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Female health workers in conservative Afghanistan facing barriers

ScarcityoffemalehealthworkersstillremainsachallengeinconservativeAfghanistandespiteimprovementinwomen'sstatusandprogressinthehealthsectorwithinthelast17years.Ma

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Rare Kabul exhibition brings a taste of Mughal art back home

AnexhibitionthatreproducestheprecioustreasuresofMughalartintheiroriginalsettinginKabul’sBaburGardenopenedthisweekend,bringingararemomentofculturalrelieftoacityp

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Afghanistan gets hero's welcome after qualifying for cricket World Cup

Afghanistan'scricketteamreceivedahero'swelcomewhentheyreturnedtoKabulonTuesday,freshfromwinningtheWorldCupqualifyingfinalandsecuringaspotinthe2019tournament.Aft

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Car bomb at Afghan wrestling match kills 13, dozens injured

Acarbombkilledatleast13peopleandinjureddozensofothersattendingawrestlingmatchatalocalstadiuminAfghanistan’ssouthernHelmandprovinceonFriday.Nogrouphasyetclaimedr

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Russia 'arming the Afghan Taliban', says US

RussiaissupportingandevensupplyingarmstotheTaliban,theheadofUSforcesinAfghanistanhastoldtheBBC.Inanexclusiveinterview,GenJohnNicholsonsaidhe'dseen"destabilising

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IS suicide bomber kills 33 as Afghans celebrate new year

AnIslamicStategroupsuicidebomberstruckontheroadtoaShiiteshrineinAfghanistan'scapitalonWednesday,killingatleast33peopleasAfghanscelebratedthePersiannewyear,autho

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Cricket | Afghanistan boosted by Stanikzai's return<br>

Afghanistanhavebeenboostedbythereturnoftheirregularcaptain,AsgharStanikzai,afterhewasdeclaredfitfollowinganappendicitissurgerythatheunderwentinFebruarythatpreve

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Mortar attack kills 3 children, wounds another in northern Afghanitan

Amortarroundfiredbyanti-governmentmilitantsinAfghanistan'snorthernFaryabprovincestruckaresidentialarea,killingthreechildrenandinjuringanother,provincialpolicesp

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Pakistan reopens key Afghan trade route for trial run: official

PakistanonFridayreopenedanimportantbordercrossingwithAfghanistanafternearlythreeyearsinabidtoboosttradebetweenthetwocountries,officialssaid.TheGhulamKhanborder,

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11 drug traffickers arrested in Afghanistan: gov't

TheAfghanpolicehavearrested11drugtraffickerswithinsevendaysasthewar-hitcountrystruggledtofightthenarcotics,authoritiessaidTuesday."Duringthepastsevendays,theCou

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Cricket | Calum MacLeod hits 157 not out as Scotland beat Afghanistan

CalumMacLeodhit157notoutasScotlandopenedtheWorldCupQualifierwithashockseven-wicketwinoverAfghanistaninBulawayo.MacLeodandRichieBerrington,whoscored67,added208fo

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Afghan leader offers Taliban a political path to peace

AfghanistanhasofferedtheTalibanapathtopoliticallegitimacyifitjoinstalksaimedatending16yearsofwar.PresidentGhanihasproposedaceasefireandthereleaseofprisonersunde

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Afghan Taliban says ready to negotiate with U.S.

TheAfghanTalibanhasannouncedthattheinsurgentgroupwasreadytotalkwiththeUnitedStatesoverAfghancrisis,amidongoingnationalandinternationaleffortstoinitiateapolitica

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At least one killed in Kabul explosion

AtleastonepersonwaskilledandsixotherswoundedafterasuicidebombingrockedadiplomaticdistrictincentralKabul,AfghanistanonSaturdaymorning,saidaspokesmanoftheInterior

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Wang Yi holds talks with Uzbekistan FM in Beijing

ChineseForeignMinisterWangYimetvisitingUzbekistaniForeignMinisterAbdulazizKamilovonWednesdayandbothsidesexchangedviewsontheAfghanistansituation.Theyalsodiscusse

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34 militants killed in Afghan Nangarhar province

About34militants,including31fightersoftheIslamicState(IS)terroristgroup,werekilledandsevenpeoplewoundedintwoincidentsinAfghanistan'seasternprovinceofNangarhar,t

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Afghanistan says it has proof attackers trained in Pakistan

AfghanistanhasgivenneighboringPakistanconfessionsandotherproofshowingthatthemilitantswhocarriedoutarecentseriesofattacksweretrainedinPakistanandthatTalibanleade