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Monday, 4 December 2023
Tamina Zariab Pariani’s Hunger Strike against the Taliban’s Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan

Tamina Zariab Pariani’s Hunger Strike against the Taliban’s Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan

Pariani, a prominent women's rights activist, went on a hunger strike in Cologne, Germany, ten days ago, in response to the Taliban's anti-women policies and...

Taliban administration orders beauty salons in Afghanistan to close

Taliban administration orders beauty salons in Afghanistan to close

The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has ordered beauty salons to close within a month, the morality ministry said, in the latest shrinking of access to...

Taliban treatment of women could be ‘gender apartheid’, UN expert says

Taliban treatment of women could be ‘gender apartheid’, UN expert says

A U.N. expert said on Monday that the treatment of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban could amount to "gender apartheid" as their rights...

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UN says: Over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed in blasts, violence since August 2021

Over a thousand Afghan civilians were killed in bombings and other violence since foreign forces left and the Taliban took...

Greece boat disaster: 800 were on board, says Pakistan police report

A boat that capsized off the coast of Greece last week was carrying around 800 people, according to an initial...

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45,000 police, armored vehicles deployed to quell unrest

France was reeling on Saturday from a fourth night of rioting as family and friends of Nahel M, whose shooting...

State Department review of 2021 Afghanistan evacuation critical of Biden, Trump

A U.S. State Department report on Friday criticized the handling of the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan, saying decisions by President...

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Turkmenistan Could Be Essential to the West’s Future

Turkmenistan Could Be Essential to the West’s Future

Over one year into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, various analysts have argued that the conflict has weakened Moscow’s influence...