“When I heard about her bravery, I just felt proud of her, that we have powerful women like her,” one Kabul resident said.
Tale of teen girl battling the Taliban takes hold in Afghanistan, a country hungry for heroes
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Afghan ceasefire begins, Taliban prisoners freed ahead of possible talks
A three-day ceasefire has come into force in Afghanistan as Muslims mark Eid al-Adha. It’s hoped the temporary truce and a prisoner exchange will lead to peace talks between the Taliban and Kabul as early as next week.
Preserving Buddhist treasures in Afghanistan
Historians at the University of Chicago and teachers in Afghanistan are working to save artefacts.
Toxic mix of violence and virus sweeps poorest countries, warns war reporter
The BBC’s Lyse Doucet says Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan and others face a nightmare scenario from the global pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThis summer will usher in some of the worst catastrophes the world has ever seen if the pandemic is allowed to spread rapidly across countries already convulsed by growing violence, de […]
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