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Afghanistan: Car bomb kills at least 7, injures over 50 in Herat province Herat Governor Sayed Abdul Wahid Qatali said dozens of homes and shops were damaged by the explosion, with women and children included among the dead A car bomb in Afghanistans western Herat province has left at least seven people dead, as global powers seek a permanent ceasefire to the ongoing conflict. A car bomb detonated in Afghanistans western Herat province late Friday, killing at least 7 people and injuring 53 othe...

Afghanistan bans schoolgirls older than 12 from singing — reports Afghanistans government has reportedly decreed that girls will only be allowed to sing at women-only events. The ban sparked outrage among social media users, many of whom said it resembled the Talibans policies Afghanistans Education Ministry is barring schoolgirls older than 12 from singing at public events, media reported on Wednesday. The reports come amid growing fears that the Taliban could regaining power in Afghanistan...

Updated Mar 13, 2021 | 16:28 IST A 20-year-old youth allegedly tried to set himself on fire inside a police station in Bhubaneswar city of Odisha on Friday. Youth tries to set self afire inside police station in Odisha [Representative image]&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspiStock Images Key Highlights The incident happened at Nayapalli police station at around 8 pm on Friday. The 20-year-old youth doused himself in petrol after cops refused to reunite him with his girlfrie...

Representative image. BHUBANESWAR: A spurned lover has landed behind the bars on Friday for asking Nayapalli police in Bhubaneswar to convince his girlfriend to marry him and attempted to set himself ablaze inside the police station when the cops turned down his demand. Ajaya Dora (20), a resident of Ganapati Nagar, reached Nayapalli police station around 8 pm. He created a flutter and drew the attention of the police personnel to his bizarre demand, asking them to convince his girlfriend to ...

Peeved at the resignation by Karnataka Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi owing to the sex-for-job scandal, a man on Wednesday tried to immolate himself in Gokak, 70 km from here. The attempt was made during a protest by the Minister’s supporters, police said.

Two explosions in Afghanistan kill at least three: Officials At least two people, including a child, killed in Kabul blast and one person killed by explosion in Helmand province Separate bomb explosions in Afghanistan killed at least three people including a child and wounded 20 others on Sunday, Afghan officials said. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said a roadside bomb targeted a police car, killing the driver and a nearby child. Five other civilians including children were wounded.Th...

Pregnant Afghan Woman Sells Kidney to Pay Husbands Debts Khawrai Gul said she did not have any other option except to sell her kidney and to pay the loans of her husband who was in Taliban custody By Naseer Ahmad Salehi, Gul, 28, is a native of nearby Faryab province, but has sought refuge in Herat province amid the war and other violence. She said she did not have any other option except to sell her kidney and to pay the loans of her husband who was in Taliban custody. The Taliban has not co...

52% of Afghanistan is under the Taliban control: Pajhwok Pajhwok Afghan News indicated that the government controls 46 percent of the territory, the survey is conducted between November 2020 and February 2021 Pajhwok Afghan News in a survey analysis found that at least 52 percent of Afghanistan’s territory is controlled by the Taliban and 59 percent of the population lives under the Afghan government. Pajhwok Afghan News indicated that the government controls 46 percent of the territory, the ...

Belarus: Man Sets Himself on Fire in Front of Government Building 23 Jan 2021 A 35-year-old man has been hospitalized in grave condition after setting himself on fire in Minsk’s Independence Square on Friday, the Polish news channel Belsat TV reported. Eyewitness video footage of the incident began circulating on social media on Friday morning. One video “showed a man engulfed in a fiery ball rolling on the ground for several seconds, with what appears to be a gas canister nearby,” accord...

In a suspected case of self- immolation, a half-burnt body of an unidentified woman was found near the airport here on Friday, police said.