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At least 285 people feared dead after magnitude 5.9 earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan
At least 285 people were killed and many more wounded after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, according to the country’s disaster management authority. The […]
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In Rural Afghanistan, War Remnants Everywhere, but No Shooting or Checkpoints
A destroyed Afghan police pickup and Humvee next to a grave along Highway 1 just outside Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2021. CHAK-E WARDAK, Afghanistan — […]
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An expert says the Taliban have ‘almost no chance’ of getting their hands on the Afghan central bank’s nearly $10 billion in reserves that’s mostly stashed in New York
Taliban on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban have “almost no chance” of getting the Afghan central bank’s reserves, an expert said. “It’s all but […]
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Only after he escaped did wife see how close she was to losing her husband in Afghanistan
It was a text message from a bloodbath. And while the words had been said many times before, Zorah Aziz knew immediately that something was not right […]
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California families relay harrowing escape from Afghanistan
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — When Yousef’s wife and their four children boarded a July 15 flight in San Diego to attend her brother’s wedding […]
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Airline employees took on new mission in Afghanistan conflict’s final days: Getting evacuees to the U.S.
Airline employees took on new mission in Afghanistan conflict’s final days: Getting evacuees to the U.S. In 17 ½ years as a flight attendant for […]
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A New Breed of Crisis: War and Warming Collide in Afghanistan
Somalian refugees displaced by drought wait for rations in Dadaab, Kenya, July 14, 2011. Parts of Afghanistan have warmed twice as much as the global […]
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The US military says it permanently disabled over 150 vehicles and aircraft before leaving Kabul so they can ‘never be used again’
A view of the C-17 Globemaster prepares to take off in the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 The US […]
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Last U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, ending the United States’ longest war
After nearly 20 years, the last U.S. troops have left Afghanistan, concluding the United States’ longest war and the largest non-combatant evacuation mission in U.S. […]
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As US military leaves Kabul, many Americans, Afghans remain
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the final five U.S. military transport aircraft lifted off out of Afghanistan Monday, they left behind up to 200 Americans and […]
