By admin Afghanistan’s school year began on Wednesday, but without girls, as the Taliban have banned them from attending classes after the sixth grade, making it the only country with restrictions on female education. The United Nations (UN) children’s agency says that more than a million girls are affected by the ban. It is also […]
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By Dan Lamothe, Abigail Hauslohner, Leigh Ann Caldwell Testimony from retired Gens. Mark Milley and Kenneth McKenzie put Democrats on the defensive about President Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal. Source: Republicans continue to hammer Biden for Afghan exit
By Christina Goldbaum and Zia ur-Rehman The pre-dawn strikes escalated tensions between two countries that have clashed over the recent rise in militant violence on Pakistan’s soil. Source: Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 8, Taliban Officials Say Category: International Relations, Terrorism, Defense and Military Forces, Taliban, Tehrik-e-Taliban, Afghanistan, Pakistan