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afghanistan

  1. danieldemol

    Afghanistan: Taliban backtrack on reopening high schools for girls

    'The Taliban have reversed a decision to allow Afghan girls to return to high schools, saying a decision is still to be made on the uniforms they must wear. Schools were set to open after months of restrictions after the Taliban seized power last August. But a notice from the education...
  2. danieldemol

    Women’s rights activist shot dead in northern Afghanistan

    'A 29-year-old activist and economics lecturer, Frozan Safi, has been shot and killed in northern Afghanistan, in what appears to be the first known death of a women’s rights defender since the Taliban swept to power almost three months ago. Frozan Safi’s body was identified in a morgue in the...
  3. danieldemol

    Canada plans to accept more than 20,000 vulnerable Afghans including women leaders, human rights wor

    'Canada plans to accept more than 20,000 vulnerable Afghans including women leaders, human rights workers and reporters to protect them from Taliban reprisals' Source: Canada to accept 20,000 vulnerable Afghans such as women leaders, human rights workers Sounds like a positive plan to relocate...
  4. danieldemol

    Former Afghan interpreter has visa protection denied, says Australians signed his 'death warrant'

    'A former interpreter who worked alongside Australian forces in Afghanistan has had his protection visa denied on the grounds he was not employed directly by the government... ...The man, whose identity and location has not been revealed for his own security, says he faces regular death threats...
  5. danieldemol

    Afghanistan: Taliban tribunal gives woman 40 lashes for talking to a man on the phone

    'Taliban tribunal gives woman 40 lashes for talking to a man on the phone' Source: Taliban tribunal gives woman 40 lashes for talking to a man on the phone Apparently the man is also locked up in a Taliban controlled prison.
  6. danieldemol

    Ban on Afghan schoolgirls singing in public slammed

    'An Afghan-based rights group has condemned a decision by authorities to ban schoolgirls from singing at public events, saying they should “not promote gender discrimination”. Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education said in a letter, leaked to the media on Wednesday, that female students over the...
  7. ronki23

    How does Arab and Persian / Iranic culture differ ?

    I'm surprised that they (Iranics) still follow Islam and the Dari, Tajik, Farsi and Urdu alphabets use Arabic script if they try emphasise how they're not the same as Arabs. I recall that Iran is the only Shia Iranic country whereas Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan (Pathans) are Sunni. Same...
    • ronki23
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    • afghan afghanistan arabia arabs iran kurdistan pathanistan persia tajikistan
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    • Forum: General Discussion
  8. danieldemol

    Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says that "there should be no compromise" on the right

    'Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says that "there should be no compromise" on the right to education for Afghan girls in ongoing peace negotiations between the government and Taliban militants.' Malala Urges 'No Compromise' On Girls' Education In Afghan Peace Talks Must have been a...
  9. Shaul

    Pentagon prepares option of total U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by election

    The Pentagon is preparing a number of options for U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. One option included is a complete withdrawal prior to the November Presidential election in the U.S. https://nypost.com/2020/05/27/pentagon-draws-up-plans-to-pull-troops-out-of-afghanistan-by-election/
  10. danieldemol

    Afghan attack: Babies killed as gunmen storm Kabul maternity ward

    ‘Two babies and 12 mothers and nurses were killed in a militant attack on a hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday morning. Another 15 people, including a number of children, were injured in the attack by several gunmen, officials said. Meanwhile, in the east, a bombing at a funeral...
  11. danieldemol

    Afghanistan: Zaman Ahmadi, in Prison for Blasphemy Since 2012, May Be Released

    ‘A primary court in Afghanistan is expected to release Zaman Ahmadi, a man who was handed a 20-year prison sentence in 2012 for blasphemy. On December 3 last year, the Supreme Court of Afghanistan reversed a 20-year jail sentence for Ahmadi, but their decision must be reviewed by the primary...
  12. danieldemol

    ‘He Showed Us Life’: Japanese Doctor Who Brought Water to Afghans Is Killed

    ‘JALALABAD, Afghanistan — The people he helped called him “Uncle Murad.” Dr. Tetsu Nakamura left his home in Japan in the 1980s to treat leprosy patients in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He later found, however, that severe drought was killing more people than his clinics could save. So he...
  13. danieldemol

    Afghanistan's all-female orchestra is hoping to revive music banned under the Taliban

    ‘During Afghanistan’s bloody thirty-year civil war, the sound of music was one of the first casualties. Freedom of expression was censored by successive brutal regimes and musicians were often imprisoned and tortured. For five years in the late 1990s, music was completely banned by the Taliban...
    • danieldemol
    • Thread
    • afghanistan all female orchestra australia tour music taliban
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Religious News
  14. Shaul

    I disagree with President Trump

    I disagree with President Trump on how he is handling Afghanistan. It is time for a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
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