In need of vacation plans? The Taliban would like you to visit Afghanistan. More and more travelers are rediscovering the war-torn country, located along the 1960s and 70s so-called "hippie trail". No one is happier than the hardline regime in Kabul – but the ethical question marks are numerous.
WorldA landowner cut off the young Pakistani camel Cammie's front leg last year. But now she has learned to walk again with the help of a leg prosthesis.
WorldAysha was married off immediately after she got her first period. Rabeya was considered impure – and started missing more and more lessons. In Bangladesh, menstruation is still surrounded by prejudices and deeply ingrained taboos. But things are slowly starting to change.
WorldOver sixty people have died in Pakistan in the last twenty-four hours due to heavy monsoon rain, reports Pakistani media.
WorldAysha was married off immediately after she got her first period. Rabeya was considered impure – and started missing more and more lessons. In Bangladesh, menstruation is still surrounded by prejudices and deeply ingrained taboos. But things are slowly on their way to change.
WorldIn just a few weeks, over half a million Afghans in Iran have been forced to make their way to Afghanistan. Afghans in Pakistan are also returning. This is an extreme humanitarian crisis, says Charlotte Hallqvist at the UN's refugee agency, UNHCR.
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