Afghanistan
EXPLAINER: Can the Taliban suppress the potent IS threat?
Middle East
October 12, 2021
EXPLAINER: Can the Taliban suppress the potent IS threat?
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — With the Taliban in power in Afghanistan, there’s a new enemy ascending. The Islamic State group…
A bird stars in rare feel-good tale about Afghan evacuations
Middle East
October 11, 2021
A bird stars in rare feel-good tale about Afghan evacuations
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The mynah bird squawks from a new cage in the French ambassador’s sunlit…
Taliban says US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
World
October 11, 2021
Taliban says US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The US has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of…
Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State
Middle East
October 10, 2021
Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan,…
World should send pledged aid to Afghans to avert economic, refugee crisis -UNHCR
Middle East
October 9, 2021
World should send pledged aid to Afghans to avert economic, refugee crisis -UNHCR
ISLAMABAD, Oct 9 (Reuters) – The world should urgently provide promised aid to Afghanistan, the U.N. refugee agency said on…
US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal
Middle East
October 9, 2021
US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Senior Taliban officials and US representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups…
Taliban official: At least 100 dead, wounded in Afghan blast
Middle East
October 8, 2021
Taliban official: At least 100 dead, wounded in Afghan blast
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A blast went off Friday at a mosque packed with Shia Muslim worshippers in northern Afghanistan,…
Amid turmoil, Afghanistan pavilion arrives at Dubai’s Expo
Middle East
October 7, 2021
Amid turmoil, Afghanistan pavilion arrives at Dubai’s Expo
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When Afghanistan’s president was killed in a communist coup in 1978 and the country…
Moscow to host Afghanistan talks on Oct. 20
Middle East
October 7, 2021
Moscow to host Afghanistan talks on Oct. 20
MOSCOW, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Moscow plans to host international talks on Afghanistan on Oct. 20, President Vladimir Putin’s special…
Stranded at Tajik sanatorium, pregnant Afghan pilot fears for unborn baby
Middle East
October 6, 2021
Stranded at Tajik sanatorium, pregnant Afghan pilot fears for unborn baby
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – She didn’t forget the prenatal vitamins – that was one of the few things this…