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Punjab college withdraws controversial order expelling Hindu students from hostel for opposing Kashmiri separatist students
Baba Farid college in Bhatinda, Punjab ordered 4 Hindu students from Bihar to vacate their hostel rooms, pay for ‘damages’ caused and threatened them...
Child marriages in Afghanistan – Girls as young as 2 being sold
Underage girls sold off to much older men in exchange for money have remained common and widespread across Afghanistan for centuries. Child marriage is...
Taliban glorifies suicide bombers
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A recent event to "honour" the Taliban's suicide bombers and their "sacrifices" has drawn heavy criticism from Afghans, DW reported.
Relatives of suicide bombing victims...
Wedding function in Afghanistan attacked for playing music
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Gunmen who identified themselves as Taliban attacked a wedding in eastern Afghanistan to stop music being played, killing at least two people and injuring...
Biopic on Sher Rana Singh, who brought Maharaja Prithviraj Chauhan’s remains back from Afghanistan
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Vinod Bhanushali announces his next -- a biopic on the life of Sher Singh Rana -- directed by Shree Narrayan Singh.
Sher Singh Rana, a...
Afghan refugees dismayed by increased rents in Pakistan province
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After the hasty withdrawal of the US and NATO forces from Afghanistan, many Afghan families have opted to relocate through legal and illegal means...
Taliban forcibly evicting Hazaras from their land to reward their fighters
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Taliban officials in several provinces across Afghanistan have forcibly displaced residents partly to distribute land to their own supporters, Human Rights Watch said.
Many of...
Taliban behead a member of Afghan women’s volleyball team
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Mahjubin Hakimi, a member of the Afghan women's national volleyball team who played in the youth age group, was beheaded by the Taliban in...
Adani Ports not to handle container cargo from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan
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In national interest, Adani Ports will not handle containerised cargo originating from Iran, Paksitan and Afghanistan.Adani Ports issued a trade advisory that effective from...
Biden Time: Taliban’s advance and Bharat’s stance
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America's war on terror has always been messy, but Biden has created a new history for letting Pakistan turn back the clock at least...