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Scores of Westerners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul
Middle East
September 9, 2021
Scores of Westerners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Some 200 foreigners, including Americans, flew out of Afghanistan on an international commercial flight from Kabul…
Analysis: Taliban hard-line path worsens Afghanistan dilemma
Middle East
September 9, 2021
Analysis: Taliban hard-line path worsens Afghanistan dilemma
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Reminiscent of their previous harsh rule in the 1990s, the Taliban have already begun to wipe…
Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members
World
September 8, 2021
Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Tuesday announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their…
Rescue groups: US tally misses hundreds left in Afghanistan
World
September 5, 2021
Rescue groups: US tally misses hundreds left in Afghanistan
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Veteran-led rescue groups say the Biden administration’s estimate that no more than 200 U.S. citizens were…
Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace
Middle East
September 4, 2021
Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace
Bone-tired like everyone else in Kabul, Taliban fighters spent the last moments of the 20-year Afghanistan war watching the night…
Exclusive: ‘They’ll kill us’ – Afghan pilots at Uzbek camp fear deadly homecoming
Middle East
September 4, 2021
Exclusive: ‘They’ll kill us’ – Afghan pilots at Uzbek camp fear deadly homecoming
Sept 3 (Reuters) – The US-trained Afghan pilots and others held at a camp in Uzbekistan already feared being sent…
The Latest: Taliban fire weapons into air, at least 2 killed
World
September 4, 2021
The Latest: Taliban fire weapons into air, at least 2 killed
ISTANBUL — An official at Emergency Hospital in Kabul says two people were killed and 12 wounded after Taliban fighters…
US launches drone strike on Islamic State after Afghan airport blast
Middle East
August 28, 2021
US launches drone strike on Islamic State after Afghan airport blast
Aug 28 (Reuters) – Western forces running the Afghan airlift braced on Saturday for more attacks after the United States…
Taliban vow to be accountable, probe reports of Afghanistan reprisals
Middle East
August 21, 2021
Taliban vow to be accountable, probe reports of Afghanistan reprisals
KABUL, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The Taliban will be accountable for its actions and will investigate reports of reprisals and…
Taliban at door of Afghan capital after eastern city falls, US starts evacuating embassy
Middle East
August 15, 2021
Taliban at door of Afghan capital after eastern city falls, US starts evacuating embassy
KABUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents captured the key eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad without a fight on Sunday,…