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Air Force official says US to maintain presence in Mideast
Middle East
November 13, 2021
Air Force official says US to maintain presence in Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The top US Air Force general in the Mideast said Saturday that American airmen…
Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader appears, belying rumours of his death
Middle East
October 31, 2021
Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader appears, belying rumours of his death
KABUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, made a rare public appearance in the southern city…
Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country
Middle East
October 30, 2021
Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country
JERUSALEM (AP) — For years, Zebulon Simentov branded himself as the “last Jew of Afghanistan,” the sole remnant of a…
US taps private groups to help resettle Afghan refugees
Middle East
October 25, 2021
US taps private groups to help resettle Afghan refugees
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – The State Department said on Monday it will partner with private groups to help Afghans…
Afghanistan heading towards collapse faster than expected, Swedish minister warns
Middle East
October 23, 2021
Afghanistan heading towards collapse faster than expected, Swedish minister warns
DUBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Afghanistan is heading towards economic collapse that risks spiraling the country into a new political…
From exile, female former Afghan leader keeps fighting
Middle East
October 22, 2021
From exile, female former Afghan leader keeps fighting
NEW YORK (AP) — Two months after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, one of the country’s once-prominent female leaders…
Taliban want to help Afghans who fled to Turkey to return home, Turkish minister says
Middle East
October 15, 2021
Taliban want to help Afghans who fled to Turkey to return home, Turkish minister says
ANKARA, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Afghan Taliban leaders said they would do all they can to help Afghan migrants in…
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…
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…