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UK, Italy among states considered to verify Hezbollah disarmament, sources say

By Alexander Cornwell and Maya Gebeily TEL AVIV/BEIRUT, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon have agreed on Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Indonesia as potential contributors to a proposed mechanism that could see foreign troops deployed to Lebanon to verify Hezbollah's disarmament, people familiar with the matter said. The shortlist emerged from U.S.-mediated talks in Rome last week, the…

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Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says

Afghanistan remains the only country in the world to ban girls from secondary education and women from attending university.

  • Half of Afghan women rarely leave homes due to Taliban restrictions.
  • Afghanistan is only nation prohibiting girls from secondary school, women from university.
  • Seven in ten women report bad or very bad mental health due to isolation and restrictions.

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