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Afghan artists use graffiti to depict war, oppression
A view of graffiti on a wall in Kabul.—Reuters Photo KABUL: Encased in a head-to-toe burqa, the image depicts a distraught woman slumped on a cement stairwell, the work of Afghanistan’s first street...
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Lifting the veil on Afghanistan’s female addicts
An Afghan woman holds up opium as she attends a counseling session at the Nejat drug rehabilitation centre. – Reuters KABUL: Anita lifted the sky-blue burqa from her face, revealing glazed eyes and...
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Afghan women fade from White House focus as exit nears
Afghan women clad in burqa walk up a hill at the old part of Kabul, May 10, 2012. — Photo by Reuters Shortly after sending US troops to Afghanistan in October 2001, President George W. Bush focused so...
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Nato summit must protect Afghan women: UN
Afghan school girls walk home after class in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan.—AP Photo KABUL: The upcoming Nato summit in Chicago must ensure that special measures are taken to protect the rights of Afghan...
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Torture fear in Afghan schoolgirl ‘poisoning’ cases
In this photograph taken on May 11, 2009, Afghan schoolgirls lie in bed after admission to hospital with symptoms of poisoning in Charikar, some 50 kms north of Kabul. – AFP KABUL: A UN agency has...
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As Nato pullout looms, Afghan women face uncertain future
Afghan refugee Shapera, right, stands with her daughter Deevya near their house in a refugee camp built inside a civil war damaged government building in Kabul. – File photo by AP A few kilometres...
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Pakistan court separates Afghan elopers
Afghan couple Hewad (C), 22, and Mariyam Marjman (3rd L), who fled Kabul last month to marry for love in Pakistan, leave after a court hearing in Peshawar on July 23, 2012. – AFP PESHAWAR: A Pakistani...
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Beneath the burqa: Afghan women opt for cosmetic surgery
— File Photo by Reuters KABUL: Despite living much of their lives behind a veil, some Afghan women are feeling pressure to conform to ideals of female beauty and are lining up for cosmetic surgery at a...
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UN report says suffering for Afghan women continues despite progress
“Impunity for violence against women is endemic in Afghanistan, where perpetrators of human rights abuses are rarely held to account,” Amnesty International has said. – File photo by AFP KABUL:...
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