Afghanistan

Taliban replace ministry for women with one restricting them
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Taliban replace ministry for women with one restricting them

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention…
Security Council renews UN mission in Afghanistan
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Security Council renews UN mission in Afghanistan

United Nations Security Council members voted in unison on Friday to renew the political mission in Afghanistan. The United Nations Assistance…
Pentagon reverses itself, calls deadly Kabul strike an error
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Pentagon reverses itself, calls deadly Kabul strike an error

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has retreated from its defense of a drone strike that killed multiple civilians in Afghanistan…
The Latest: Pakistan, Iran leaders meet on Afghanistan
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The Latest: Pakistan, Iran leaders meet on Afghanistan

The Latest on Afghanistan: ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister has met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Afghanistan. The Foreign…
Afghan envoys marooned abroad after Taliban’s sudden return
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Afghan envoys marooned abroad after Taliban’s sudden return

Sept 16 (Reuters) – The Taliban’s abrupt return to power has left hundreds of Afghan diplomats overseas in limbo: running…
Friction among Taliban pragmatists, hard-liners intensifies
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Friction among Taliban pragmatists, hard-liners intensifies

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Friction between pragmatists and ideologues in the Taliban leadership has intensified since the group formed a…
Anti-laundering unit goes off-grid, fraying Afghan ties to global finance
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Anti-laundering unit goes off-grid, fraying Afghan ties to global finance

LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – A unit in Afghanistan’s central bank leading a 15-year effort to counter illicit funding flows…
Minister pledges Taliban govt won’t allow militant attacks
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Minister pledges Taliban govt won’t allow militant attacks

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new foreign minister said Tuesday that the Taliban governing the country remain committed to not…
Taliban deny their deputy prime minister, Mullah Baradar, is dead
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Taliban deny their deputy prime minister, Mullah Baradar, is dead

Sept 14 (Reuters) – The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout…
Once inmates, Taliban now in charge in a Kabul prison
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Once inmates, Taliban now in charge in a Kabul prison

KABUL (AP) — Once, Kabul’s main prison was crowded with thousands of Taliban captured and arrested by the government. On…
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