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There are reports of an explosion in a residential area in the Afghan capital of Kabul. The targeted house is not far from the airport in where U.S. military is carrying out its evacuation mission.

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In an otherwise forgettable corner of western Germany, you drive round a corner and find yourself in America, complete with planes, jeeps and a lot of soldiers.

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There’s long been opposition to the practice of forcing a woman on her period to menstrual exile to huts, which can be unsafe and unsanitary. One charity has a new interim response: Upgrade the huts. (Image credit: Amol Thaware)

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