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Afghanistan’s national girls soccer squad flees to Pakistan after fleeing the Taliban.

September 16, 2021

Almost three dozen members of Afghanistan's female junior national soccer team have fled to neighbouring Pakistan, fearful of what might happen to them if they...

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Google locks down Afghan government accounts as the Taliban searches for emails – source

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September 4, 2021

According to a person familiar with the situation, Google has temporarily blocked an undefined number of Afghan government email accounts as concerns rise over the...

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Families and communities pay tribute to US service members slain in Afghanistan.

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August 29, 2021

They intended to go to school and begin careers. One was overjoyed at the prospect of becoming a father. They left behind those who recalled...

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When Afghan evacuees arrived in the United States, they were given COVID-19 immunizations.

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August 29, 2021

Some Afghan evacuees arriving in the United States are being given COVID-19 vaccines, according to US officials. The vaccinations were delivered at Dulles International Airport...

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Biden will stick to the August 31 timeline for evacuations from Afghanistan.

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August 25, 2021

Despite requests from the Group of Seven countries, President Joe Biden indicated Tuesday that he does not intend to extend his August 31 deadline for...

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Afghans struggle with Taliban for a second day; Biden swears to evacuate US evacuees

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August 20, 2021

For the second day in a row, thousands of demonstrators flocked to the streets of Afghanistan to express their displeasure with the Taliban's sudden takeover,...

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In Jalalabad, the Taliban meet with ex-leader Hamid Karzai and suppress protests.

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August 19, 2021

The Taliban sought to crush a protest in Afghanistan on Wednesday, only one day after promising the world that they are no longer the brutal...

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As US diplomats are evacuated by helicopter, the Taliban enter Afghanistan’s capital.

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August 16, 2021

Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says New Zealand is actively monitoring the situation in Afghanistan and is concerned about the rising violence. A US military helicopter...

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The Taliban has taken control of Kunduz and two other Afghan capital cities.

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August 9, 2021

On Sunday, the Taliban took control of three provincial capitals in Afghanistan, including Kunduz, a vital strategic trade hub. The situation, according to Sayed Jawad...

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Pentagon: The United States launched airstrikes against the Taliban in support of Afghan forces.

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July 23, 2021

According to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, the US has conducted airstrikes against the Taliban in support of Afghan forces. During a press briefing, Kirby said...

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Afghan leaders and the Taliban meet in an attempt to end the conflict.

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July 18, 2021

On Saturday local time, Afghan officials met with Taliban rebels in Qatar, with both sides appealing for peace despite the fact that violence has escalated...

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As the pullout draws to a close, Biden urges Afghans to “decide their future.”

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June 26, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden talks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the White House on June 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C. AFP/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON, June...

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In Afghanistan, a bomb explodes on a university transport, killing four people.

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May 30, 2021

A bomb exploded on a university bus in Afghanistan on Saturday, killing four persons, according to an Interior Ministry official. Tariq Arian confirmed that four...

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As the Taliban calls an Eid truce, a deadly bus bombing rocks a southern Afghan province.

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May 10, 2021

Officials said on Monday that a bus bombing in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province killed at least 11 people and wounded hundreds more. The attack came...

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A high school bombing outside Kabul, Afghanistan, kills at least 30 people.

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May 9, 2021

A bomb exploded outside a high school in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 50, according to government...

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The Taliban has issued a threat of an assault as the deadline for US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan approaches.

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May 2, 2021

The Taliban issued a threat against occupation forces on Saturday, as the United States approaches the May 1 withdrawal deadline set by former President Donald...

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Afghan women think about a world without US soldiers.

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April 23, 2021

Raziya Masumi was born in Iran and lived there until she was 13 years old. When she and her family returned to Afghanistan in 2002,...

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‘It’s time to end the never-ending conflict,’ says Biden, who will launch the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan on May 1.

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April 15, 2021

President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the United States would begin withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan on May 1 to end America's longest war,...

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Even as stability in Afghanistan remains elusive, Biden is about to declare the United States’ withdrawal.

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April 14, 2021

President Joe Biden's proposed declaration on Wednesday of a full US withdrawal from Afghanistan by September 11 seeks to put an end to America's longest...

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As U.S. warns on withdrawal, data shows Taliban attacks climb in past year

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February 2, 2021

The number of attacks in Afghanistan by the Taliban in the last quarter of 2020 were higher than the same period the year before, a...

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U.S. troops in Afghanistan now down to 2,500, lowest since 2001: Pentagon

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January 16, 2021

The number of U.S troops in Afghanistan has been reduced to 2,500, the lowest level of American forces there since 2001, the Pentagon said on...

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China ‘unaware’ of any Afghan deportation of Chinese on spying charges

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January 8, 2021

China is unaware of the deportation of Chinese nationals from Afghanistan on spying charges, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said, days after the head of Afghanistan’s...

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Afghan women’s rights activist shot dead

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December 25, 2020

Gunmen on motorbike shot dead a women's rights activist and her brother north of Afghanistan's capital Thursday, officials said, as a wave of assassinations ravages...

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Bomb kills 15 children in Afghanistan

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December 19, 2020

An explosion has killed 15 children and injured another 20 people in the east Afghan province of Ghazni, officials and police sources say. A security...

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Taliban peace will help in fighting IS: Afghan official

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December 5, 2020

Afghanistan national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib addresses the Manama Dialogue security conference in the Bahraini capital on December 5, 2020 Mazen Mahdi AFP A successful...

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U.S. military to keep two larger Afghan bases after drawdown to 2,500

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December 2, 2020

The Pentagon has approved drawdown plans in Afghanistan that will still keep two larger bases in the country as officials carry out President Donald Trump’s...

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Bombing a vehicle in Afghanistan kills at least 30 security forces staff

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November 29, 2020November 29, 2020

A car bombing in Afghanistan's central Ghazni province killed at least 30 members of the Afghan security force on Sunday, officials said and, given the...

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Families of Afghan men allegedly killed by Australian SAS soldiers still asking for justice

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November 26, 2020

The families of Afghans unlawfully killed by Australian special forces say they want the alleged perpetrators tried in Afghanistan. Photo: AFP / Australian Defence Force...