How the Taliban are erasing Afghanistan’s women

How the Taliban are erasing Afghanistan’s women – photo essay

The journalist Mélissa Cornet and the photographer Kiana Hayeri met more than 100 Afghan girls and women in seven provinces, and found resistance and defiance but also despair. Earlier this year, I ...

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Radio Free Afghanistan — the Taliban, the tribal warlords and the TV tycoon

Saad Mohseni’s impassioned memoir recounts his battle to establish an independent voice in post-2001 Kabul

World - Financial Times - October 23

Afghanistan to join UN climate talks for first time under Taliban

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Taliban carries out public execution in sports stadium in Afghanistan

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‘Pole of Cold’: life in the coldest inhabited village on Earth – photo essay

The Siberian republic of Sakha in the Russian far east is one the coldest inhabited regions in the world. The photojournalist Natalya Saprunova spent almost two months documenting the daily lives ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Forest keepers: Arhuaco balance modern and ancient ways – photo essay

As leaders gather in Colombia for the global Cop16 nature summit, photographer Dougie Wallace captures the Indigenous Arhuaco, who are deeply involved in protecting the country’s biodiversity – ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

World Opens to the Taliban Despite Their Shredding of Women’s Rights

Taliban officials have scored a series of diplomatic victories this year that have started a subtle shift toward normalizing their government.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Afghan women cannot pray loudly or recite in front of other women, Taliban minister says

Afghan women are forbidden from praying loudly or reciting the Quran in front of other women, according to a Taliban government minister.

Afghan women cannot pray loudly or recite in front of other women, says Taliban minister

A Taliban government minister says Afghan women are forbidden from praying loudly or reciting the Quran in front of other women

World - ABC News - October 30

Afghanistan: a country on the edge

Sanctions have not changed the Taliban — is it time to re-engage?

World - Financial Times - October 17

Soldiers who lost both legs in Afghanistan reunite

David Jack Plant and Antony “Coops” Cooper lost both their legs within minutes of each other in Afghanistan.

How to talk to your family and friends about not posting photos of your kids

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How Will White Women Vote? It’s a Question With a Fraught History.

White and Black women have joined together to power progressive causes — from abolition to civil rights — but it’s a tenuous alliance.

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Jets beat Texans as Wilson’s stunning grab erases Corley’s Halloween howler

Jets snap five-game skid with 21-13 win over Texans Wilson’s one-handed touchdown catch lifts New York Corley’s blunder costs Jets touchdown in first half Garrett Wilson made a dazzling ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

After Deadly Car Rampage, Chinese Officials Try to Erase Any Hint of It

Flowers left at the site of the attack, which killed at least 35 people, were quickly removed. Censors deleted videos, articles and comments about it.

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The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time

An Afghan official says the Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time

The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their 2021 takeover of Afghanistan, the country’s national environment agency said.

Is Afghanistan’s Most-Wanted Militant Now Its Best Hope for Change?

Sirajuddin Haqqani has tried to remake himself from blood-soaked jihadist to pragmatic Taliban statesman. Western diplomats are shocked — and enticed.

World - The New York Times - October 24

Women's volleyball dispute touches on a broader question: How to define 'fair'

An athlete at San Jose State University has joined a federal lawsuit against the NCAA challenging transgender athletes in college sports, citing her own teammate.

The world’s most feminist city: how Umeå in Sweden became an idyll for women

From snow-clearing to bus stops, civic furniture to football teams, women and men are considered and treated equally in this small city in Scandinavia – with the aim of making life happier for ...

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'I'm not a one-issue voter, but this is huge': Women on how abortion shaped their vote

It is the first presidential election since the top court overturned Roe v Wade, which protected the nationwide right to an abortion.

How the virtual network "Win With Black Women" is impacting the 2024 presidential race

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How U.S. Women’s Soccer Has Struck a Balance Between Celebration and Evaluation

It’s hard to disagree with the approach from Coach Emma Hayes after a successful October window, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - November 1

Swapped at birth: Two women discovered they weren’t who they thought they were

It was only a home DNA test but its unexpected results rocked two families to their core.

How strict abortion bans threaten health care for all women

In some states, overturning Roe v. Wade has impacted health care for women, regardless of whether they are pregnant.

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