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- An Afghan woman tailor works with a sewing machine in the Afghan Women Business Hub in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Half of Afghanistan's population now finds itself locked out of the freedom to work at a time when the country's economy is worse than ever, with few jobs available to women in the country. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
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An Afghan woman wanted to be a doctor. Now she makes pickles as the Taliban restricts women's roles
By RIAZAT BUTT - Associated Press
Tue,07/02/24-11:55PM , 605 Reads
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Frozan Ahmadzai is one of 200,000 Afghan women who have the Taliban’s permission to work.
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- Afghans work in the garden of the renovated Darul Aman Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
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The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan
By RIAZAT BUTT - Associated Press
Mon,04/29/24-11:15PM , 242 Reads
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) —

Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut student cohort at a Taliban-run institute training tourism and hospitality professionals.

It’s a motley crew. One student is a model. Another is 17 and has no job history.
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- Qari Zahir Shah, center right on vehicle, a winning candidate from Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's party 'Pakistan Muslim League-N, leads rally with his supporters to celebrate his victory in the parliamentary elections, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
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Pakistan's election left no clear winner. So who is likely to govern and what happens next?
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Mon,02/12/24-6:59AM , 1,209 Reads
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s parliamentary elections left no clear winner.
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- Supporters of Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif' party 'Pakistan Muslim League-N' dance to celebrate their party victory in the initial results of the country's parliamentary election, in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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Delays, deals, nepo babies, trends and vote rigging: Five takeaways from Pakistan’s elections
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Sat,02/10/24-3:07AM , 624 Reads
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan held parliamentary election l ast Thursday, with 44 parties fighting for a share of 266 seats in the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament.
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