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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…
Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State
Middle East
October 10, 2021
Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan,…
World should send pledged aid to Afghans to avert economic, refugee crisis -UNHCR
Middle East
October 9, 2021
World should send pledged aid to Afghans to avert economic, refugee crisis -UNHCR
ISLAMABAD, Oct 9 (Reuters) – The world should urgently provide promised aid to Afghanistan, the U.N. refugee agency said on…
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…
Taliban official: At least 100 dead, wounded in Afghan blast
Middle East
October 8, 2021
Taliban official: At least 100 dead, wounded in Afghan blast
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A blast went off Friday at a mosque packed with Shia Muslim worshippers in northern Afghanistan,…
Amid turmoil, Afghanistan pavilion arrives at Dubai’s Expo
Middle East
October 7, 2021
Amid turmoil, Afghanistan pavilion arrives at Dubai’s Expo
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When Afghanistan’s president was killed in a communist coup in 1978 and the country…
Stranded at Tajik sanatorium, pregnant Afghan pilot fears for unborn baby
Middle East
October 6, 2021
Stranded at Tajik sanatorium, pregnant Afghan pilot fears for unborn baby
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – She didn’t forget the prenatal vitamins – that was one of the few things this…
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…
Rights group: Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras
Middle East
October 5, 2021
Rights group: Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras, most of them Afghan soldiers who had surrendered to…
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,…