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Taran Khan
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With a suicide attack, the Taliban unwittingly puts focus on its target: a vibrant Afghan media
The media, which has grown steadily in Afghanistan since 2001, is in the crosshairs of the Taliban. What it needs now is government support and unionisation.
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A message from Afghanistan at Mumbai docu fest: ‘We hope the films help Indian producers remember us’
A package of 13 documentaries is a reminder of what has been achieved, and what still needs to be done.
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What our silence on Kabul’s protests says about our grief for Paris
Two days before the attacks on Paris, there was a remarkable moment of resistance against terror in Afghanistan. If you live in India, you need to know about it.
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Why many young Muslims are leaving India
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Fifa suspends AIFF: Timeline of events that led to India’s expulsion from football’s governing body
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India at 75: What is the place of women’s writings in the historical imagination of the nation?
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Explainer: How the 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case won early release
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‘What’s behind the flag?’: India’s cartoonists prompt a laugh on the country’s 75th Independence Day
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AfghanistanNeedsYou: How five youngsters are trying to rebuild a war-ravaged nation
While a group of youngsters in Kabul are calling on Afghans abroad to return to their homeland, the government is trying to stem the exodus from the country.
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Ramzan nights, not just days, have their own rhythm and soundscape
During the holy month, which ends this weekend, the time after sundown has its own rituals, something I learnt growing up in a huge joint family in Aligarh.
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'This is not our city': Latest attacks bring the battle into Kabul's stately courtyards
So much has changed since I first came to Kabul in the spring of 2006, living in a small guesthouse close to the target of last week's horrific attack that killed 14.
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Caught on camera: Pair of leaping dolphins appears to escort cargo ship in Florida
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Watch: Indian bride and groom play stone-paper-scissors to decide who goes first with the garland
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Watch: Hindu ascetics and Muslim priests in Bihar hoist national flag together on Independence Day
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Watch: Man swims across flooded Las Vegas street with the help of a pool float
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Watch: Jailed journalist Siddique Kappan’s daughter, 9, asks for protection of citizens’ rights
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As young woman is lynched in Kabul street, Afghans confront brutality of post-Taliban society
Farkhunda's murder has sparked an outpouring of grief as the country acknowledges that it still in flux 14 years after US-led forces claimed to have liberated it.
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Playing 'Little Women' in Aligarh
But even for young women, all the rules were suspended when the numaish came to town.
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