attack.

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Militants Bomb Girls School In Pakistan's Northwest

Militants bombed a girls school in Pakistan, highlighting the ongoing challenges faced by educational institutions in conflict-prone regions.

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Taliban trying to normalise ties, install appointees in India: Afghan diplomat

Days after Afghanistan’s most senior diplomat in India resigned over charges of smuggling, diplomats still loyal to the previous democratic regime in Kabul warn that the Taliban is making another attempt to install a nominee in India, and urged India and other countries not to “normalise” ties with the Taliban.

The Hindu

Biden warns he'll halt Israel weapons shipments; the Kendrick and Drake beef explained

Biden says he will halt additional weapons shipments to Israel if it proceeds with a major ground offensive in Rafah. NPR music editor Sheldon Pearce breaks down the Kendrick Lamar/Drake beef.

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Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Deadly Bombing In Afghanistan

Islamic State claims responsibility for bombing in Afghanistan targeting police involved in anti-poppy campaign. Taliban's opium ban leads to clashes and p...

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Sticky Bomb Explosion Kills Police Officers In Afghanistan

Tragedy strikes in Faizabad, Afghanistan as sticky bomb explosion kills police officers amidst poppy eradication tensions.

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Taliban affirms that stoning will be punishment for adulterers — especially women

In a recording, the group's leader declared: "We will flog the women ... we will stone them to death in public [for crimes]." What does Islamic law say on the matter? And have stonings taken place?

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Pakistan bets on a cannabis high as its economy struggles

A new regulator aims to legalise hemp growth, while crushing a black market. But is Pakistan too late to the party?

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With a bit of Saudi topspin, tennis fans can overlook its brutal repression of women

The WTA finals host revealed its commitment to women’s rights by jailing a female activist

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Afghan Diplomat Resigns Amid Gold Smuggling Allegations In India

Resignation of Afghan diplomat in India over gold smuggling allegations and challenges faced by women in Afghan society.

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Attacks on press freedom around the world are intensifying, index reveals

In the past year, in virtually every region, journalists and independent media outlets faced increasing repression

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‘They are trying to eradicate us completely’: the passion and pain of telling the stories of Afghan women

Her family have been threatened and her team faces increasing risks in Afghanistan, but Zahra Joya knows she must keep reporting from exile

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7 best Guy Ritchie movies, ranked

Our picks for the best Guy Ritchie movies include "Sherlock Holmes" and "Snatch"

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Lawyers Seek UN Assistance For American Held By Taliban

Lawyers seek UN assistance for American captive held by Taliban in Afghanistan for release.

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American Held By Taliban Seeks UN Intervention For Release

American citizen Ryan Corbett held by Taliban for nearly two years, facing mistreatment. Efforts ongoing for his release.

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Why the Taliban Love Social Media

The extremist group’s strategy to normalize its rule in Afghanistan

International Business Times

US Aid Shows Ukraine Will Not Be 'Second Afghanistan': Zelensky

The decision by the US House of Representatives to earmark $61 billion in long-delayed aid for Ukraine shows the country will not become "a second Afghanistan," President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday.

The Guardian - UK

‘Why the silence? Why the inaction? It breaks my heart’: Malala and Jennifer Lawrence take on the Taliban

The Oscar-winner and the Nobel laureate have teamed up to make Bread & Roses, a new film about the abuse of women in Afghanistan. In an emotional interview, they warn that the west ignores its message at their peril

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘I couldn’t get on board with her equating the Taliban and the democratic government of Ukraine’

They both vote Labour and listen to The Rest Is Politics, but will they agree on the royal family or arming Ukraine?

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Everyone will regret attacking electoral bond scheme, says PM Modi; Taliban govt says it is ‘particularly committed’ to protect rights of Hindus and Sikhs, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on April 16, 2024

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Taliban is ‘particularly committed’ to protect rights of Hindus and Sikhs: Spokesperson of Taliban ‘Justice Ministry’

Taliban assures Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan property rights will be respected, drawing positive response from India.

The Times of India

Afghanistan's first female Olympian urges IOC to keep country out of Paris Games

NEW DELHI: Friba Rezayee, Afghanistan's pioneering female judoka and the country's first woman to compete in the Olympics, has launched a campaign urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to exclude Afghanistan from the upcoming Paris Games due to the Taliban's human rights violations.

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