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Taliban announce ‘amnesty,’ urge women to join government

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee their rule. Following a blitz across […]

Global executions at lowest level in a decade: Amnesty

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Executions fell worldwide by nearly a third last year to their lowest levels in at least a decade, but several countries recorded a rise, Amnesty International said Wednesday. Use of the death penalty dropped in Iran — by an eye-popping 50 percent, following a change to its anti-narcotics […]

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