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Q&A: Why Afghanistan suffers unrelenting attacks
January 28, 2018

Q&A: Why Afghanistan suffers unrelenting attacks

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan has endured a month of relentless attacks claimed by the Taliban and a rival Islamic State affiliate, capped by Saturday’s assault, in which a Taliban suicide bomber driving an ambulance filled with explosives struck in the heart of Kabul, killing more than 100 people.…READ MORE

After girl’s killing, Pakistani women speak out on abuse
January 23, 2018

After girl’s killing, Pakistani women speak out on abuse

KASUR, Pakistan (AP) — The brutal rape and killing of Zainab Ansari, a 7-year-old girl whose body was left in a garbage dump, has unleashed a wave of revulsion around Pakistan, revealing a string of child abductions and killings by a suspected serial predator and generating outrage at a culture of silence surrounding sexual abuse.…READ MORE

Doctor who aided hunt for bin Laden languishes, forgotten
January 22, 2018

Doctor who aided hunt for bin Laden languishes, forgotten

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Shakil Afridi has languished in jail for years — since 2011, when the Pakistani doctor used a vaccination scam in an attempt to identify Osama bin Laden’s home, aiding U.S. Navy Seals who tracked and killed the al-Qaida leader.…READ MORE