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Abortion in Afghanistan: 'My mother crushed my stomach with a stone'

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05-12-2025 13:53 HKT
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Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP In this photograph taken on August 3, 2025, a general view shows residential houses on a hillside in Afghanistan's capital Kabul.
Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP In this photograph taken on August 3, 2025, a general view shows residential houses on a hillside in Afghanistan's capital Kabul.
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