Afghanistan: Parks become latest no-go areas for women in Kabul
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Dec 1
Squeals of delight from young children fill the air as they enjoy the thrills of the Ferris wheel, bumper cars and a small rollercoaster at an amusement park in central Kabul. Their fathers sit on the rides with them, or look on, taking photos - rare moments of joy in Afghanistan where the news is often so bleak. But mothers are now denied the right to share in the memories the children here are making. Women are banned from visiting parks in Kabul by the hardline ruling Taliban. When we visi...

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Paul Pelosi discharged from hospital after hammer attack
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