Tag: Afghanistan
What you need to know about Afghan Christians
According to an estimate, there are roughly 10,000 to 12,000 Christians in Afghanistan. And, almost all of them are secret believers or underground Christians.
21 killed in Kabul blasts
Mohammad Mousa Zahir, director of Wazir Akbarkhan Hospital, said several people suffering injuries from the blast were being treated at the hospital
‘Two-third of Afghan girls do not go to school’
Adding that girls who are out of school are at higher risk of child marriage, the organisation described the long-term consequences of girls missing out on education as ‘devastating’ not just for them but for ‘the country as a whole.’
Young Afghan ‘lovers’ found beheaded
A young couple in conservative southern Afghanistan have been found beheaded, apparently killed for having a love affair outside of marriage, officials said on Wednesday.
Poll shows countries where 40% of people support suicide bombing
AS many as four in ten Muslims living in Afghanistan and Palestine support the use of suicide bombing, an extensive new international survey has found.
Nato airstrike kills 8 civilians: Afghan official
A NATO airstrike killed eight civilians, four children and four women, as well as a number of insurgents in an eastern province near the Pakistani border, an Afghan official said Wednesday.
Taliban not our enemy, says US V-P
Joe BidenTHE United States has said that Taliban is not an enemy of America, a move seen as the latest effort of the Obama administration to send an olive branch to the terrorist outfit that ruled Afghanistan before 9/11.
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