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its now monday in afghanistan, and a year since the taliban swept back into the afghan capital kabul, marking their takeover of the country and sparking scenes like these at the airport — thousands trying to leave in fear of what could lie ahead. one year on, life for women and girls, in particular, is very different — with harsh rules including restrictions on education and employment. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who was in kabul during the taliban takeover,...

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A Norwegian woman and her Nepali guide set the record Thursday for the fastest summit of all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre (26,000-feet) mountains, their team said in a statement.

A Norwegian woman, along with her Nepali guide, established the record of the fastest summit of all 14 'super peaks' on Thursday (July 27) as they scaled the peaks of the world's 8,000-metre (26,000-feet) mountain, said their team in a statement. Kristin Harila along with her guide Tenjin Sherpa, who is also known as Lama, completed the feat in three months and one day after the summit of Pakistan's K2, which was the last peak on their quest. 

ISLAMABAD: A Norwegian woman and her Nepali guide set the record Thursday for the fastest summit of all 14 of the...

They are known as the �*super peaks — the worlds 14 highest mountains. each one has a summit of more than 8,000 metres. climbing all 14 is a badge of honour for any mountaineer — and doing so in record time is an achievement. now, a norwegian climber is on the verge of doing just that. tim allman reports. kristin harila carries a heavy burden. she has just finished scaling the 11th highest mountain in the world, but she can barely pause for a moment. these things dont climb themselves. we ...

A Norwegian woman remains on course to climb the world's 14 "super peaks" in the shortest time ever, her Instagram account said, after she summitted Pakistan's Broad Peak, the ninth mountain on her quest.