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Afghan women once worked in this popular national park. Now they’re not even allowed to visit
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Afghan women once worked in this popular national park. Now they’re not even allowed to visit

CNN  —  Afghanistan’s Band-e-Amir National Park was known for having employed the country’s first-ever female park rangers. Now, women won’t…
Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say
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Taliban crackdown on women should be probed as crime against humanity, rights groups say

CNN  —  The Taliban should be investigated for crimes against humanity over their brutal crackdown on the rights and freedoms…
Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home
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Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Female employees in the Kabul city government have been told to stay home, with work only…
Afghanistan’s women pioneers fearful as US-Taliban deal looms
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Afghanistan’s women pioneers fearful as US-Taliban deal looms

The historic deal between the US and the Taliban leaves unresolved the fate of Afghan women, whose fragile gains could…
Afghanistan ex-football chief Karim wanted on arrest warrant
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Afghanistan ex-football chief Karim wanted on arrest warrant

The disgraced former head of the Afghan Football Federation (AFF), Keramuudin Karim, now faces arrest in Afghanistan, the country’s interior ministry confirmed…
Kabul murder highlights Afghan women’s plight
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Kabul murder highlights Afghan women’s plight

When gunmen killed former journalist Mena Mangal on a busy Kabul street, observers first wondered if she had been murdered…
Afghanistan loya jirga demands ‘immediate and permanent’ ceasefire
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Afghanistan loya jirga demands ‘immediate and permanent’ ceasefire

A historic “loya jirga” peace summit in Kabul ended Friday with delegates from across Afghanistan demanding an immediate and permanent…
Afghan women fear gains could be bargained away in talks
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Afghan women fear gains could be bargained away in talks

HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — For four hours, Khadeja begged her in-laws to take her to the hospital. The skin on…
Afghan women go online to set #myredline for peace
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Afghan women go online to set #myredline for peace

Kobra Samim, who rides for Afghanistan’s national cycling team, wrote on Facebook that women’s participation in sport is her “red…
Taliban team at Afghan peace talks in Qatar to include women: spokesman
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Taliban team at Afghan peace talks in Qatar to include women: spokesman

KABUL (Reuters) – Women will be included for the first time in the Taliban delegation to peace talks in Qatar…
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