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Pakistan watchdog says country failing on human rights
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An independent Pakistani watchdog criticized the country’s human rights record over the past year in a new report released Monday, saying the nation has failed to make progress on a myriad of issues, ranging from forced disappearances, to women’s rights and protection of religious minorities.…READ MORE
Memory boxes capture Afghans’ pain of war, attempt to heal
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It was an evening like many others. Faisal teased his mother Adila before leaving for the Kabul pharmacy where he worked to earn enough money to pay for math and English classes. The 17-year-old dreamed of becoming a doctor.…READ MORE
Facebook picture helps Afghan woman achieve dream of college
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — With three children under the age of five and a husband who could neither read nor write, 25-year-old Jahantap Ahmadi dreamed of going to college. Her high school degree was enough to become a teacher at the only elementary school in her village in central Afghanistan __ in an open field — but she wanted more.…READ MORE