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Marine injured in Kabul airport bombing recounts ‘catastrophic’ US withdrawal from Afghanistan at House hearing
Middle East
March 14, 2023
Marine injured in Kabul airport bombing recounts ‘catastrophic’ US withdrawal from Afghanistan at House hearing
Washington CNN — US Marine Corps Sergeant Tyler Vargas-Andrews can remember in specific detail the moment that a suicide bomber…
New wave of Afghan migrants reaches Mexico
Middle East
March 8, 2023
New wave of Afghan migrants reaches Mexico
Nearly two years after US President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, Mexico is seeing a…
Afghan women protest outside Kabul University as male students return to class
Middle East
March 7, 2023
Afghan women protest outside Kabul University as male students return to class
CNN — Young Afghan women gathered outside Kabul University on Monday to protest the ruling Taliban’s ban on female education…
What it’s like to travel around Afghanistan now
Middle East
February 14, 2023
What it’s like to travel around Afghanistan now
Most of the time, headlines about Afghanistan are ringed with tragedy: food shortages, orphaned children, and even executions. Since the…
Kabul professor who tore up diplomas on live TV to protest Taliban ban on women’s education has been arrested
Middle East
February 4, 2023
Kabul professor who tore up diplomas on live TV to protest Taliban ban on women’s education has been arrested
A Kabul professor who tore up his diplomas live on television in Afghanistan in protest over the Taliban’s barring of…
Extreme cold kills more than 150 people in Afghanistan, Taliban says
Middle East
January 25, 2023
Extreme cold kills more than 150 people in Afghanistan, Taliban says
CNN – At least 157 people have died in Afghanistan’s harsh winter, a Taliban official said Tuesday, with the death…
Former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada shot dead at her home in Kabul
Middle East
January 16, 2023
Former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada shot dead at her home in Kabul
Former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada and her security guard were shot dead her home in Kabul early Sunday morning, according…
Prince Harry criticized by UK military figures – and Taliban – after claiming he killed 25 fighters in Afghanistan
Middle East
January 7, 2023
Prince Harry criticized by UK military figures – and Taliban – after claiming he killed 25 fighters in Afghanistan
London CNN — Prince Harry has drawn criticism from some British security and military figures – and an angry rebuke…
Al-Azhar and the Taliban
Opinion
January 4, 2023
Al-Azhar and the Taliban
The Taliban movement is exposed to two types of pressures: the pressures of the international community, which are sometimes not…
This Afghan interpreter risked his life for US Marines. Now, they’re fighting for him to stay in the US
Middle East
December 28, 2022
This Afghan interpreter risked his life for US Marines. Now, they’re fighting for him to stay in the US
CNN — It was November 2010 and a platoon of Marines was patrolling outside of a village in Helmand Province,…