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Taliban order university women to wear face-covering niqab

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2021

Women attending private Afghan universities must wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face, the Taliban have ordered, and classes must be segregated by sex — or at least divided by a curtain. In a lengthy document issued by the Taliban’s education authority, they also ordered that

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Just in: Presidency sacks all military chiefs

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2021

Zambia’s newly-elected President Hakainde Hichilema on Sunday, August 29, appointed new military chiefs and replaced all police commissioners after promising to end the previous regime’s heavy-handedness. This online news platform understands that right groups accused President Hichilema’s predecessor Edgar Lungu of leading a “brutal crackdown” on dissent, with police

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Breaking: Blast heard in Afghan’s capital Kabul

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2021

A loud blast was heard in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday by AFP journalists, hours after US officials warned of the possibility of a terror attack.  A security official from the recently deposed government told AFP it was a rocket that “initial information shows hit a house”.  Details later…

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Breaking: Explosion rocks Kabul airport

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2021

A large explosion rocked Kabul airport Thursday, the Pentagon said, after Western nations warned of an imminent terror threat and as thousands of people gathered hoping for a flight out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.  “We can confirm an explosion outside Kabul airport. Casualties are unclear at this time. We will provide additional details when we can,” […]

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Governor approves jail term for anyone caught blowing nose without handkerchief

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2021

A new law has been passed in Nairobi which prohibits blowing of nose without hankerchief or tissue in public. The new rules and regulations which are aimed at keeping Nairobi clean and hygienic, also applies to when you are caught urinating in undesignated spaces, spitting on the streets, sleeping in kitchens or food stores, among other misdemeanours. Defaulters […]

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No new Afghan government until last US soldier leaves —Taliban

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2021

The Taliban will not announce the makeup of its government until the United States completes its troop withdrawal, two sources in the movement told AFP Monday. “It has been decided that the formation of the government and cabinet will not be announced as long as a single US soldier is present in Afghanistan,” a Taliban source said, […]