Taliban publicly whips three, including a woman, in Faryab
The Taliban publicly whipped three people, including a woman on charges of running away from home and adultery in Faryab...
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A prestigious Magnitsky Human Rights Award has been presented to Rukhshana Media’s founder and editor-in-chief Zahra Joya in recognition of...
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Taliban detains teenagers over alleged illicit relationship in Kabul
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Taliban publicly whips 35, including eight women, across multiple provinces in the past week
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Four female fiction writers claim the top spots at literary festival in Mazar-e-Sharif
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Taliban publicly whips a woman and man in Nangarhar
The Taliban forces have publicly whipped a woman and a man in Behsood district of Nangarhar province on charges of...
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