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Hundreds throng passport office in Afghan capital
Middle East
October 6, 2021
Hundreds throng passport office in Afghan capital
KABUL, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Afghans flocked to the passport office in Kabul on Wednesday, just a day…
Taliban-style security welcomed by some, feared by others
Middle East
October 4, 2021
Taliban-style security welcomed by some, feared by others
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It wasn’t 7 a.m. yet and already the line outside the police station’s gates was long,…
Pentagon chief defends execution of final airlift from Kabul
Middle East
September 28, 2021
Pentagon chief defends execution of final airlift from Kabul
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his first congressional testimony on the tumultuous US withdrawal from Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on…
The Taliban vowed no revenge. One Afghan family tells a different story
Middle East
September 28, 2021
The Taliban vowed no revenge. One Afghan family tells a different story
Sept 28 (Reuters) – When the Taliban won back control of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar last month, they…
Pentagon leaders to face Afghanistan reckoning in Congress
Middle East
September 28, 2021
Pentagon leaders to face Afghanistan reckoning in Congress
WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s top military leaders are expected to face some of the most contentious…
UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact
Middle East
September 26, 2021
UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact
It’s been little more than a month since Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters in their signature heavy beards, hightop sneakers and shalwar…
Exclusive: Taliban names Afghan U.N. envoy, asks to speak to world leaders
Middle East
September 22, 2021
Exclusive: Taliban names Afghan U.N. envoy, asks to speak to world leaders
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations in New…
After Afghans fell from plane, families live with horror
Middle East
September 21, 2021
After Afghans fell from plane, families live with horror
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It’s a scene that has come to symbolize the chaotic end to America’s 20 years of…
Minister pledges Taliban govt won’t allow militant attacks
Middle East
September 15, 2021
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…
Once inmates, Taliban now in charge in a Kabul prison
Middle East
September 14, 2021
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…