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6 Killed After Gunman Attacks Mosque In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A gunman attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.
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7 Killed, 15 Wounded In Suicide Blast In Afghanistan Mosque
At least seven people were killed and 15 more wounded when a suicide blast tore through a minority Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, the Taliban government said.
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Taliban Must Change Course, Uphold Rights Of Women, EU Says
The European Union urged the Taliban to change tack and uphold the rights of women, girls and minorities on Monday, one year after the Islamist group took power in Afghanistan.
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Taliban Urge Hindus, Sikhs To Return, Claim Security Issues "Solved"
The Taliban claimed that the security situation in Afghanistan has been solved and urged its minorities - Hindus and Sikhs to return back to the 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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3 Afghan Journalists Arrested By Taliban Released Amid Global Pressure
The Taliban has released the three Tolo News journalists who were detained amidst an ongoing crackdown against dissenting voices and minorities in the country.
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Over 800 Hazara Families Ordered Out Of Their Homes By Taliban
Residents of a Hazara-dominated farming community in central Afghanistan say they have been ordered out of their homes by Talibandoing the bidding of Pashtun landlords who want to seize their crops and stores.
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Taliban Government Is "Anything But Inclusive": Afghan Envoy At UN
The government announced by the Taliban in Afghanistan is "anything but inclusive" and the Afghan people will not accept a governing structure that excludes women and minorities, the country's envoy to the UN has said.
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Afghanistan's Hazara, A Long-Persecuted Minority Living In Fear Of Taliban
Schools and rallies bombed, hospitals targeted and commuters ambushed: for years, the Hazara community has suffered some of Afghanistan's most violent assaults.
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"Go To Afghanistan...": Bihar BJP MLA's Swipe At "Those Scared In India"
A Bihar BJP MLA on Wednesday said "those who feeling scared in India" - seen by many as a reference to religious and other minorities in the country, and those critical of the government - "should go to Afghanistan" - where the Taliban is in power.
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Malala Yousafzai "Deeply Worried About Women" As Taliban Take Kabul
With the Taliban set to take over power in Afghanistan, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said she is worried for the safety of women, minorities and human rights advocates.
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Barack Obama Set For Pardon Frenzy As He Leaves Office
A Rastafarian prophet, a former Taliban captive and thousands of minor drug traffickers have one thing in common: Their names have been submitted to President Barack Obama for clemency before he leaves office in two weeks.
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Thousands Protest at Afghanistan Killings as Sectarian Fears Rise
Around 2,000 members of Afghanistan's Hazara ethnic minority held an angry protest today after militants killed seven members of their community at the weekend and dumped their partially beheaded bodies.
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Counter-Terror Cop Survives Taliban Attack in Pakistan
Pakistani police today foiled an attack on a senior counter-terrorism official and killed four militants in the southern port city of Karachi, police said.
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Fearing Islamic State, Afghanistan's Shi'ites Seek Help From Old Enemies
Even by Afghanistan's standards of often-shifting alliances, a recent meeting between ethnic Hazara elders and local commanders of the Taliban insurgents who have persecuted them for years was extraordinary.
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6 Killed After Gunman Attacks Mosque In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A gunman attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.
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7 Killed, 15 Wounded In Suicide Blast In Afghanistan Mosque
At least seven people were killed and 15 more wounded when a suicide blast tore through a minority Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, the Taliban government said.
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Taliban Must Change Course, Uphold Rights Of Women, EU Says
The European Union urged the Taliban to change tack and uphold the rights of women, girls and minorities on Monday, one year after the Islamist group took power in Afghanistan.
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Taliban Urge Hindus, Sikhs To Return, Claim Security Issues "Solved"
The Taliban claimed that the security situation in Afghanistan has been solved and urged its minorities - Hindus and Sikhs to return back to the 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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3 Afghan Journalists Arrested By Taliban Released Amid Global Pressure
The Taliban has released the three Tolo News journalists who were detained amidst an ongoing crackdown against dissenting voices and minorities in the country.
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Over 800 Hazara Families Ordered Out Of Their Homes By Taliban
Residents of a Hazara-dominated farming community in central Afghanistan say they have been ordered out of their homes by Talibandoing the bidding of Pashtun landlords who want to seize their crops and stores.
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Taliban Government Is "Anything But Inclusive": Afghan Envoy At UN
The government announced by the Taliban in Afghanistan is "anything but inclusive" and the Afghan people will not accept a governing structure that excludes women and minorities, the country's envoy to the UN has said.
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Afghanistan's Hazara, A Long-Persecuted Minority Living In Fear Of Taliban
Schools and rallies bombed, hospitals targeted and commuters ambushed: for years, the Hazara community has suffered some of Afghanistan's most violent assaults.
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"Go To Afghanistan...": Bihar BJP MLA's Swipe At "Those Scared In India"
A Bihar BJP MLA on Wednesday said "those who feeling scared in India" - seen by many as a reference to religious and other minorities in the country, and those critical of the government - "should go to Afghanistan" - where the Taliban is in power.
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Malala Yousafzai "Deeply Worried About Women" As Taliban Take Kabul
With the Taliban set to take over power in Afghanistan, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said she is worried for the safety of women, minorities and human rights advocates.
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Barack Obama Set For Pardon Frenzy As He Leaves Office
A Rastafarian prophet, a former Taliban captive and thousands of minor drug traffickers have one thing in common: Their names have been submitted to President Barack Obama for clemency before he leaves office in two weeks.
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Thousands Protest at Afghanistan Killings as Sectarian Fears Rise
Around 2,000 members of Afghanistan's Hazara ethnic minority held an angry protest today after militants killed seven members of their community at the weekend and dumped their partially beheaded bodies.
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Counter-Terror Cop Survives Taliban Attack in Pakistan
Pakistani police today foiled an attack on a senior counter-terrorism official and killed four militants in the southern port city of Karachi, police said.
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Fearing Islamic State, Afghanistan's Shi'ites Seek Help From Old Enemies
Even by Afghanistan's standards of often-shifting alliances, a recent meeting between ethnic Hazara elders and local commanders of the Taliban insurgents who have persecuted them for years was extraordinary.
