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March 30, 2021 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
The New York Times: KABUL, Afghanistan — Three health workers, all women, working for the government’s polio vaccine campaign were shot dead in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, local officials said, only weeks after three women working in television were killed in the same city.The women, all in their 20s, were going about their jobs in the bustling town near the border with Pakistan when they were gunned down in two separate attacks. Full news...
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March 23, 2021 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
TOLO News: Members of a family in Kabul claimed that a nine-year-old girl in their family and her friend, who were studying at a religious studies center in Kabul, were raped by a man on Monday morning. One of the girls, who is nine years old, is being treated at a hospital in Kabul following the incident. Her family said that her mother did not have the money to pay for her treatment after they realized that she was feeling ill. Full news...
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March 18, 2021 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
TOLO News: The incident happened at around 7:20 am local time in Sar-e-Kotal area in Kabul's district 17, police said.Sources said the bus carried employees of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. The victims have been taken to a nearby hospital, eyewitness said. Full news...
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March 17, 2021 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
DAWN: KABUL: Five women and a child were killed when a bus carrying Afghan government employees was hit by a bomb in the capital, officials said on Tuesday.The blast ripped through the vehicle during evening rush hour in Kabul on Monday, with government ministries giving conflicting casualty figures. Full news...
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March 13, 2021 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
DW.com: A car bomb in Afghanistan's western Herat province has left at least seven people dead, as global powers seek a permanent ceasefire to the ongoing conflict.A car bomb detonated in Afghanistan's western Herat province late Friday, killing at least 7 people and injuring 53 others, authorities said. Full news...
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March 10, 2021 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
DW.com: Afghanistan's Education Ministry is barring schoolgirls older than 12 from singing at public events, media reported on Wednesday. The reports come amid growing fears that the Taliban could regaining power in Afghanistan as the group negotiates a peace deal with the United States.Schoolgirls older than 12 will only be able to sing at events that are "100% attended by women," according to a letter of the decision shared by the Kabul-based broadcaster Ariana News on Twitter Full news...
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March 3, 2021 :: RSS :: Print :: Email
CNN:Three female media workers were shot dead in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, government officials said, amid a wave of killings that is spreading fear among professional workers in urban centers.Zalmai Latifi, head of local broadcaster Enikas TV, said the three women were recent high school graduates aged between 18 and 20 who worked in the station's dubbing department. Full news...