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Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Afghan women fight back against Taliban’s gym ban with underground fitness clubs
The Taliban banned women from gyms and parks in November.
Bahaar Joya, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Britain’s English language test is dashing the hopes of nurses from India and other countries
One former hospital chairman described the situation as ‘barking mad’, adding that it smacked of racism.
Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Desperate to escape the Taliban, Afghans are being exploited by smugglers and Pakistani military
Afghan smugglers are more than doubling the fee for some routes as they cash in on an exodus from the country.
Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Bahaar Joya, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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