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Islamic State violence dents Taliban claims of safer Afghanistan
Middle East
November 9, 2021
Islamic State violence dents Taliban claims of safer Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Last month, the family of Mawlavi Ezzatullah, a member of Afghanistan’s Hizb-e Islami party, received…
Afghan polio vaccine drive in trouble after three female medics killed
Middle East
April 1, 2021
Afghan polio vaccine drive in trouble after three female medics killed
JALALABAD/KABUL (Reuters) – The killing of three female polio vaccine providers in Afghanistan this week has forced aid agencies and…
Islamic State claims killing of female TV presenter in Afghanistan
Middle East
December 11, 2020
Islamic State claims killing of female TV presenter in Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Afghanistan/KABUL (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for the shooting death of a female TV presenter and women’s rights…
Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West
Features/Interviews
June 10, 2019
Islamic State expands reach in Afghanistan, threatening West
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group has lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, but in the forbidding…
Afghanistan Security forces mistakenly kill 6 civilians in Afghanistan
Middle East
May 27, 2019
Afghanistan Security forces mistakenly kill 6 civilians in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan security forces raid against Taliban fighters in eastern Nangarhar province mistakenly killed at least…
Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants in Afghanistan set off a suicide blast on Wednesday morning and stormed a construction company…
Women recall the ‘hell’ of Soviet war in Afghanistan
Middle East
February 15, 2019
Women recall the ‘hell’ of Soviet war in Afghanistan
MOSCOW (AP) — Sitting in her living room, 65-year-old Tatyana Rybalchenko goes through a stack of black-and-white photos from more…
‘Price of democracy’: Afghans risking their lives to vote
Middle East
October 16, 2018
‘Price of democracy’: Afghans risking their lives to vote
From a university student to a middle-aged housewife, Afghans planning to vote in the October 20 parliamentary election say they…
Afghan official: Suicide bomber kills 20 in Nangarhar
Middle East
September 11, 2018
Afghan official: Suicide bomber kills 20 in Nangarhar
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-filled vest among a group of people protesting a local…
Suicide bomb attack kills two in eastern Afghanistan
Middle East
August 26, 2018
Suicide bomb attack kills two in eastern Afghanistan
A suicide bomb attack killed at least two people Saturday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, officials said,…