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Topic: Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Blast in hotel at least 3 killed and 7 wounded

KABUL (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and seven wounded on Monday in an explosion at a hotel in southeast Afghanistan's Khost province, the province's media office said. The cause of the

No male ‘chaperone’ = no existence. Life under Taliban rule for Afghan women, in their own words

Requirement for a ‘late sharati’ — or male companion — is one of many restrictions placed on women in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021.

Over 1,000 civilians were killed in attacks since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says UN

Between 15 August, 2021, and May this year, 1,095 civilians were killed and 2,679 wounded, according to the UN Mission to Afghanistan.

Cocaine market booms as meth trafficking spreads beyond established markets, says UN report

Cocaine seizures have grown faster than production, the report said. The upper band of the estimated total supply was higher in the mid-2000s than now.

Taliban’s central bank governor and Chinese ambassador meet to discuss banking and business ties

China does not have formal diplomatic ties with Afghanistan but has continued to maintain an embassy in Kabul since Taliban took over in 2021.

‘Devastated, but will not apologise,’ says Australian war veteran found guilty of Afghan murders

Australia's most decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith was found complicit by a civil court in the murders of four Afghan citizens during his time serving in Afghanistan.

Around 80 Afghan girls hospitalised after suspected poison attack at schools

Mohammad Rahmani, the director of the provincial department of education, said the poisoning had occurred in the Sangcharak district among female pupils in grades 1 through 6.

Iran vs Afghanistan: Why Helmand water-sharing dispute is boiling over, decades after treaty

Helmand River, a critical source of drinking water & irrigation, has been a bone of contention for centuries. Earlier, Tehran had objected to construction of a dam in Afghanistan.

Afghan, Pakistan cartels survived empires. Now they are drowning Indian Ocean region in drugs

Like their colonial-era ancestors, smugglers are the economic backbone of impoverished communities in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Greek mythology can offer models for women to fight modern challenges

Women were considered minors under the guardianship of their fathers or husbands. Yet women in these myths spoke truth to power and fiercely resisted injustice.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.