AFP is hiring for a new Deputy Bureau Chief/ News Editor based in Islamabad, covering Pakistan and Afghanistan. It's a fantastic opportunity to join an agency that prioritises on-the-ground reporting. Get in touch if you're interested!
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Soo… since now I have the time to do this.
Here’s my first ‘focus’ for AFP on how women are being barred from voting; Enjoyed working on this.
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This is a thread of the platforms the story went on. More links below 👇🏻
Pakistan's K2 Porters Tread Between Tradition And Modernity ... another great story with pix and video from their K2 Basecamp trip by @JoeStenson and @deCarteretD https://t.co/PzGfK2fkvQ via @BarronsOnline
🇵🇰 This image of a lone woman facing off with riot police was generated using AI software -- it is not a genuine photo taken during protests in Pakistan after Imran Khan's arrest in May 2023
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Sir Salman Rushdie has condemned attempts by publishers to rework the writings of authors such as Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming “in light of today’s attitudes” https://t.co/ntEa5JzoXd
Editorial: "Over the past several years, parliament has passed several pro-women laws. However, a patriarchal mindset coupled with bureaucratic apathy ensures that implementation remains patchy."
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AFP is recruiting a Pakistani journalist in the early years of their career to join our digital verification team in Islamabad. A great chance to join an international news agency. Please share or get in touch. https://t.co/irzwEj5JKJ
When the din of Pakistan's most notorious weapons market becomes overwhelming, arms dealer Muhammad Jahanzeb slinks away from his stall, past colleagues test-firing machine guns, to read in the hush of the local library. Full story here: https://t.co/n0lj1VqOoy
VIDEO: Darra Adamkhel lies within Pakistan's tribal belt, where decades of militancy in the surrounding mountains earned it a reputation as a "wild west" waypoint between Pakistan and Afghanistan. But a short walk away from the gun market, a town library is thriving.
Obey or leave: NGOs torn over Taliban ban on women staff.
Some 1,260 NGOs operate across Afghanistan, with thousands of women workers providing services in healthcare, education, water and sanitation
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Marwa, just 18, staged a one-woman protest in front of armed Taliban guards: "For the first time in my life, I felt so proud, strong and powerful because I was standing against them and demanding a right that God has given us."#Afghanistan
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