Pakistan’s bet on Taliban backfires as violence surges
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Taliban 'do not see women as human', says Malala
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U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says
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As the Taliban open their doors to tourism, they are closing windows on women | Catherine Bennett
Specialist travel companies are using euphemisms to avoid the gender apartheid. Having denied Afghan women jobs, education and free movement, ordered them to be totally covered, banned them from ...The Guardian - Jan. 5 -
During the holidays, reports of domestic violence surge. But what if next year could be different? | Frances Ryan
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