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Suicide Bombing Kills 31 in Afghan Capital

21st March, 2018 · admin · 8 Comments

Ayaz Gul VOA News March 21, 2018   ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Afghan officials say a suicide blast has killed at least 31 people and wounded more than 65 others in Kabul. Officials and witnesses say the bomber targeted a crowd during celebrations to mark the Persian new year, Nowruz, Wednesday near a Shi’ite Muslim neighborhood. Islamic

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, ISIS/DAESH, Security | Tags: Nawroz, Shiites |
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‘Abdul Does Not Celebrate Norouz’: Anti-Norouz Campaign Prompts Backlash In Afghanistan

15th March, 2018 · admin · 10 Comments

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 14, 2018 An online campaign in Afghanistan calling for the boycott of the ancient festival of Norouz has prompted a backlash among many Afghans, who have vented their exasperation at the growing influence of fundamentalist Islamic ideology in the war-torn country. Heralding the arrival of spring, the pre-Islamic Persian new

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Posted in Art and Culture, History, Society, Taliban | Tags: Nawroz |

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