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Energy Drinks And Caffeine Craze Comes At A Cost For Impoverished Afghans
A production line in a warehouse in western Afghanistan churns out 24 energy drinks every second, feeding a thirst for the tonic used to mask life's hardships and lift wilting spirits.
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"My Life Was In Danger": Afghanistan's Fariba Hashimi's Shocking Admission On Taliban
From a secret initiation into the world of cycling, enduring the indignities of being a female athlete to escaping the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and realising their Olympic dreams, Fariba Hashimi and her sister Yulduz have traversed a remarkable journey.
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Taliban Told To "Include Women" In Public Life At Their First UN Meet
Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha.
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"Shocked": Hero Of India's Last ICC Title, Currently Playing In IPL, Opens Up On Life On Sidelines, National Team Snub
Team India is currently squaring off against Afghanistan in a three-match T20I series, where the Rohit Sharma and Co have gained an unassailable 2-0 lead.
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"Afghan Territory Should Not Be Used For Terror Acts": India At UN
India also voiced concern over increasing attempts towards removing women from public life in Afghanistan.
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"Like Caged Birds": Afghan Women Anguished Over Taliban's University Ban
Women university students across Afghanistan were in disbelief on Wednesday, barred by the Taliban from studying and condemned to a life of feeling "like caged birds".
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"Screamed, Cried, Hugged": Afghan Women React To Taliban's University Ban
Women university students across Afghanistan were in disbelief on Wednesday, barred by the Taliban from studying and condemned to a life of feeling "like caged birds".
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At UN Meeting, India Calls For Protection Of Women's Rights In Afghanistan
Expressing concerns over an increasing attempt towards removing women from public life in Afghanistan, India at the UN called on the international community not to look the other way when the rights of women and minorities are being trampled upon.
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Relieved, Say Sikhs From Afghanistan As They Look For Fresh Start In India
Satpal Singh, 28, and his Afghan Sikh family heaved a sigh of relief after they arrived in India from Taliban-controlled Kabul, hoping to begin a normal life in this country.
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"Life Under Constant Threat": Afghan Sikh Man Recounts Past Year In Kabul
The past year was a nightmare for 27-year-old Rajinder Singh, an Afghan Sikh, who lost his unborn child due to lack of medical facilities in Taliban-controlled Kabul and lived in constant fear as minorities came under attack.
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Attempt Made To Remove Women From Public Life In Afghanistan: India At UN
India on Friday voiced concern over the increasing attempt towards removing women from public life in Afghanistan at the 50th Session of the Human Rights Council.
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Weeks After Fleeing Home, Afghans Try To Pick Up Pieces At US Military Base
There's a sense that life's events, in all of their complexity, are simply unfolding for the over 9,300 Afghan evacuees who have come to call this US military base in New Jersey home over the past month or so -- and who may be here for some time.
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"Life In Afghanistan Will Be Regulated By Laws Of Holy Sharia": Taliban
The Taliban drew from its inner high echelons to fill top posts in Afghanistan's new government on Tuesday, including an associate of the Islamist militant group's founder as premier and a wanted man on a U.S. terrorism list as interior minister.
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As Afghanistan Adjusts To Taliban Rule, Music Goes Silent
Even before the last US flight left Kabul at midnight on Monday, many of the bright and garish sights and sounds of city life in Afghanistan were changing as those left behind tried to fit in with the austere tone of their new Taliban rulers.
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"20 Years Of Burying My Life": Afghan Journalist On Leaving His Country
Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary began his career in 2001 helping cover the U.S. bombing of Afghanistan and subsequent fall of the Taliban. Never in the 20 years since did he imagine Kabul would once again fall to the Islamist militant group, he said.
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Energy Drinks And Caffeine Craze Comes At A Cost For Impoverished Afghans
A production line in a warehouse in western Afghanistan churns out 24 energy drinks every second, feeding a thirst for the tonic used to mask life's hardships and lift wilting spirits.
-
"My Life Was In Danger": Afghanistan's Fariba Hashimi's Shocking Admission On Taliban
From a secret initiation into the world of cycling, enduring the indignities of being a female athlete to escaping the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and realising their Olympic dreams, Fariba Hashimi and her sister Yulduz have traversed a remarkable journey.
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Taliban Told To "Include Women" In Public Life At Their First UN Meet
Taliban authorities were told women must be included in public life, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said on Monday as she defended a decision to sideline civil society groups at official talks in Doha.
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"Shocked": Hero Of India's Last ICC Title, Currently Playing In IPL, Opens Up On Life On Sidelines, National Team Snub
Team India is currently squaring off against Afghanistan in a three-match T20I series, where the Rohit Sharma and Co have gained an unassailable 2-0 lead.
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"Afghan Territory Should Not Be Used For Terror Acts": India At UN
India also voiced concern over increasing attempts towards removing women from public life in Afghanistan.
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"Like Caged Birds": Afghan Women Anguished Over Taliban's University Ban
Women university students across Afghanistan were in disbelief on Wednesday, barred by the Taliban from studying and condemned to a life of feeling "like caged birds".
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"Screamed, Cried, Hugged": Afghan Women React To Taliban's University Ban
Women university students across Afghanistan were in disbelief on Wednesday, barred by the Taliban from studying and condemned to a life of feeling "like caged birds".
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At UN Meeting, India Calls For Protection Of Women's Rights In Afghanistan
Expressing concerns over an increasing attempt towards removing women from public life in Afghanistan, India at the UN called on the international community not to look the other way when the rights of women and minorities are being trampled upon.
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Relieved, Say Sikhs From Afghanistan As They Look For Fresh Start In India
Satpal Singh, 28, and his Afghan Sikh family heaved a sigh of relief after they arrived in India from Taliban-controlled Kabul, hoping to begin a normal life in this country.
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"Life Under Constant Threat": Afghan Sikh Man Recounts Past Year In Kabul
The past year was a nightmare for 27-year-old Rajinder Singh, an Afghan Sikh, who lost his unborn child due to lack of medical facilities in Taliban-controlled Kabul and lived in constant fear as minorities came under attack.
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Attempt Made To Remove Women From Public Life In Afghanistan: India At UN
India on Friday voiced concern over the increasing attempt towards removing women from public life in Afghanistan at the 50th Session of the Human Rights Council.
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Weeks After Fleeing Home, Afghans Try To Pick Up Pieces At US Military Base
There's a sense that life's events, in all of their complexity, are simply unfolding for the over 9,300 Afghan evacuees who have come to call this US military base in New Jersey home over the past month or so -- and who may be here for some time.
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"Life In Afghanistan Will Be Regulated By Laws Of Holy Sharia": Taliban
The Taliban drew from its inner high echelons to fill top posts in Afghanistan's new government on Tuesday, including an associate of the Islamist militant group's founder as premier and a wanted man on a U.S. terrorism list as interior minister.
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As Afghanistan Adjusts To Taliban Rule, Music Goes Silent
Even before the last US flight left Kabul at midnight on Monday, many of the bright and garish sights and sounds of city life in Afghanistan were changing as those left behind tried to fit in with the austere tone of their new Taliban rulers.
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"20 Years Of Burying My Life": Afghan Journalist On Leaving His Country
Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary began his career in 2001 helping cover the U.S. bombing of Afghanistan and subsequent fall of the Taliban. Never in the 20 years since did he imagine Kabul would once again fall to the Islamist militant group, he said.
