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Pakistani soldiers check the documents of stranded Afghan nationals wanting to return to Afghanistan at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing point in Chaman on August 15, 2021, after the Taliban took control of the Afghan border town in a rapid offensive across the country. (AFP via Getty Images)

In Afghanistan, climate change drives an uptick in child marriage

Ruchi Kumar
Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (Getty Images)

In India’s Bohra community, a battle over genital mutilation

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Muhammad Rehman Shirzad, a government forensic scientist, inspects an Ephedra sinica plant in the Surobi District in eastern Afghanistan. (Kern Hendricks/Undark)

In Afghanistan, a drug sparks hope — and charges of quackery

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