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EXPLAINER: Stakes high as Moscow opens 1st of 3 Afghan meets
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Russia is to host on Thursday the first of three international conferences aimed at jump-starting a stalled Afghanistan peace process ahead of a May 1 deadline for the final withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from the country.…READ MORE
AP Interview: Afghan minister warns US against hasty retreat
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi said Saturday that Afghan security forces can hold their ground even if U.S. troops withdraw, challenging a warning from the United States predicting a withdrawal would yield quick territorial gains to the Taliban.…READ MORE
Memo banning Afghan girls singing prompts #IAmMySong protest
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A memo from Afghanistan’s education ministry banning girls 12 years old and older from singing at school functions has been causing a stir on social media, prompting the authorities to say it was a mistake and that its authors had misunderstood the objective.…READ MORE