Afghanistan
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US carries out air strike on vehicle linked to IS group near Kabul airport
American forces launched a military strike in Kabul on Sunday targeting a suspected suicide car bomber that was aiming to…
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Afghanistan: Shukria Barakzai’s whispered voice notes and dramatic escape
For Shukria Barakzai, 15 August seemed, at first, an unremarkable Sunday morning. A prominent journalist and politician, a former member…
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Afghanistan minister Syed Alhmed Shah spotted delivering pizza in Germany
BERLIN – Former Afghanistan communication and IT minister Syed Ahmed Shah Sadat recently spotted delivering pizza in the German city of Leipzig.…
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Kabul airport attacks: What is the Daesh threat in Afghanistan?
As desperate Afghans crowd Kabul airport trying to get on evacuation flights to flee the Taliban, officials have warned of…
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A Historical Timeline of Afghanistan
The land that is now Afghanistan has a long history of domination by foreign conquerors and strife among internally warring factions. At…
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Taliban tell Afghan women to stay home from work because soldiers are ‘not trained’ to respect them
Fear is mounting for women and girls in Afghanistan after the Taliban told working women to stay at home, admitting they were…
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Canada to keep military in Afghanistan even after US deadline
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday that Canada is to keep its military personnel in Afghanistan despite US…
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Abdullah, Turkish, German FMs discuss Afghanistan
Abdullah Abdullah, head of the High Council for National Reconciliation of the previous government, on Tuesday said he discussed peace…
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Afghanistan: Taliban tell working women to stay at home
Working women in Afghanistan must stay at home until proper systems are in place to ensure their safety, a Taliban…
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Afghanistan: Secret Kabul talks between CIA and Taliban – US media
The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secretly met the leader of the Taliban in Kabul in Monday,…
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