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Legislation was approved by President Karzai in 2009, but stalled by conservative MPs who deemed it un-Islamic.
Last Modified: 18 May 2013 14:27 GMT
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Raha Moharrak, 25, says she wants to inspire other women to scale world's highest mountain.
Last Modified: 18 May 2013 14:09 GMT
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Blasts kill at least nine people and wound 70 in gated Kandahar community linked to family of President Hamid Karzai.
Last Modified: 17 May 2013 21:19 GMT
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Twin bombings strike mosques in Malakand district of northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killing at least 12.
Last Modified: 17 May 2013 12:42 GMT
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Actor Sanjay Dutt, charged with links to 1993 attack on Indian city of Mumbai, surrenders to serve five year jail term.
Last Modified: 16 May 2013 17:29 GMT
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Authorities deny mistreatment of Vinya Sharma, who is recovering in hospital after being beaten and poisoned by inmates.
Last Modified: 16 May 2013 17:38 GMT
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Thousands evacuated in Bangladesh and Myanmar, with six people reported dead, as storm moves into northeastern India.
Last Modified: 16 May 2013 15:53 GMT
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Video footage obtained by Al Jazeera appears to contradict official death toll from May 6 violence in Dhaka.
Last Modified: 14 May 2013 16:47 GMT
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Attack on base in Helmand province kills three soldiers, after 10 civilians died in roadside bomb near Kandahar city.
Last Modified: 13 May 2013 21:04 GMT
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Apparent winner of election picks new finance minister, as congratulations roll in from India and the US.
Last Modified: 13 May 2013 18:10 GMT
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