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Afghan women turn to entrepreneurship under Taliban
When Zainab Ferozi saw Afghan women struggling to feed their families after Taliban authorities took power, she took matters ...
Jennifer Lawrence defends her Taliban doc on Afghan women: 'It's not political, it's people's lives'
Actress Jennifer Lawrence defended producing the documentary “Bread & Roses" about the plight women face in Afghanistan after ...
‘Bread & Roses’ shows young Afghan women battling Taliban rule
The documentary looks at the impact the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021 had on women’s rights and livelihoods, following ...
Gunmen fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 42
Pakistani police say gunmen have fired on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in the restive northwest, killing at least 42 ...
In Pakistan, Afghan journalists face deportation and yearslong waits for humanitarian visas
Following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, some Afghan journalists said they have been in limbo waiting for ...
‘My whole body was praying for my death’: LGBTQ Afghans say they face abuse in detention as Taliban crackdown intensifies
Rights groups say that since the Taliban regained power, LGBTQ citizens have faced widespread sexual and physical violence in ...
Taliban divided over ‘isolated’ leader’s crackdown on women
Women who defy the Taliban’s draconian rules are routinely arrested and sent to prison. Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the ...
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For the first time ever, Taliban reps were invited to the big U.N. climate conference
Since the Taliban took power 2021, Afghanistan has not been invited to big climate conferences. And money for projects ...
Jennifer Lawrence Says Family “Encouraged Me Not” to Produce “Dangerous” Taliban Doc ‘Bread and Roses’
The Oscar-winning actress also says she's had to battle trolls who claim she's "not educated" enough to talk about political ...
Jennifer Lawrence Explains Why Family “Encouraged Me Not To” Make Taliban Doc ‘Bread and Roses’
After producing the Sahra Mani-helmed doc 'Bread and Roses' alongside EP Malala Yousafzai, Jennifer Lawrence discussed the ...
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‘My whole body was praying for my death’: LGBTQ Afghans say they face abuse in detention as Taliban crackdown intensifies
The 19-year-old was escorted to another room in the complex, where he heard a Taliban member order the prison guards to leave and stop anyone else from entering. Panic set in, for Sohrab knew what ...