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The security situation in Afghanistan is rapidly deteriorating amid the withdrawal of NATO troops from the country. The Afghan Taliban have intensified their attacks on government forces and have captured vast swathes of territory in the past few months. A political settlement in Afghanistan seems unlikely at this point, with both the Taliban and President Ashraf Ghani's government blaming each other for the turmoil. Heela Najibullah, the daughter of former Afghan President Mohammad Najibullah, spoke to DW about the current situation in Afghanistan in an interview with DW. Mohammad Najibullah served as the leader of Afghanistan from 1986 to 1992, after which the Mujahideen took over Kabul. The former socialist president lived in the United Nations headquarters in Kabul until the Taliban captured the capital and killed him in the UN compound in September 1996. ​​​​Heela Najibullah: 'Afghanistan should be able to choose its own allies' Heela Najibullah was only 10 …

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KARACHI: The main suspect in the rape and murder of a minor girl in the port city's Korangi area, has confessed to the crime. "I had abducted the girl (six-year-old) on July 27 and killed her later out of fear," the suspect, Zakir aka Antola, said on Wednesday, when he was presented before a judicial magistrate. The suspect further said he had thrown the girl's body in a garbage dump after raping and murdering her. Following his confession, the magistrate sent Zakir on judicial remand. The girl's body was found wrapped in a thick mat at 6am on Wednesday last week. Investigators had said the post-mortem of the girl showed she was raped and her neck had snapped. In his statement to the police, Zakir — who claimed to be intoxicated at the time of the crime — said he put the girl in a rickshaw at around 11:30pm and drove it for an hour. He said he took the girl to the Sunday bazaar ground at around 12:30am in Korangi. The victim was still alive and semi-conscious after he had …

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Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood  on Wednesday said the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) has decided to keep educational institutions across the country open, with the exception of Sindh. Mehmood said Minister for Education Sindh Saeed Ghani had informed the IPEMC the province's schools would remain closed till August 8. Ghani said the provincial government would review the COVID-19 situation before August 8 to decide the next course of action for reopening schools and conducting examinations. The education minister's press conference comes after he chaired a meeting of the IPEMC to review the latest coronavirus situation, closure, and opening of schools. On the other hand, Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have decided to reopen schools in a staggered manner, with 50% attendance. Key decisions - Schools to open in a staggered manner. - 50% attendance to be observed. - …

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Published 48 minutes ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a suspension on booster vaccines until at least the end of September. WHO Chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that it would allow for at least 10% of the population in every country to be vaccinated. A number of nations including Israel and Germany have announced plans to administer a third dose. But Dr Tedros has warned poorer nations are falling behind. According to the WHO, low-income countries have only been able to administer 1.5 doses for every 100 people due to a lack of supply. Dr Tedros said that there needs to be a reversal and that the majority of vaccines should go to lower income countries. "I understand the concern of all governments to protect their people from the Delta variant. …

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The Queer Eye star and his husband Rob are preparing to welcome their first baby, a son, via surrogate this summer Advertisement Tan France Credit: A Little Late with Lilly Singh/Youtube Tan France had no hesitations when it came to picking out a name for his baby boy on the way. The Queer Eye star, 38, appeared on A Little Late With Lilly Singh this week where he revealed that he's had a name picked out for his son for more than two decades. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. France, who is expecting his first child via surrogate with husband Rob this summer , said he decided on his son's name when he was around "16 or 17 years old." "I've always known," he explained. "When I met my husband on one of the very first dates, I said, 'Do you want kids?' And he was …

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