Biden to Pull All US Troops Out of Afghanistan Before September 11
President Joe Biden is set to announce in a speech Wednesday that the United States will withdraw all of its forces from
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India Police: Gunbattle Kills 5 Troops, Maoist Rebel
Indian security forces, acting on intelligence, raided a Maoist rebel hideout in the forests of the eastern Chhattisgarh state on
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India Has More Than 80,000 New Daily COVID Cases
India’s health ministry Friday reported 81,466 new COVID cases in the previous 24-hour period. The new tally is the South
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Afghan Women Pyrography Artists Challenge Male Counterparts in the Arts Industry
A group of female artists in Afghanistan’s central province of Bamyan has recently opened a small pyrography and engraving studio
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A Transgender Islamic School in Pakistan Breaks Barriers
A long white shawl on her head, Rani Khan gives daily Koran lessons at Pakistan’s first transgender-only madrasa, or Islamic religious school,
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Bangladesh High Court Grants Bail to Imprisoned Cartoonist
Bangladesh’s High Court granted bail Wednesday to a cartoonist who has been held for 10 months of pre-trial detention under
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Report: US Wasted Billions of Dollars on Afghan Rebuilding Projects
The United States has spent billions of American taxpayer dollars on reconstruction projects in Afghanistan that were either not needed
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Plan for Cyber Volunteers to Police India’s Internet Draws Criticism
India’s Home Ministry has developed plans to create a cybercrime division made up of volunteers who will police the internet
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Afghan Government Says It Won’t Tolerate Violence After Hezb-e Islami Threats
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb–e Islami (Islamic Party), has threatened to stage a large protest to topple the Afghan government
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Rohingya Refugees Face New Crackdown in India
Rohingya refugees are fleeing India or going underground amid fears that the government will arrest them for unauthorized entry into
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