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The Guardian: Taliban gunmen have raided the homes of women’s rights activists in Kabul, beating and arresting female campaigners in a string of actions apparently triggered by recent demonstrations. Tamana Zaryabi Paryani and Parawana Ibrahimkhel, who participated in a series of protests held in Kabul over the last few months, were seized on Wednesday night by armed men claiming to be from the Taliban intelligence department.

Congress leader Mehraj Jahan threatened to self-immolate herself after she was denied a ticket from the Muzaffarnagar district for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections and termed the decision of the party as injustice despite working for the party for many years.

Congress leader Mehraj Jahan threatened to self-immolate herself after she was denied a ticket from the Muzaffarnagar district for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections and termed the decision of the party as injustice despite working for the party for many years.

A Samajwadi Party worker attempted to immolate himself outside the party office in Lucknow on Sunday after being denied a ticket to contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh polls.

A Samajwadi Party worker on Sunday allegedly tried to self immolate himself outside the party office in Lucknow claiming that he has been denied a ticket to contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

Etlat-e-Rooz: Taliban forces shot and killed a young woman at a checkpoint in the Dasht-e Barchi area. The incident took place yesterday evening (Thursday, Jan.13) in the Gulai area of the 13th district of Kabul. The victim of this incident is named Zeinab Abdullahi. Fatemeh, the victim\s sister, told the daily Al-Inta\a that she and her sister and son-in-law were confronted by a Taliban checkpoint on their way back from a wedding in Gulai and were stopped at the checkpoint; But Taliban forces o...

Subh-e-Kabul: A Paktia police spokesman said the girl was initially injured; But she died due to heavy bleeding after being taken to the hospital. Taliban security officials in Paktia province say a young girl has been shot dead in the province. Omar Badri, a spokesman for the Taliban police command for Paktia province, said the incident took place in the Ahmadabad district of the province after noon on Wednesday (Jan.5)

RAWA NEWS is a selection of news from Afghanistan which reflects the bitter realities of life in Afghanistan but rarely appear in the world media. The news uncover the disastrous life of Afghan women, children and the whole nation under the US occupation, its puppet regime, the brutal rule of the warlords and Taliban.

The Independent: The Taliban reportedly instructed mannequins in Afghan clothes shops to be beheaded, claiming the dolls infringe Islamic rules. Afghanistan’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice is said to have made the order in the western province of Herat. Commentators noted the new rules will lead to yet more difficulties for firms, many of whom are already finding it hard to stay afloat under the Taliban’s new regime.

Daily 8AM: The United Nations says children are more likely to be abused in Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria and northern Ethiopia. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday released statistics on child violence around the world, particularly in Asia, saying that in 28,500 incidents, 27 percent of the world’s child casualties were recorded in Afghanistan