Diaa Hadid
Stories
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Arts & Life
An Oscar Goes To A Documentary About Skateboarding Girls In Afghanistan
The short documentary is called Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're A Girl. "This movie is my love letter to the brave girls of that country," says director Carol Dysinger.
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Health
UNICEF Says Even In 2020, Newborns Are Still Vulnerable
If you want to know where the world's demographics are trending, look at the babies born this New Year's Day.
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Health
UNICEF Estimates 400,000 Babies Will Be Born On New Year's Day
Over half those births will happen in just eight countries, according to the U.N. agency.
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World
'A Case Of Exploding Mangoes' Gets Translated Into Urdu, Pakistan's National Language
A few years ago, Pakistani author Mohammed Hanif wrote A Case of Exploding Mangoes, a novel that lampooned the Pakistani military. Now, it's been translated into Urdu, Pakistan's national language.
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World
Remembering Tetsu Nakamura, Japanese Doctor Who Spent Decades Working In Afghanistan
We remember the life of Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor who dedicated decades of his life to helping people in Afghanistan. He was killed by gunmen in eastern Afghanistan earlier this week.
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Environment
'Maybe It Will Destroy Everything': Pakistan's Melting Glaciers Cause Alarm
Pollution and global warming are causing glaciers to melt and form unstable lakes in the north of the country. NPR visits a valley where farms were destroyed by glacial floods.
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World
Taliban Frees 2 Hostages In Exchange For 3 Militants
An American and an Australian have been freed in Afghanistan as part of a prisoner swap with the Taliban. It could be a sign of movement on peace negotiations.
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World
What Afghans Want To Happen To Their Country After Peace Talks Stalled
People in Kabul, Afghanistan, are grappling with the stalled peace deal and the prospects of the return of the Taliban to govern the country.
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Politics
Pompeo: 'President Trump Ultimately Made The Decision' To Hold U.S.-Taliban Talks
The secretary of state was on the Sunday news talk shows a day after Trump tweeted that a secret meeting to be held at Camp David between leaders of Afghanistan at the Taliban was canceled.
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World
Pakistani Army Takes Journalists To Kashmiri Border To Highlight Work To Secure It
The Pakistani army took some international reporters to their side of the Kashmiri border to highlight steps they are taking to secure it.