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Now playing Next Afghanistan Race to find survivors after deadly quakes strike Afghanistan Aid agencies and NGOs have appealed to the international community for help but only a handful of countries have publicly offered support, neighboring China and Pakistan are among them. 09/10/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Many feared trapped in the rubble after quakes hit western Afghanistan The powerful quakes killed at least 2,000 people in Herat Province, a Taliban government spokesman said on Sunday, 08/10/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan More than 2,000 killed in earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan Saturday's earthquakes were some of the deadliest to strike Afghanistan in decades. 08/10/2023
Now playing Next world news Hundreds feared dead after quakes hit western Afghanistan Local Taliban officials said 100 had died in the 6.3 magnitude quakes, however the UN gave a preliminary figure of 320 deaths. 07/10/2023
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Now playing Next world news Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games - but Afghan women set to compete too The sporting event is the first since the militant group took power again in Afghanistan in 2021, lessening the rights of women under their rule. 24/09/2023
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Now playing Next world news Aid workers warn of deepening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan Non-governmental humanitarian organisations say that Afghanistan is facing the world's largest humanitarian crisis and call on the international community not to forget the people on the ground. 15/08/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Afghan women hit out at Taliban's new hair salon ban 'All my dreams have been destroyed by the order of the Taliban,' said one hairdresser. 13/07/2023
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Now playing Next Afghanistan Taliban to ban women's beauty salons in Afghanistan Since taking over in 2021, the group have already barred women from public spaces, education, and most forms of employment. 05/07/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Watch: From rural Afghanistan to high fashion Traditional Afghan clothes and jewellery are making their way into high fashion with the help of a young designer who wants to help Afghan women. 06/06/2023
Now playing Next Afghanistan Nearly 80 young primary school girls poisoned in Afghanistan Taliban authorities are investigating the poisoning of almost 80 primary school girls in separate cases in northern Afghanistan. 05/06/2023
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Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Landslide at Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing kills two At least two people were killed and eight injured in a massive pre-dawn landslide that buried dozens of trucks waiting to cross from Pakistan to Afghanistan, officials say. "One truck was crushed under the debris and the other was burnt," the owner of a damaged vehicle said. 19/04/2023