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“Afghanistan”
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When earthquakes strike a country cut off from aid
Afghanistan Kunar Earthquake
humanitarian aid
climate change
displacement
September 18, 2025
by Humayoon Babur, Matiullah Shahab
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Climate change is No longer a shock. It’s reshaping Asia’s economic future
climate crisis
climate adaptation
July 30, 2025
by Shuvojit Banerjee
OPED
Afghan Women in Pakistan Forcibly Returned
Afghan refugees
Afghanistan
Pakistan
women's rights
June 07, 2025
by Kanika Gupta
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Trespassers on Their Land: Nomads Displaced by Afghanistan’s Conservation Zones
Taliban
conservation
climate migration
displacement
May 31, 2025
by Manija Mirzaie
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A Taliban defector hides in UAE after denouncing women’s education ban
Taliban
women’s rights
education
Afghanistan
February 06, 2025
by Chermaine Lee
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Afghan women call for support Amid crippling restrictions
Afghanistan
women’s rights
Taliban
October 01, 2024
by Manija Mirzaie
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Iran and Pakistan at war with undocumented Afghan refugees
refugees
migration
Taliban
Afghanistan
Pakistan
asylum
August 29, 2024
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The human cost of Afghan mineral extraction
gas
energy
Taliban
Afghanistan
rare earth
August 12, 2024
by Manija Mirzaie
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A thousand ‘dark days’: Taliban’s unrelenting ban on women’s education
Afghanistan
Taliban
education
women's education
girls education
innovation
July 04, 2024
by Manija Mirzaie
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From Doha to Doha: Taliban finally makes it to the negotiating table
Taliban
Afghanistan
women’s rights
June 22, 2024
by Manija Mirzaie
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Russia inches closer to recognising the Taliban
Russia
Taliban
Afghanistan
May 31, 2024
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan´s Hazara seek refuge in Indonesia
Indonesia
Taliban
refugees
asylum
Afghanistan
Hazara
May 18, 2024
by Leo Galuh
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An Afghan politician’s “sexist” gold smuggling allegations
gold
India
Afghanistan
diplomatic immunity
corruption
impunity
May 10, 2024
by Manija Mirzaie
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Landmines Claim Lives or Limbs of 110 Afghans Each Month
land mines
Afghanistan
demining
May 03, 2024
by Shadi Khan Saif
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UN survey reminds us of Taliban's gender apartheid
Taliban
UN
women's rights
Afghanistan
gender discrimination
April 26, 2024
by Manija Mirzaie
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Taliban expels key healthcare provider in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Taliban
health care
humanitarian aid
April 12, 2024
by Manija Mirzaie
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Afghanistan's brewing refugee crisis
Afghan refugees
right to asylum
Afghanistan
Taliban
April 05, 2024
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Mental health crisis in Afghanistan grips women, girls
Afghanistan
Taliban
women's rights
education of girls
March 29, 2024
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Another Women's Day passes with Taliban's gender apartheid far from over
Afghanistan
International Women's Day
Taliban
education of girls
March 15, 2024
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The 'hidden disaster' affecting millions of Afghan women
Afghanistan
Taliban
women's rights
Mental health
education
March 08, 2024
by Manija Mirzaie
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On the cusp of climate tragedy, Afghans brace for a hotter, drier summer
Afghanistan
drought
climate disaster
Taliban
February 23, 2024
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Will the UN meeting in Doha bring Afghanistan out of isolation?
Afghanistan
UN
diplomacy
women's rights
February 16, 2024
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Beijing has recognised the Taliban
Taliban
Afghanistan
women's rights
Beijing
February 02, 2024
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The Taliban's fresh hijab crackdown is the latest stressor for Afghan women
Taliban
Afghanistan
women's rights
Sharia law
January 19, 2024
by Shadi Khan Saif
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How Afghan students in Delhi forge a path to education
Afghanistan
India
refugees
education
child rights
January 17, 2024
by Shoaib Mir, Parthu Venkatesh P
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Afghan girls leave school with a heavy heart, not to return
Afghanistan
women's education
right to education
women's rights
Taliban
December 28, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan’s climate tragedy ignored at COP28
Afghanistan
COP28
climate change
drought
food security
December 15, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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COP28: an opportunity to reintroduce Afghanistan to the world
Afghanistan
COP28
November 24, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Hear their voices: Afghan refugees continue to be deported from Pakistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
asylum seekers
Taliban
November 11, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Biggest recent earthquakes: What have learned from them?
earthquake
humanitarian aid
Turkey
Morocco
Afghanistan
November 07, 2023
by Nour Ghantous
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How a single canal will overcome Afghanistan's food insecurity
Afghanistan
Taliban
food insecurity
Irrigation
November 03, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Mahbouba Seraj's Nobel Peace Prize Nomination was a moment for all Afghan women
October 26, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Can Afghanistan trade opium dependence for food security?
Afghanistan
Taliban
Opium
agriculture
food insecurity
September 29, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Reporting on the Taliban's atrocities must persevere
Afghanistan
Taliban
Sharia law
August 27, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Seeking answers, demanding action: Afghanistan's anniversary in focus
Afghanistan
Taliban
humanitarian aid
August 11, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Deadly floods in Afghanistan: how is the world responsible?
Afghanistan
floods
climate change
Taliban
agriculture
August 04, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Fight Pakistan's human trafficking problem; foster opportunities for youth at home
Pakistan
Afghanistan
human trafficking
July 29, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghan girls will do what it takes to learn - let's match their determination
Afghanistan
Taliban
empowerment of women
education of girls
July 17, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The Taliban further oppresses women by banning beauty salons
Afghanistan
women's rights
gender violence
human rights
July 07, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Western sanctions fuel humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Taliban
sanctions
hunger crisis
June 26, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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What the Roberts-Smith ruling teaches us about free press
war crimes
Australia
Afghanistan
freedom of press
June 03, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Water wars: Afghanistan and Iran fight for water rights
Afghanistan
Iran
water scarcity
droughts
water conflicts
May 20, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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World Press Freedom: women Afghan journalists silenced and exiled
Afghanistan
world press freedom day
protection of journalists
pressure on journalists
Taliban
women journalists
May 06, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Will UN recognition of Taliban protect persecuted minorities?
Afghanistan
LGBTQ+ rights
discrimination
human rights
Taliban
April 29, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Despite green alternatives, Afghanistan increases coal exports
Afghanistan
Pakistan
coal exports
fossil fuels
air pollution
environment
April 14, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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World Health Day: Ensuring ‘Health for All’ in Afghanistan
World Health Day
World Health Organisation (WHO)
healthcare
Taliban
Afghanisatn
April 07, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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War on Education: Taliban detains prominent literacy activist
Afghanistan
girls education
Taliban
right to education
human rights
April 02, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Balkh bombing underlines the dangers Afghan journalists face
Afghanistan
Taliban
ISIS
freedom of press
pressure on journalists
human rights
March 17, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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This International Women’s Day, give women what they need - safety
International Women's Day
women's rights
violence against women
March 06, 2023
by Najla Ayoubi
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As the West abandons Afghanistan, migrants drown at sea
Afghanistan
migration
Italy
human rights
March 04, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Western sanctions are starving people in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
humanitarian aid
poverty
food insecurity
February 10, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The West’s punitive measures target Afghan people instead of Taliban
Afghanistan
Taliban
women's rights
humanitarian aid
human rights
January 20, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Pakistan’s tacit endorsement of the Taliban is backfiring
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Taliban
terrorism
violence
human rights
January 06, 2023
by Shadi Khan Saif
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ISIS poses a threat to the Taliban’s rule
Taliban
ISIS
Afghanistan
China
terrorism
human rights
January 04, 2023
by Kaswar Klasra
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The Taliban continues its misogynistic gender apartheid
Afghanistan
Taliban
women's education
women's rights
misogyny
December 23, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Environmental policy must be integral to local governance
climate change
climate action
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Bangladesh
greenwashing
December 09, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Will Chinese involvement in Afghanistan guarantee human rights?
Afghanistan
China
Taliban
human rights
girls education
corruption
exploitation
November 25, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Climate change could stoke nationalism in developing countries
Afghanistan
Pakistan
global north
climate colonialism
environment
climate crisis
COP27
November 11, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Before deadly winter, Afghans suffer from international abandonment
Afghanistan
Taliban
Hunger
humanitarian aid
human rights
November 04, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Pakistan and Afghanistan’s missed trade opportunities
Afghanistan
Pakistan
regional trade
reconciliation
military spending
October 15, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Abandoning Afghan youth is not an option for the world
Afghanistan
Taliban
right to education
girls education
October 07, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Instead of addressing roots of terrorism, Pakistan points fingers
Pakistan
Afghanistan
terrorism
UN
good governance
corruption
October 01, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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As a regional power, India must avert an arms race in South Asia
India
militarization
military spending
poverty
food insecurity
child hunger
South Asia
Afghanistan
Pakistan
September 09, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The Taliban commemorates its Victory Day amid mass suffering
Taliban
Afghanistan
human rights
right to education
gender equality
food insecurity
poverty
September 02, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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While Pakistan’s people flood, the elite plays generous
Afghanistan
Pakistan
flooding
humanitarian aid
food security
food aid
corruption
August 26, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Talban chief’s murder is a wake up call for government
Taliban
Afghanistan
women’s rights
girls' rights
human rights
August 12, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan one year after the rise of the Taliban
Afghanistan
Taliban
freedom
education of girls
women's rights
Doha Agreement
August 05, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghan girls undergo 300 days of cruelty without education
Afghanistan
Taliban
girls education
Women's Right
July 15, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghans' hope for a representation crushed by the Taliban
Afghanistan
Taliban
girls education
women's rights
representation
July 08, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan's climate woes worsen under the Taliban
Afghanistan
climate change
Taliban
wildfires
July 06, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghan women face an unprecedented level of misogyny
Afghanistan
Taliban
women's rights
right to education
July 01, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Sanctions prevent earthquake victims from receiving aid in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Taliban
humanitarian aid
sanctions
earthquake
June 24, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Germany's racially biased asylum system
refugees
world refugee day
asylum
Germany
Ukraine crisis
refugee crisis
Afghanistan
June 19, 2022
by Abby Klinkenberg
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Citizens have the power to remedy the global refugee crisis
refugee
refugee crisis
Afghanistan
Ukraine
migration
democracy
human rights
June 17, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The West must not let Afghanistan slip back into darkness
Afghanistan
humanitarian aid
economic crisis
human rights
right to education
Sustainable Development
June 10, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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For legitimacy abroad, the Taliban needs legitimacy at home
Afghanistan
Taliban
civil liberties
food security
Sustainable Development
May 27, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The farcical unity of Afghanistan's elite
Afghanistan
Taliban
girls education
freedom of the press
authoritarianism
plutocracy
May 20, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The world is keeping Afghanistan hanging by a thread
Afghanistan
Taliban
humanitarian aid
humanitarian crisis
hunger crisis
May 13, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Taliban uses religion to justify denying girls' education
Afghanistan
Taliban
women's rights
child rights
right to education
May 06, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghans need a peace charter, not another armed conflict
Afghanistan
Taliban
famine
child hunger
humanitarian aid
April 29, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Wealthy nations' role in Afghanistan's environmental crisis
Afghanistan
Earth Day
climate change
drought
floods
April 23, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Refugees face increased racism and discrimination
refugees
migrants
discrimination
racism
xenophobia
Afghanistan
Ukraine
April 15, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The Taliban cruelly denies girls’ right to education
Afghanistan
Taliban
children education
education of girls
right to education
April 01, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghan media forced into silence
Afghanistan
journalists
freedom of press
Taliban
freedom of expression
protection of journalists
March 25, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Prioritising water security for Afghanistan
Afghanistan
groundwater
water security
humanitarian aid
World Water Day
March 15, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Dry wells: portents of a looming water disaster in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
well boring
water crisis
groundwater
drinking water
access to water
March 10, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The Ukraine crisis and the art of peacemaking
Afghanistan
Ukraine
Ukraine invasion
Russia
Élysée Treaty
NATO
colonialism
February 25, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The US' dishonourable commandeering of Afghan assets
Afghanistan
U.S.
neocolonialism
exploitation
Economic sanctions
Taliban
humanitarian aid
February 18, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Needy Afghans in rural areas must not be neglected
Afghanistan
Taliban
humanitarian aid
human rights
rural areas
decentralisation
February 11, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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US denies opportunities for promising Afghan students
USA
Afghanistan
Taliban
education
Fulbright
January 28, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Do not ignore the Taliban’s abuses of Afghans’ rights
Afghanistan
Taliban
education
human rights
corruption
USA
January 21, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The politicisation of the Afghan humanitarian crisis
Afghanistan
Taliban
humanitarian crisis
hunger crisis
humanitarian aid
UN
poverty
January 14, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Why the Afghan hunger crisis could have been avoided
Afghanistan
Taliban
hunger crisis
famine
humanitarian aid
humanitarian crisis
food security
agriculture
January 07, 2022
by Shadi Khan Saif
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How the world can help LGBT+ Afghans
Afghanistan
Taliban
LGBTQ Rights
human rights
December 31, 2021
by Louis Shankar
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Afghan women need global support for education rights
Afghanistan
Taliban
Pakistan
women's rights
child rights
right to education
December 24, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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War crimes in Afghanistan require accountability
Afghanistan
Taliban
NATO
war crimes
accountability
December 17, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Behind the dark curtain, Afghanistan faces tide of famine
Afghanistan
Taliban
famine
food insecurity
Hunger
December 10, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The failed democratisation of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Taliban
children's rights
right to education
freedom of expression
democracy
corruption
human rights
December 03, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Can the Taliban vaccinate a nation in turmoil?
Afghanistan
Taliban
polio
vaccine
December 03, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The first 100 days: life under Taliban rule
Afghanistan
Taliban
women's education
democracy
education
human rights
November 26, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Exiled Afghan journalists require a platform and support
Afghanistan
freedom of press
human rights
Taliban
exiled journalists
crimes against journalists
protection of journalists
November 19, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan requires long-term solutions for stability
Afghanistan
Taliban
humanitarian aid
humanitarian crisis
hunger crisis
November 05, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Corruption undermines democracy in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Taliban
corruption
poverty
October 23, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The cycles of generational conflict in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Taliban
human rights
freedom of press
women's rights
October 15, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan: no peace without justice, no justice without equality
Afghanistan
Taliban
equality
justice
human rights
corruption
October 08, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Taliban government undermines education sector
Afghanistan
Taliban
education
gender equality
right to education
women's rights
October 01, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Exiled minister: "Why should Afghan women sit at home?"
Afghanistan
women's rights
Taliban
September 29, 2021
by SK Saif
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Taliban denies Afghan girls their right to education
Afghanistan
women's rights
right to education
education of girls
democracy
Taliban
September 17, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Do not punish desperate Afghans for Taliban rule
humanitarian aid
Afghanistan
Taliban
humanitarian crisis
humanitarian relief
September 11, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Taliban must respect freedom of press and women’s rights
Afghanistan
Taliban
women's rights
freedom of press
democracy
education
human rights
freedom of expression
freedom of information
equality
gender equality
September 03, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Danger, xenophobia, closed doors: the challenges for refugees on their journeys
refugees
Afghanistan
Syria
asylum seekers
August 27, 2021
by Katarina Panić
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Imagining Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Afghanistan
Taliban
human rights
democracy
refugees
women's rights
August 27, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Resources for Afghans seeking to flee Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Taliban
humanitarian aid
media
freedom of expression
August 25, 2021
by FairPlanet Editorial Team
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Will Latin America provide refuge for Haitians and Afghans?
Afghan refugees
refugee
Haiti
Afghanistan
Taliban
asylum
August 24, 2021
by Ellen Nemitz
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India must not turn its back on Afghanistan
Afghanistan
refugee
asylum
India
Islamophobia
racism
August 21, 2021
by Tish Sanghera
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The dark day when Kabul fell
Afghanistan
Taliban
refugees
terrorism
human rights
August 20, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Demons unleashed on Afghanistan as US withdraws and Taliban advances
Afghanistan
Taliban
democracy
terrorism
August 13, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The tragic tale of Afghan widows of living husbands
Afghanistan
Taliban
Mental health
asylum seekers
August 12, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Story
Treatment of Afghan refugees highlights inhumane asylum policy in Russia
Russia
Afghanistan
refugees
August 11, 2021
by Andrew Getto
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Pakistan exploits Afghan refugees for political gains
Pakistan
Taliban
Afghanistan
civil war
August 06, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan: the battle over narratives and the heavy coffins
Taliban
Afghanistan
civil war
Terror
July 30, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Schadenfreude syndrome
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Taliban
Islamabad
July 23, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Taliban gains deprive Afghans of basic services
Taliban
Afghanistan
Pakistan
civil war
July 16, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan is the US’ responsibility, not liability
Afghanistan
Taliban
USA
Joe Biden
July 09, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for peace in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
US military
afghan war
Taliban
July 02, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Seeking life on treacherous routes of migration
Afghanistan
migrants
COVID-19
Taliban
June 18, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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With no respite in fighting, Afghans gasp for air
Afghanistan
COVID-19
COVID vaccine
Taliban
June 11, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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An Élysée treaty for Pakistan and Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Taliban
peace talks
June 04, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Time to institutionalise democracy in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan
Taliban
peace talks
democracy
May 28, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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No more impunity: time for justice in Afghanistan
afghan war
Taliban
peace talks
Joe Biden
May 21, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghan deportees left to grapple with raging bloodshed
Taliban
regugees
Afghanistan
May 13, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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War mongering: a path to doomsday in Afghanistan
Taliban
terrorism
peace talks
Afghanistan
Kabul
May 10, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The loss of legitimacy for ‘Jihad’ in Afghanistan
afghan war
Taliban
peace deal
Terror
April 30, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan offers global solutions to climate change
Afghanistan
renewable energy
climate crisis
Earth Day 2021
April 23, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan’s Gen Z is in limbo
Generation Z
afghan war
peace talks
April 16, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghans' desire for peace against personal, factional ambitions
Afghanistan
afghan war
peace talks
April 09, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Why isn’t Taliban ceasing hostilities in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan
peace talks
Taliban
freedom of press
Human Rights Watch
April 02, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Why an interim government is a formula for devastation in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
civil war
peace talks
USA
democracy
March 26, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Tracking the trajectory of the Afghan peace parley
Afghanistan
peace talks
Taliban
freedom of press
afghan war
March 19, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The ‘pandemic’ of vaccine skepticism
Afghanisatn
COVID vaccine
corruption
Coronavirus
NATO
March 12, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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No peace in banishing Afghan women
women’s rights
Afghan
Taliban
gender equality
freedom of speech
March 05, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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FairPlanet is possible, proves COVAX
COVID-19 coronavirus
coronavirus vaccine
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Afghanistan
February 26, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Embracing film and video games to tell the stories of children refugees
refugees
children
film
Video games
COVID-19
February 12, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Why terrorise Afghanistan’s educated female cadre?
Afghanisatn
Taliban
women's rights
terrorism
January 22, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The uncertain fate of roadside vendors in Afghanistan
Afghanisatn
food security
economic fairness
COVID-19 coronavirus
January 04, 2021
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The lethal new normal of shooting the messengers in Afghanistan
Taliban
freedom of press
Kabul
Elyas Dai
Malalai Maiwand
journalism
December 13, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Kabul University student’s heavy hearted return to devastated campus
ISIS
Taliban
Kabul
terrorist attack
December 11, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Navigating Afghanistan out of a war economy
Kabul
black money
December 06, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghans need to realise the urgency of the ticking clock
Coronavirus
pandemic
bailout
November 29, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Australia must prosecute soldiers over ‘war crimes’ in Afghanistan
war crimes
Trump Administration
Scott Morrison
November 15, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Rationalising green trends versus dictating environmentalism in Afghanistan
climate justice
extreme weather
greenhouse emissions
November 02, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghan labourers hostage to bitter squandering
Ashraf Ghani
National Union of Afghanistan Workers and Employees (NUAWE)
Taliban
mining
poverty
October 11, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghans’ endless dilemma of carrying the smallest, heaviest coffins
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)
afghan war
Taliban
October 04, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Selling off the education system
COVID-19
public education
lockdown
September 27, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Inclusivity - a life saving formula for war-torn Afghanistan
Taliban regime
women in afghanistan
diversity
September 14, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Editors' Pick
All-female Afghan Robotics Team aims to change how people think about their country
robotics
landmines
COVID-19
August 26, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The long walk on the path to gender equality in Afghanistan
gender equality
democracy
Taliban
August 09, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Losing the sight of peace in Afghanistan
Taliban
crime against humanity
civilian protection
August 02, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan: Time to relinquish the dependency syndrome
economic growth
charity
end poverty
July 21, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The ‘diplomatic’ approach of unleashing terror
Taliban regime
terrorism
peace process
July 12, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The vicious cycle of impunity culture
Mujahideen
Taliban
human rights
Mohammed Ashraf Ghani
Uzbek minority
criminal justice
June 28, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The new ‘Economic Slavery’ of Afghanistan
modern slavery
COVID-19
Coronavirus
pandemic
agriculture
Taliban
bilateral trade
June 14, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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COVID-19: Afghan refugees caught between devil and deep blue sea
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)
human rights violation
torture
Afghan refugees
June 10, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Guardians of democracy under fire in Afghanistan
human rights
press freedom
Khursheed TV
Kabul
democracy
May 31, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Why isn’t the gruesome war in Afghanistan a global concern?
fanaticism
COVID-19
Coronavirus
war
May 17, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Sahraa Karimi: The world has to know other stories from Afghanistan
women's rights
migration
Europe
education
Taliban
May 12, 2020
by Magdalena Rojo
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A toxic cocktail of bitter politics and corruption in Afghanistan
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Afghanistan
pandemic
May 09, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan back at historic crossroads between war and peace
Afghanistan
Muslim
Taliban
April 26, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Exhausted health workers battling pandemic in Afghanistan
Coronavirus
COVID-19
health system
public healthcare
insurgency
April 22, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Empathy at the time of COVID-19
Afghanistan
migration
COVID-19
corona
March 15, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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An end to culture of impunity in war-ravaged Afghanistan!
Afghanistan
human rights
International Criminal Court
March 08, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Mocking with peace with over 100,000 dead
Afghanistan
human rights
USA
democracy
February 23, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghans need to bravely fight the dependency syndrome
Afghanistan
nation-building
human rights
dependency
February 09, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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A shady peace deal for Afghanistan
Afghanistan
human rights
Taliban
USA
February 02, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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A personal journey for nation building
women's rights
Afghanistan
human rights
Fawzia Koofi
Taliban
January 22, 2020
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan at the crossroads of youthful idealism
Afghanistan
human rights
democracy
December 22, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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British war crimes in Iraq must be brought to light
war
crimes
war crimes
Iraq
Afghanistan
British troops
November 22, 2019
by Gurmeet Singh
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Dilemma of victim shaming amid child abuse spree
Afghanistan
Pakistan
child abuse
human rights
November 17, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Responsible democracy to end sufferings in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
human rights
election
democracy
October 27, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The brute forces of terror undermining the peoples’ voice
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Taliban
human rights
discrimination
October 20, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The paradox of the calm before the storm in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Taliban
suicide bomber
human rights
September 22, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Elections are the way out of war in Afghanistan; not an option
Afghanistan
election
Taliban
September 15, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghan Presidential polls’ campaign gets a new life
Afghanistan
election
August 29, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The U.S.’s disastrous rush for exit from Afghanistan
USA
Afghanistan
Taliban
August 17, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The Afghan conflict is costing 50 lives each day
Afghanistan
human rights
UN
Taliban
August 03, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan’s future through ballots, not bullets
Afghanistan
human rights
democracy
Taliban
election
July 28, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Extremists aim at the Kabul University
Afghanistan
Muslim
radicalism
Islamic State
July 20, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan: a house divided amid desperate longing for peace
Afghanistan
Taliban
human rights
peace
July 06, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Why isn’t the green trend resonating in Pakistan?
Pakistan
Afghanistan
green energy
June 29, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The vulnerable teachers of Afghanistan
Taliban
Afghanistan
election
June 17, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Re-branded colonialism imposed on tribal area in Pakistan
human rights
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Pashtun
June 15, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The ugly face of violence and the beauty of life
Ahmad Syed Rahman
Afghanistan
human rights
May 12, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Opportunity missed to end the senseless Afghan war
Afghanistan
Taliban
April 20, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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U.S. revokes visa of ICC prosecutor
USA
International Criminal Court
April 16, 2019
by Yair Oded
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Iran continues to abuse Afghan Iran migrants
Iran
migrants
Afghanistan
April 07, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Equality for Afghan women
Afghanistan
women's rights
#iwd
March 09, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The thin line between waging and reporting a war
India
Pakistan
nuclear
Afghanistan
March 03, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Frontline nation against terrorism feels abandoned by the U.S.
terrorism
Taliban
Afghanistan
USA
February 02, 2019
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Is Tahir Dawar the Khashoggi of Pakistan?
Pakistan
Afghnaistan
khashoggi
Tahir Khan Dawar
November 16, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Bets in a burning house
Afghanistan
election
leadership
violence
November 08, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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On the run from war caught into a deadly drought
war
drought
Afghanistan
October 12, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The OEF remains an open wound 17 years on
Afghanistan
Al Qaeda
Taliban
Operation Enduring Freedom
October 07, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Persecution of women in the name of God
women's rights
Afghanistan
Farkhunda Malikzada
September 16, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Criminal negligence make life difficult for Afghan journalists
press freedom
Afghanistan
terrorism
September 09, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The ‘blood dollars’ of Afghanistan undermining democracy
democracy
Afghanistan
elections
September 02, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan’s dreaded VP returns to turbulent political arena
Afghanistan
Abdul Rasheed Dostum
war crimes
August 17, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan bans suspected outlaws from running in nearing elections
Afghanstan
election
August 12, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The struggles facing Sikhs as Afghans prepare for elections
Afghanistan
elections
Terror
Islamic State
Rawail Singh
sikhs
July 08, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Peace gets an ultimate chance in Afghanistan
Taliban
Afghanistan
Mohammad Ashraf Ghani
Muslim
Kabul
June 10, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The vicious nexus of war and poppy
Mohamad Ashraf Ghani
Kabul
poppy
war
June 02, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghanistan: democracy under assault
Taliban
Mohammad Ashraf Ghani
Kabul
May 13, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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A calamity hiding behind the curtains of war
Afghanistan
climate change
agriculture
malnutrition
water
May 06, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Ultimate savagery revisits Afghanistan
Kabul
ISIS
suicide bomber
Taliban
April 30, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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A thorny path to democracy in Afghanistan
ISIS
democracy
Taliban
Ashraf Ghani
terrorist
identity cards
April 22, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The spring connection in the historic orient
Indian festival of colors
globalization
Holi
March 18, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Pace parleys: a chance of a lifetime for Afghanistan
Taliban
Mohammad Ashraf Ghani
terrorist
March 11, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Compromising Afghanistan’s digital future over petty politics
digital future
Mohammad Ashraf Ghani
Pashtun
biometric identity cards
February 18, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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No place for women in an all men’s world
mob justice
violence
Kabul
February 04, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Fanatic viciousness crosses all possible limits in Afghanistan
Kabul
Red Cross
human rights
Taliban
Islamic State
January 28, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Insecure copyrights are a big issue for Afghan writers
copyrights
Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC)
literary
World Bank
January 15, 2018
by Shadi Khan Saif
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How civilised a culture is depends on how it treats women
women's rights
Abdul Ghafar Khan
December 24, 2017
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Cherished by the world, the Afghan girls’ robotics team disregarded at home
Robotex
Human Rights Watch
education
women's rights
December 03, 2017
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Oppressed and depressed. Afghan women long for positive change
Afghanistan
women's rights
Kabul
indigenous
Emanzipation
November 26, 2017
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The Afghan’s enduring defiance against extremist ideology
human rights
media
extremists
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
Shamshad TV
November 12, 2017
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Last, but not the least a call for probe into war crimes in Afghanistan
Fatou Bensouda
war crimes
Taliban
human rights
International Criminal Court
Human Rights Watch
November 04, 2017
by Shadi Khan Saif
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On the dreadful path of death and destruction
Taliban
Afghan forces
U.S. Air Forces
October 22, 2017
by Shadi Khan Saif
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For Afghans, it's an opportunity to be on the right side of history
Afghanistan
Taliban
Mohammad Ashraf Ghani
September 30, 2017
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Educate a girl, empower a nation
Afghanistan
women's rights
Kabul
education
Malala Yousafzai
September 23, 2017
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Afghans defying terrorism with sports
Afghanistan
human rights
terrorism
September 16, 2017
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Blue economy, the new frontier of African Renaissance
Blue economy
Agenda 2063
African Union
African Renaissance
August 23, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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What India, Pakistan and Afghanistan can learn from the Élysée Treaty
Élysée Treaty
war
Islamabad
New Delhi
August 18, 2017
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The last word is love: In memoriam of Dr. Ruth Pfau
Dr. Ruth Pfau
Pakistan
Marie Adelaide Society of Pakistan (MASP)
Afghanistan
August 11, 2017
by Shadi Khan Saif
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A fulfilling journey from Africa to Italy
Afghanistan
Hamed Ahmadi
Africa Experience
refugees
December 27, 2016
by Federica Tedeschi
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Afghans to swallow the bitter pill from Europe
Afghanistan
Europe
ISAF
refugees
November 21, 2016
by Shadi Khan Saif
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An Afghan dream for prosperity
Afghanistan
WOT
World Trade Organization
Kabul
September 22, 2016
by Shadi Khan Saif
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A struggle for identity in Pakistan
Afghanistan
discrimination
Pakistan
Trans Action Alliance (TAA)
transgender
July 27, 2016
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Between a rock and a hard place - Afghan asylum seekers opt to give the journey a go
migration
Afghanistan
refugees
West migration
Afghan civil society
Kabul
April 13, 2016
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Defying all odds, Afghan women strive to shine on TV screens
Afghanistan
Women rights
women for afghan women
TV representation
March 09, 2016
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Deep-rooted gender discrimination remains unchanged in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
Gender
Women right
February 13, 2016
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Story
Sporting triumphs bring hope to the war-ravaged Afghanistan
Afghanistan
South Asia Football Federation (SAFF)
sport event
January 16, 2016
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The new Social Media movement in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Pajhwok
social media
Taliban
November 03, 2015
by Shadi Khan Saif
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The unending dilemma of Afghan Refugees
Afghanistan
immigration
Syria
refugees
October 20, 2015
by Shadi Khan Saif
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“A determined struggle always has the chance of victory.”
Afghanistan
girls education
Kabul
Nang Attal
United Nations Youth Courage Award
September 22, 2015
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Middle East as a case study
Afghanistan
Cold War
Middle-East
Pakistan
refugees
September 22, 2015
by Gurmeet Singh
Dossier
:
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The unending dilemma of Afghan Refugees
Afghanistan
immigration
escape
refugees
September 22, 2015
by Shadi Khan Saif
Dossier
:
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Half-pipe dreams: empowerment through skating in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Cambodia
children's rights
skateboarding
Skateistan
South Africa
UNICEF
women's rights
youth empowerment
August 04, 2015
by Vanessa Ellingham
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Afghanistan makes history by saving history
Afghanistan
archeology
Bamiyan province
Buddha
China
monk
Sarwar Danish
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Sulaiman Layeq
Taliban regime
June 16, 2015
by Shadi Khan Saif
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No "Empire" for Afghanistan?
Afghanistan
entertainment industry
Muslim society
religion
RTA
soap opera
June 09, 2015
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Story
Poetry as an eternal voice for women's rights
Afghanistan
Merman Adabi Baheer
poetry
Saheera Sharif
women's rights
May 12, 2015
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Story
A heavy hearted wait for 31 men abducted in Afghanistan
abduction
Afghanistan
ISIS
Kabul
April 23, 2015
by Shadi Khan Saif
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Women’s rights: A daunting task for the Afghans
Afghanistan
amnesty international
arkhunda
Kabul
PROMOTE
sexual assault
suicide attack
Taliban
women's rights
April 10, 2015
by Shadi Khan Saif
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After the Occupation: Afghani Women
Afghanistan
Human Rights Watch
occupation
Taliban
women's rights
December 19, 2013
by Jonathan Lutes
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Story
Don’t send them back to war
Afghanistan
Amnesty
amnesty international
economic crisis
Greece
Syria
Syrien
Türkei
Turkey
July 18, 2013
by
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Too Young To Wed: The Secret World of Child Brides
Afghanistan
child brides
UNFPA
women's rights
June 08, 2013
by Jack Bicker
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Middle East News Roundup
Afghanistan
Algeria
Arab Spring
attack
Bahrain
Cairo
Clinton
Egypt
Farouq al-Shara
Gaddafi
Husam al-Hadad
Kofi Annan
Lakhdar Brahimi
Libya
mohamed morsi
Ramadan
Shindand
Syria
Taliban
traffic
Tripoli
UN envoy
United Nations
August 19, 2012
by Sara Jabril
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