It is a shock, and it will remain a shock," Ghafari told Euronews. She managed to flee with her

Zarifa Ghafari, former mayor of Maidan Shahr and an Afghan women's rights activist, speaks during

At 26, Ghafari became mayor of a town in Wardak province, despite opposition and risk from male

strike that killed two members of the Revolutionary Guard.... Later, Lawk Ghafari, the head of

RAWALPINDI: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education( BISE) Rawalpindi on Sunday cancelled the mathematics exam of the Secondary School Certificate-Part II after a teacher was caught helping students solve the paper in the examination centre. BISE Rawalpindi spokesperson Arsalan Cheema said in light of the notification issued by the controlling authority, the board cancelled the exam( science and arts second group) on Saturday.... He said a new date for the exam would be announced late

Reporters on the street near Saturday’s march were kept away from the protesters by Taliban fighters armed with automatic rifles and were not allowed to speak with any of the women.... Later attempts to reach the participants through social media or the university went unanswered. The demonstration, held on the 20th anniversary of the Sept.... Since the United States and its allies departed Kabul on Aug....

One had part of his ear cut off during questioning.... Russia, along with the United States and Syrian forces, played a major role in defeating Islamic State in Syria.... Bortnikov was also quoted as saying Russian intelligence services had reacted to the U.S. warning, but that it had been of a general nature....