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Female players from Afghanistan's junior national soccer team have crossed the border into Pakistan. The girls had spent the past month in hiding amid fears of a crackdown on women's rights by the Taliban.

Members of the senior women's side flew out of Kabul last month but the youth team were reportedly left stranded as they lacked passports and other documents.

An official with Pakistan's Football Federation said the group, totalling 81 people, would be housed at the federation's headquarters in the eastern city of Lahore. A further 34 people will arrive on Thursday he said.

The players will remain in Pakistan under tight security for 30 days before applying for asylum in third countries, the official said.

The Independent recently revealed that the players had written to Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan to ask for permission to urgently enter the country.

The letter claimed that the girls were at risk of "grave threats" from the Taliban.
After the fall of Kabul a month ago, players were warned by the national team's former captain, Khalida Popal, to delete pictures of themselves playing on social media and to burn their kits to protect themselves from potential reprisals from the new regime.

Last week the deputy head of the Taliban's cultural commission, Ahmadullah Wasiq, cast doubt over the future of women's sport in the country when he said it was considered neither appropriate nor necessary in response to a question about the fate of the women's cricket team.

"In cricket, they might face a situation where their face and body will not be covered. Islam does not allow women to be seen like this," Wasiq said.

"It is the media era, and there will be photos and videos, and then people watch it. Islam and the Islamic Emirate [Afghanistan] do not allow women to play cricket or play the kind of sports where they get exposed."

Their departure is part of a wider exodus of Afghan sports and cultural stars amid fears of a crackdown on women's rights following the takeover of the country by the Taliban after foreign forces withdrew.

As well as the departure of the women's football teams, the country's biggest pop singer Aryana Sayeed and the famed film director Sahraa Karimi both left during the evacuation last month.

Modrov:
And even then we won't have stable power unless we pay the power companies a rate of that enables them to make an adequate profit to make investment in improving things


All the increases we have had so far have not been enough to enable the power companies make a profit since the increases are sanctioned by government, not the companies themselves

And what goverment does is to keep the price of electricity below the cost of production per kwh. This ensures that discos and GENCOS don't make enough of a profit. The government is supposed to pay them a subsidy which in theory is supposed to make up for the losses, but in practice does not because of rising costs of producing electricity.

Allowing discos to set their prices would allow them make a profit to pay for the needed improvements and even encourage more investment

Badorey6:
Why?

Because they debunked the fake news?

Ishilove:
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Kingrefreshed:
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MTV today announced nominations for the “2020 MTV EMAs, and Nigerian singers Burna Boy and Rema have been nominated for the Best African Act.

BET Awards 2020 winner and Grammy nominee, Burna Boy has once again been nominated in the Best African Act, a category he won in 2019. Other African singers in the category include, Master KG, Kabza de Small and DJ Maphorisa (South Africa), Sheebah (Uganda), Gaz Mawete (Democratic Republic of The Congo and Rema (Nigeria).

Commenting on the announcement, Monde Twala, Senior Vice President and General Manager of ViacomCBS Networks Africa, said “The 2020 MTV EMAs is one of the biggest entertainment stages in the world and this year’s African nominees are undoubtedly making their presence felt globally. This affirms our commitment to ensuring that we continue to celebrate our diverse talent on international platforms. Congratulations to all our African nominees on this achievement.”

Global star Burna Boy commenting on his nomination added, “A big thank you to my MTV family for nominating me again for this award and to my fans all over the world for listening to and supporting my music.“

On the international scene, Lady Gaga is in the lead with seven nods, including “Best Artist,” “Best Pop,” and “Best Video” for her duet with Ariana Grande, “Rain On Me,” which also secured a position in the “Best Song” and “Best Collaboration” categories. BTS and Justin Bieber each received five nods, within categories including “Biggest Fans” and “Best Pop.”

The nominations include three new categories: “Best Latin,” “Video for Good” and “Best Virtual Live.” The “Best Local Act” category returns, with nominations including: Lady Gaga, Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B for “Best US Act,” Justin Bieber and The Weeknd for “Best Canadian Act” and Dua Lipa for “Best UK & Ireland Act,” and more.

Marking the 27th edition of one of the biggest nights in global music, the “2020 MTV EMAs” will unite fans at home with the world’s hottest names in music. Details on performers and presenters will be announced soon.

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Trump that is requesting a drug test for Biden before the debate.
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viviangist:
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I Don Warn these celebrities say , whenever they smoke make they no dey go interview ...

Sorry for my informal way of blogging.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVMAcPw1KEM

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