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As the Taliban imposes education restrictions, it’s not only suffocating this generation of Afghan girls but also triggering deja vu for the previous generation. Many of their mothers were children or teenagers during the Taliban regime between 1996 and 2001 and subjected to harsh Islamic codes that deprived women of virtually every basic right.
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Six weeks after the Taliban takeover, donor nations are taking a wait-and-see approach. Prices of food and basic goods are rising sharply at a time when many government officials have not been paid for months, and the Taliban victory has thrust hundreds of thousands of Afghan soldiers into joblessness.
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The coronavirus vaccine maker says there will be enough shots for “everyone on Earth," amid an outcry over unequal distribution.
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The debate exposed the political and religious fault lines in the party caucus over Israel, pitting members of the so-called Squad, many of them Muslim, against Israel’s longtime Jewish supporters.
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Locals leave after watching the first film festival held at the newly rebuilt National Theatre in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Wednesday. (Reuters)
There was still a heavy security presence, a part of Somali life after years of war.
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Former members of the military who were forced out of the service for being gay say they still face repercussions from the policy that one lawmaker called “a dark chapter in the history of our nation’s military.”
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More than 950 people allege they were molested by a campus physician in what may turn out to be the largest such case in U.S. history.
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Virginia plans to create mass coronavirus vaccination sites, while Maryland says there’s been no trouble meeting demand.
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Marrika Rawlings was among those struggling to untangle new requirements for accessing unemployment aid. (Jasmine Hilton/The Post)
The federal programs expired on Labor Day, but the coronavirus continues to hamper job prospects for D.C.-area residents.
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The Cardinals are far and away the best defensive team in the majors, having converted 44 outs above average and accumulated a dozen more defensive runs saved than the next-closest team.
Captain Steve Stricker of the United States at the opening ceremony for the 43rd Ryder Cup. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Twelve Europeans arrive with an aggregate 38 Ryder Cups; the 12 Americans arrive with 12. This weekend at Wisconsin’s Whistling Straits could determine whether it’s better to have 38 or better to have 12.
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