Scots aid worker charity in bid to help 20 Afghan students
The Western Isles' Linda Norgrove Foundation hopes to get the 20 women to Scotland.
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Afghan interpreter's tears of joy over son's visa decision
The move means Sajid, who worked for the UK armed forces, can be reunited with his three-year-old.
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Kyoto Animation fire: Man admits setting 2019 blaze
The 45-year-old Japanese is claiming mental incompetence for the Kyoto Animation blaze that killed 36.
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Afghan interpreter's anger over son's visa denial
Sajid, who worked for the UK armed forces, says he cannot be reunited with his three-year-old son.
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Taliban stops female Afghan students leaving country to study in Dubai
The BBC speaks to students who were blocked at the airport as they tried to leave for Dubai.
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Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from visiting national park
Afghanistan's acting vice and virtue minister says female visitors were not observing hijab rules.
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Afghan women escape for a chance at education
More than 450 women from Afghanistan have escaped the country to study abroad.
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Five key moments in the crushing of Afghan women's rights
Over two years, the BBC has documented women's fear, grief and resolve as their lives are supressed.
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Manipur: The abandoned villages in the crosshairs of India violence
Foothill villages in close proximity to warring groups are the most vulnerable in Manipur's conflict.
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Manipur: Rahul Gandhi to tour India state rocked by ethnic unrest
Opposition Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is due to meet people displaced by Manipur violence.
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Manipur: Fears grow over Indian state on brink of civil war
Manipur faces the darkest chapter in its modern history and could be engulfed by ethnic violence.
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Yellowstone kills baby bison after park guest 'disturbs' the animal
Yellowstone says the bison calf was rejected by its herd after it was "disturbed" by a park guest.
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