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Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over

YoopyaDec 25, 2023December 25, 20230

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Bahara Rustam, 13, took her last class at Bibi Razia School in Kabul on Dec. 11 knowing it was the end

Asia news: Afghan official: Blast at market in east kills 38

YoopyaJul 15, 2014July 16, 20230

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says a suicide car bomber has killed at least 38 people in the country’s east. Mohammad Reza Kharoti,

Afghan Taliban say they captured NATO military dog

YoopyaFeb 7, 2014November 25, 20230

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban said Friday that they have captured a military dog belonging to NATO forces in Afghanistan, releasing a video of

Malala Yousafzai speaks of Nobel hopes

YoopyaOct 11, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girl’s education, spoke on Thursday of the

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban honored at Harvard

YoopyaSep 28, 2013April 3, 20240

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Pakistani girl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban has been honored as Harvard University’s humanitarian of the year.

Afghan forces arrest Pakistan Taliban commander

YoopyaFeb 20, 20130

Prominent Pakistani Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad has been arrested in eastern Afghanistan. Maulvi Faqir Mohammad was detained in Nangarhar province, close to the Pakistani

Malala Yousafzai leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital

YoopyaJan 4, 20130

A Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban has been discharged from a Birmingham hospital as an inpatient. Malala Yousafzai, 15, was being

Taliban says its attack on Pakistani schoolgirl justified

YoopyaOct 16, 20120

(Reuters) – Taliban insurgents said on Tuesday that the Pakistani schoolgirl its gunmen shot in the head deserved to die because she had spoken out

Twenty dead in Taliban siege of Afghan hotel; NATO blames Haqqanis

YoopyaJun 23, 20120

(Reuters) – Elite Afghan police backed by NATO forces ended a 12-hour siege on Friday at a popular lakeside hotel outside Kabul, leaving at least

Taliban “poised to retake Afghanistan” after NATO pullout

YoopyaFeb 1, 20120

(Reuters) – A secret U.S. military report says that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control over Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the