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DESPITE BAN INVASIVE VIRGINITY TESTS REMAIN PREVALENT IN AFGHANISTAN
One police substation in Kabul sent 26 cases of moral crimes -- which include rape cases -- to forensic medicine in 2015, and most involved virginity tests... READ MORE›
2016: THE YEAR THE WORLD STOPPED CARING ABOUT REFUGEES
Deportations of Afghan refugees from Pakistan swelled this year, with 100,000 repatriated in September alone... READ MORE›
THE AFGHAN FAMILIES BEING REPATRIATED BY PAKISTAN
Pakistan's request for all three million Afghan refugees to leave is causing chaos on its borders and plunging families into uncertainty... READ MORE›
WOMAN BEHEADED 'FOR GOING OUT IN CITY WITHOUT HER HUSBAND'
The Middle East Press claims a government spokesman told them Taliban militants killed her for the infidelity act of going shopping without a male guardian... READ MORE›
AFGHANISTAN'S VICE PRESIDENT IS KNOWN FOR BRUTALITY. BUT HE MAY HAVE GONE TOO FAR.
Abdurrashid Dostum, a former warlord, has vowed to fight prosecution in a new case... READ MORE›
AFGHANS ANGRY AFTER QUALIFIED FEMALE AIR FORCE PILOT APPLIES FOR ASYLUM IN U.S.
A recipient of the U.S. State Department's Women of Courage award in 2015, Capt... READ MORE›
AFGHAN RESPONSE TO FEMALE PILOTA??S U.S. ASYLUM CASE
Things are not changing for the better in Afghanistan, Captain Rahmani said in an interview on Friday... READ MORE›
THESE AFGHANS FLED TO GERMANY FOR A SAFER, BETTER LIFE. NOW THEY'VE BEEN SENT BACK.
I told him Afghanistan, and he said to me in Dari, 'Don't worry you're safe now... READ MORE›
AFTER ATTACK, BERLIN'S REFUGEE COMMUNITY BRACES FOR BACKLASH
Like fellow Afghan Mohebzada, Soltani sought asylum in Germany because the Taliban had made repeated threats to kill him and he saw no other option... READ MORE›
AFGHAN LEGISLATOR, SEVERAL OTHERS KILLED IN ATTACK AT HIS HOME
Afghan men inspects the remains of belongings at a lawmaker's home in western Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday after a gunmen attack... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS OF AFGHANS WHO HELPED U.S. FORCES FACE TALIBAN THREAT, VISA WAIT, TRUMP RESISTANCE
Matthew Ball relied heavily on his Afghan interpreter during a yearlong mission in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous areas, entrusting him daily with his life... READ MORE›
HOPELESS AFGHAN STRUGGLE TO SAVE BOY SEX SLAVES
'Unconscionable' Bacha bazi has seen a chilling resurgence in post-Taliban Afghanistan, where it is not widely perceived as homosexual or un-Islamic behaviour... READ MORE›
GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT CONFERENCE IN TURKMENISTAN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convened in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat the Global Sustainable Transport Conference on Nov. 26 and 27... READ MORE›
'KAFKAESQUE NIGHTMARE': TALIBAN RELEASES VIDEO OF KIDNAPPED CANADIAN-AMERICAN COUPLE
The video showed for the first time the two sons of Canadian Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman, a US citizen... READ MORE›
BOLLYWOOD STARS GIVE THEIR NEWBORN SON THE CONTROVERSIAL NAME OF A BRUTAL ISLAMIC CONQUEROR
Taimur the Lame, often known as Timur or Tamerlane, was a brutal Mongol invader who conquered many parts of Persia and central Asia... READ MORE›
SYRIA REMAINS THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRY FOR JOURNALISTS
In Afghanistan, all of the 10 journalists killed were deliberately targeted because of their profession... READ MORE›
AFGHAN VP DOSTUM PROBED OVER ALLEGED SEX ASSAULT
Dostum allegedly kept Ishchi hostage in his private compound for five days, where he was said to be tortured and sodomized... READ MORE›
GUNMEN KILL FIVE FEMALE AFGHAN AIRPORT STAFF IN KANDAHAR
Despite years of pressure by women's groups and foreign donors, Afghanistan remains one of the most difficult places to be a woman... READ MORE›
WHAT NEXT FOR SYRIA, ITS ALLIES AND FOES AFTER FALL OF ALEPPO?
It would probably accept a Russian-imposed settlement in Syria if it brought stability and squeezed out Iran... READ MORE›
GERMANY DEPORTS 50 REJECTED AFGHAN ASYLUM SEEKERS
A spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Refugees said authorities were expecting a plane with 50 returnees from Germany to arrive on Thursday in Kabul... READ MORE›
QATAR CANCELS NATIONAL DAY GALA AFTER ALEPPO ONSLAUGHT
Its emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, announced the decision to cancel Qatar National Day activities in a statement, the official Qatar News Agency reported... READ MORE›
AFGHANISTAN VICE PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF TORTURING POLITICAL RIVAL
I can kill you right now, and no one will ask, Mr. Ishchi said General Dostum told him... READ MORE›
KUNDUZ JOURNAL TENDING TO THE LIVING AND THE DEAD IN A BATTLE-TORN AFGHAN CITY
Mr. Rassoul and his son had to chase the dog all through the cemetery, though in vain... READ MORE›
AFGHAN VICE PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF BRUTAL ASSAULT ON FORMER GOVERNOR
Former militia leader Abdurrashid Dostum has been accused of wartime human rights abuses... READ MORE›
DOMINATION OF THE REGION'S TRADE ROUTES IS AT STAKE, WITH PAKISTAN EYEING AN OPPORTUNITY TO THWART INDIA VIA COOPERATION WITH CHINA
Domination of the region's trade routes is at stake, with Pakistan eyeing an opportunity to thwart India via cooperation with China... READ MORE›
ASHTON CARTER MAKES UNANNOUNCED AFGHANISTAN VISIT
Ashton Carter, U.S. Defense Chief, Makes Unannounced Visit to Afghanistan... READ MORE›
IRAN PRESIDENT SAYS TRUMP CANT TEAR UP NUCLEAR PACT
He wants to do many things, Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, said of Mr. Trump in a speech... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP WILL NOT BE ABLE TO 'TEAR UP' NUCLEAR DEAL, IRAN'S PRESIDENT CLAIMS
Mr Rouhani also warned Iran will show a reaction if outgoing president Barack Obama signs a law extending some of America's sanctions authority by 10 years... READ MORE›
IRAN PRESIDENT NOT INTERESTED IN TRUMP'S VIEWS ON NUCLEAR DEAL
Hassan rouhani says incoming administration's 'desires' won't affect iran's 'will'... READ MORE›
RELATIONS BETWEEN US AND UN STRAINED OVER AFGHANISTAN WAR REPORTS
US military is increasingly trying to control public information about conflict, nearly leading to ban on UN staff from Kabul base... READ MORE›
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US SOLDIERS TOLD TO IGNORE AFGHAN ALLIES ABUSE OF BOYS
After each case, Captain Quinn would gather the Afghan commanders and lecture them on human rights... READ MORE›
RACIAL IDENTITY IS A BIOLOGICAL NONSENSE, SAYS REITH LECTURER
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah says race and nationality are social inventions being used to cause deadly divisions... READ MORE›
AIRSTRIKE HITS DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS HOSPITAL IN AFGHANISTAN
The military has been playing an increasingly active role in Afghanistan amid a Taliban resurgence, particularly in the northern province of Kunduz... READ MORE›
WATCH RUSSIAN TV S BIZARRE TRAILER FOR PUTIN PRESS CONFERENCE
LONDON -- First the Pakistani Taliban bombed or burned over 1,000 schools... READ MORE›
IRAN LEADER BLASTS TRUMP, CLINTON, SAYS CANDIDATES ARE 'BAD' AND 'WORSE'
The choice between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is one between bad or worse, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said during a rally Sunday in Iran... READ MORE›
BLAST INSIDE U.S. BASE KILLS 4 IN AFGHANISTAN
An explosion inside Bagram Airfield, a large U.S. base north of Afghanistan, killed at least four people and injured 14 others, NATO said early Saturday morning... READ MORE›
SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS FOUR AT AFGHAN US BASE
A suicide bomber has killed four people inside Bagram air base, the largest US military facility in Afghanistan... READ MORE›
RANGERS RISK LIVES TO SAVE ENDANGERED TIGERS
Since then, according to a recent report from the World Wildlife Fund WWF and the Global Tiger Initiative, the number of tigers has increased from 3,200 to 3,980... READ MORE›
AFGHAN CIVILIANS KILLED IN NATO AIR STRIKE IN KUNDUZ
The air raids on Thursday were in support of US and Afghan forces during an attack targeting senior Taliban commanders, according to provincial spokesman Mahmood Danish... READ MORE›
300 ISIS FIGHTERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN OPERATION
300 ISIS Fighters Killed in Afghanistan Operation U.S... READ MORE›
US ADMITS AIR STRIKES 'LIKELY' KILLED AFGHAN CIVILIANS
US forces in Afghanistan conceded on Saturday that their air strikes in the northern province of Kunduz had very likely resulted in civilian killings... READ MORE›
ICONIC 'AFGHAN GIRL' FROM 'NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC' ARRESTED IN PAKISTAN
National Geographic's iconic, green-eyed Afghan Girl was arrested Wednesday at her home in Peshawar, Pakistan, on charges she possessed a forged national identification card, authorities said... READ MORE›
FROM A NAT GEO COVER TO A MUG SHOT
She was just 12 when she was photographed by Steve McCurry in a camp for displaced people in Peshawar, the biggest city along Pakistan's frontier with Afghanistan... READ MORE›
POSSIBLE U.S. AIRSTRIKE HITS DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS HOSPITAL; AT LEAST 9 DEAD
Military jets have conducted numerous airstrikes in Kunduz after the Taliban overwhelmed Afghan security forces on Monday... READ MORE›
AFGHAN TALIBAN HANG UNIVERSITY STUDENT IN PUBLIC
Kabul Polytechnic university student was accused by the group of killing a senior Taliban official... READ MORE›
43 PERCENT RISE IN ESTIMATED OPIUM HARVEST
Figures from government and UNODC show 10 percent increase in poppy cultivation and 91 percent decrease in eradication... READ MORE›
IRANIAN MEDIA SAYS POST CORRESPONDENT JASON REZAIAN CONVICTED
State-run TV and the Iranian Students News Agency both quoted Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejei a spokesman for Tehran's Revolutionary Court as saying Rezaian 39 had been found guilty... READ MORE›
HUNGRY, SCARED, AND NO CLOSER TO SAFETY
Migrant children are being failed by uk, says lords committee report... READ MORE›
BRITISH 12-YEAR-OLD SMARTER THAN EINSTEIN HAWKING
I don't think I can be compared to such great intellectuals such as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking... READ MORE›
ICC PROSECUTOR: U.S. FORCES MAY HAVE TORTURED IN AFGHANISTAN
The U.S.-led invasion into Afghanistan toppled the Taliban from power after the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center andA the Pentagon... READ MORE›
TWO AMERICANS KILLED IN ATTACK ON BASE IN AFGHANISTAN
A gunman reportedly wearing an Afghan army uniform opened fire on foreign troops in Kabul... READ MORE›
FRANCE WON'T DINE WITH IRAN UNLESS WINE IS SERVED
A food spat between Iran and France ahead of Hassan Rouhani's European trip threatens rapprochement... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATE RECRUITMENT DOCUMENT SEEKS TO PROVOKE 'END OF THE WORLD'
Islamic State recruitment document seeks to provoke 'end of the world'... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 100 CHILDREN KILLED IN TALIBAN ATTACK ON PAKISTAN SCHOOL
We selected the army's school for the attack because the government is targeting our families and females, said the Taliban spokesman Muhammad Umar Khorasani... READ MORE›
THE BEHEADING OF A 9-YEAR-OLD GIRL PROMPTED HUGE PROTESTS IN AFGHANISTAN
They chanted slogans against the government, the Taliban and neighboring Pakistan, which is seen as having a hand in Afghanistan's Islamist insurgency... READ MORE›
NIGHTCLUB SHOOTER'S DAD HOSTED ANTI-AMERICAN TALK SHOW
The name of the show refers to the Durand Line, the long-disputed border that separates Afghanistan and Pakistan... READ MORE›
'AFGHAN GIRL' WELCOMED HOME BY PRESIDENT
Afghanistan's president, Ashraf Ghani, has welcomed back Sharbat Gula, the green... READ MORE›
QUAKE ROCKS AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN; AT LEAST 263 DEAD
LAHORE Pakistan More than 260 people were killed when a magnitude-7.5 earthquake centered in Afghanistan rocked neighboring Pakistan and rattled buildings as far away as India... READ MORE›
MEDICAL GROUP TO EXIT AFGHAN CITY AFTER STRIKE KILLS AT LEAST 22
It was the only free trauma care hospital in northern Afghanistan, according to Doctors Without Borders... READ MORE›
GENERAL IS SAID TO THINK AFGHAN HOSPITAL AIRSTRIKE BROKE US RULES
General Campbell was clear that he, too, would prefer to keep as many troops in Afghanistan for as long as possible... READ MORE›
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BLAST INSIDE US BASE IN AFGHANISTAN KILLS 4
John Nicholson said another 14 people were wounded in the attack inside Bagram Air Field... READ MORE›
US DRONE STRIKE KILLED ISLAMIC STATE LEADER IN AFGHANISTAN
Gordon Trowbridge, deputy press secretary, said Hafiz Saeed Khan died in southern Nangarhar Province on July 26... READ MORE›
'ONLY SOLUTION FOR AFGHANISTAN - US FORCES GET OUT'
The Taliban and ISIS don't have solutions for Afghanistan, neither does the US... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMAA??S 21 GREATEST MOMENTS AS US PRESIDENT
Barack Obama, America's effortlessly cool president for the social media age, has had a rollercoaster eight years in the White House... READ MORE›
FIGHTING RAGES AS TALIBAN ATTACKS AFGHANISTAN'S KUNDUZ
Hundreds of Taliban fighters have largely taken over a district in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province as intense fighting with the Afghan security forces continues... READ MORE›
AFGHAN OFFICIAL: NO PLANS TO REVIVE TALIBAN PEACE TALKS
Ghani has accused Pakistan of harbouring Taliban leaders, an allegation that Islamabad denies... READ MORE›
NO END TO AFGHAN WAR: OBAMA SLOWS US WITHDRAWAL
Though Obama touted progress in Afghanistan, including better-trained security forces, the situation remains perilous, with Afghan battlefield deaths rising and civilian casualties hitting a record high... READ MORE›
WHAT IS ISIL? WHY OBAMA WON'T CALL ORLANDO SHOOTING 'RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORISM' OR THE ISLAMIC STATE 'ISIS'
Obama asked, before referring to the Islamic State group by another name... READ MORE›
NAMING OF NEW TALIBAN CHIEF SEEN DIMMING OBAMA'S HOPES FOR AFGHAN PEACE TALKS
Regardless of who leads them, the Taliban have zero incentive to negotiate on their determination to restore their brand of Islamic rule... READ MORE›
ISIS FIGHTERS IN AFGHANISTAN DEFECT OVER VIOLENCE
Mullah Abdul Jabbbar, a Taliban commander in Nangarhar, said villagers had become tired with ISIS because of its harsh treatment of civilians... READ MORE›
PENTAGON DISCIPLINES ABOUT 16 IN HOSPITAL STRIKE IN AFGHANISTAN
Joseph Votel, head of U.S. Central Command, which oversees the war in Afghanistan, is expected to announce the action Friday at a Pentagon briefing... READ MORE›
US STEPS UP AIRSTRIKES AGAINST ISIS AFTER IT GAINS TERRITORY IN AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan is at least the fourth country where Mr. Obama has struck fighters aligned with the Islamic State... READ MORE›