In a rare public rebuke of government policy, senior Taliban figure Sher Abbas Stanikzai urged the group’s leader to lift education bans on Afghan women and girls, stating there is no excuse for such restrictions. Stanikzai emphasized the unjust denial of education to 20 million people and called for a change in policy, directly appealing to Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. This plea comes amid international pressure, including from Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, to challenge the Taliban on women’s education and employment rights.
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At least 16 dead after fighter jet crashes into school in Bangladesh
At least 16 people have died and over 150, primarily children, were injured after a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into the Milestone School in Dhaka, causing a significant fire and structural collapse. The military reported that the F-7 BGI training aircraft went down during class hours, prompting an urgent investigation and rescue operations. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: An Air Force jet crashed into a school in Bangladesh during class, causing at...
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