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Taliban postpones return to school for Afghan girls above 6th grade
Middle East
March 23, 2022
Taliban postpones return to school for Afghan girls above 6th grade
(CNN) – The Taliban prevented girls above the 6th grade in Afghanistan from making their much-anticipated return to school on…
Last Afghan refugees leave NJ base after chaotic evacuation
Middle East
February 20, 2022
Last Afghan refugees leave NJ base after chaotic evacuation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last of thousands of Afghan refugees who awaited resettlement at eight U.S. military installations departed Saturday…
Afghanistan’s Taliban detain Brits, American; reason unclear
Middle East
February 19, 2022
Afghanistan’s Taliban detain Brits, American; reason unclear
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have detained several British citizens and an American, including a former freelance television journalist…
Afghans protest US move to unfreeze $3.5B for 9/11 victims
Middle East
February 13, 2022
Afghans protest US move to unfreeze $3.5B for 9/11 victims
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital on Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in…
Rejected by New Zealand, reporter turns to Taliban for help
Middle East
January 29, 2022
Rejected by New Zealand, reporter turns to Taliban for help
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A pregnant New Zealand journalist says she turned to the Taliban for help and is…
Talks with Taliban begin in Norway
Middle East
January 23, 2022
Talks with Taliban begin in Norway
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday started three days…
Afghan women losing jobs fast as economy shrinks and rights curtailed
Middle East
January 20, 2022
Afghan women losing jobs fast as economy shrinks and rights curtailed
KABUL, Jan 20 (Reuters) – In a small tailoring workshop in Kabul, 29-year-old Afghan entrepreneur Sohaila Noori looks on as…
The AP Interview: Taliban pledge all girls in schools soon
Middle East
January 16, 2022
The AP Interview: Taliban pledge all girls in schools soon
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers say they hope to be able to open all schools for girls…
Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found, returned to family
Middle East
January 9, 2022
Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found, returned to family
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan 8 (Reuters) – An infant boy handed in desperation to a soldier across an airport wall in…
Parents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan
Middle East
January 3, 2022
Parents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan
SHEDAI CAMP, Afghanistan (AP) — In a sprawling settlement of mud brick huts in western Afghanistan housing people displaced by…