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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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After Two Decades of Fighting Taliban, U.S. Is Uneasy Partners With Them

Taliban fighters wave their flag outside the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. WASHINGTON — Two decades ago, President George W. […]

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Taliban leader reaches out to West, promises rights for women

KABUL, Afghanistan — The political leader of the Taliban has outlined his vision for Afghanistan, one in which women and religious minorities will be given rights in accordance with […]

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The Real Winner of the Afghan War? It’s Not Who You Think.

Pakistani police officers stand guard outside the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, May 5, 2011. Just days after the Taliban […]

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Crush at Kabul airport kills 7 as Afghans try to flee

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least seven Afghans died in a panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul’s international airport, the British military said […]

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Family of American taken by Taliban beg for return

Mark Frerichs, left, was taken by the Taliban in 2020 Charlene Cakora, 57, spent a frantic week in Washington DC trying to convey a message […]

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Trump mixes election grievance while railing against Biden’s Afghanistan policy in Alabama

Former president Donald Trump Former president Donald Trump mixed his normal lies about the 2020 presidential election being stolen while he blamed President Joe Biden […]