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Taliban say they have entered capital of holdout Afghan region

Taliban say they have entered capital of holdout Afghan region

Sept 5 (Reuters) – The Taliban said on Sunday their forces had fought their way into the provincial capital of…
UAE announces plans to boost economy, attract workers

UAE announces plans to boost economy, attract workers

DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates plans to launch 50 new economic initiatives to boost the country’s…
Taliban special forces bring abrupt end to women’s protest

Taliban special forces bring abrupt end to women’s protest

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban special forces in camouflage fired their weapons into the air Saturday, bringing an abrupt and…
Raisi says Iran ready for talks but not with Western ‘pressure’

Raisi says Iran ready for talks but not with Western ‘pressure’

DUBAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday Iran was ready to hold talks with world…
Rescue groups: US tally misses hundreds left in Afghanistan

Rescue groups: US tally misses hundreds left in Afghanistan

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Veteran-led rescue groups say the Biden administration’s estimate that no more than 200 U.S. citizens were…
Bahrain approves third booster shot of Sputnik V vaccine

Bahrain approves third booster shot of Sputnik V vaccine

DUBAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Bahraini authorities have authorized the use of a booster dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19…
Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace

Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace

Bone-tired like everyone else in Kabul, Taliban fighters spent the last moments of the 20-year Afghanistan war watching the night…
Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition

Afghan women demand rights as Taliban seek recognition

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A small group of Afghan women protested near the presidential palace in Kabul on Friday, demanding…
Exclusive: ‘They’ll kill us’ – Afghan pilots at Uzbek camp fear deadly homecoming

Exclusive: ‘They’ll kill us’ – Afghan pilots at Uzbek camp fear deadly homecoming

Sept 3 (Reuters) – The US-trained Afghan pilots and others held at a camp in Uzbekistan already feared being sent…
Qatar working to open humanitarian corridors to Afghanistan, official says

Qatar working to open humanitarian corridors to Afghanistan, official says

DUBAI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Qatar is working to facilitate the opening of humanitarian corridors to get aid into Afghanistan,…
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