Air strikes in Myanmar, Taliban restrictions on women in Afghanistan, changes to India’s school curriculum and more
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In this episode, we talk about recent airstrikes in Pazigyi village in Myanmar and new restrictions on women's rights from the Taliban, from restrictions in access to green space in Herat to a ban on UN women workers across Afghanistan.
For "Around Southasia in 5 minutes", we'll be talking about the debate around an antiterrorism bill in Sri Lanka, sexual harassment cases in south India and Bhutan, the controversial Adani-funded Godda plant which recently began power supply to Bangladesh, the hosting of G20 meetings in Kashmir in the backdrop of some explosive revelations from a former governor of Jammu and Kashmir, and a firing incident at the Bathinda army base in Punjab.