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Afghan Women Speak Out On University Ban: "Beheading Would've Been Better"
Women are now banned from attending university in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where they have been steadily stripped of their freedoms over the past year.
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Afghanistan Militia Beheads 4 ISIS Fighters
Local village militia members loyal to a powerful Afghan lawmaker beheaded four Islamic State fighters and placed their severed heads on the side of a main road in eastern Afghanistan, local officials said on Sunday.
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Afghan Protest at Beheadings Puts Pressure on Ashraf Ghani Government
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appealed for calm after angry protesters from the ethnic Hazara minority tried to force their way into his Kabul palace on Wednesday to demand justice for seven members of their community beheaded by Islamist militants.
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Warning Shots Fired Outside Presidential Palace During Kabul Protest: Police
Warning shots were fired outside the presidential palace in Kabul today, where thousands of people are protesting the gruesome beheadings of seven Shia Hazaras, Afghan police said.
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Afghan Hazara Step Up Protest After Beheadings
Thousands of members of Afghanistan's Hazara ethnic minority demonstrated today against government inaction over the killing of seven members of their community by Islamist militants who dumped their partially beheaded bodies.
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Afghanistan, US Condemn Beheadings of Shia Women and Child
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani today condemned the beheading of a group of Shia Hazaras, including a child, in the southern province of Zabul, the scene of deadly clashes between rival Taliban groups.
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Afghanistan Vows Action After IS-Style Beheading Video
Afghanistan on Tuesday vowed action against Taliban-allied Uzbek insurgents after they posted a video purportedly showing the beheading of a former Afghan soldier, highlighting their apparent tilt towards the Islamic State group.
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Afghanistan: Taliban Beheads 12 civilians
An Afghan official says Taliban insurgents have beheaded 12 civilians and torched some 60 homes in an assault on security forces in the eastern Ghazni province.
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Six contractors found beheaded in Afghanistan
Afghan police say the decapitated bodies of six government contractors were found in a southern province, apparent victims of Taliban insurgents who regularly target state projects.
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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 today.
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Afghan Women Speak Out On University Ban: "Beheading Would've Been Better"
Women are now banned from attending university in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where they have been steadily stripped of their freedoms over the past year.
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Afghanistan Militia Beheads 4 ISIS Fighters
Local village militia members loyal to a powerful Afghan lawmaker beheaded four Islamic State fighters and placed their severed heads on the side of a main road in eastern Afghanistan, local officials said on Sunday.
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Afghan Protest at Beheadings Puts Pressure on Ashraf Ghani Government
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appealed for calm after angry protesters from the ethnic Hazara minority tried to force their way into his Kabul palace on Wednesday to demand justice for seven members of their community beheaded by Islamist militants.
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Warning Shots Fired Outside Presidential Palace During Kabul Protest: Police
Warning shots were fired outside the presidential palace in Kabul today, where thousands of people are protesting the gruesome beheadings of seven Shia Hazaras, Afghan police said.
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Afghan Hazara Step Up Protest After Beheadings
Thousands of members of Afghanistan's Hazara ethnic minority demonstrated today against government inaction over the killing of seven members of their community by Islamist militants who dumped their partially beheaded bodies.
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Afghanistan, US Condemn Beheadings of Shia Women and Child
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani today condemned the beheading of a group of Shia Hazaras, including a child, in the southern province of Zabul, the scene of deadly clashes between rival Taliban groups.
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Afghanistan Vows Action After IS-Style Beheading Video
Afghanistan on Tuesday vowed action against Taliban-allied Uzbek insurgents after they posted a video purportedly showing the beheading of a former Afghan soldier, highlighting their apparent tilt towards the Islamic State group.
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Afghanistan: Taliban Beheads 12 civilians
An Afghan official says Taliban insurgents have beheaded 12 civilians and torched some 60 homes in an assault on security forces in the eastern Ghazni province.
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Six contractors found beheaded in Afghanistan
Afghan police say the decapitated bodies of six government contractors were found in a southern province, apparent victims of Taliban insurgents who regularly target state projects.
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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 today.
