Refusing to sit in "menstrual huts" might swing women's mood owing to cash reward
The local government of a Nepali village has announced that all women who refuse to go into menstrual huts during their period will be given a cash reward. According to Nepalese custom, menstruating women are impure and should be kept separate from society, this custom has led to the death of a woman.
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Taliban and the Afghan government had a Skype call to continue the peace process
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