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Afghanistan’s new poor line up for aid to survive as food crisis bites
Middle East
May 22, 2022
Afghanistan’s new poor line up for aid to survive as food crisis bites
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) – Two long lines — one of men, another of women — wind around a World Food…
Taliban decree orders women in Afghanistan to cover their faces
Middle East
May 8, 2022
Taliban decree orders women in Afghanistan to cover their faces
(CNN) – Women in Afghanistan must cover their faces in public, according to a decree issued by the Taliban on…
At least 10 killed, many more feared dead after explosion at Kabul mosque
Middle East
May 3, 2022
At least 10 killed, many more feared dead after explosion at Kabul mosque
(CNN) – At least 10 people were killed and 30 wounded after an explosion at a mosque in the Afghan…
Thirty-three dead and dozens injured in Afghanistan mosque blast
Middle East
April 23, 2022
Thirty-three dead and dozens injured in Afghanistan mosque blast
(CNN) – Thirty-three people are thought to have died in a blast at a mosque in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, according…
Taliban bans drug cultivation, including lucrative opium
Middle East
April 3, 2022
Taliban bans drug cultivation, including lucrative opium
Kabul / Peshawar, Afghanistan – The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the…
Taliban postpones return to school for Afghan girls above 6th grade
Middle East
March 23, 2022
Taliban postpones return to school for Afghan girls above 6th grade
(CNN) – The Taliban prevented girls above the 6th grade in Afghanistan from making their much-anticipated return to school on…
Last Afghan refugees leave NJ base after chaotic evacuation
Middle East
February 20, 2022
Last Afghan refugees leave NJ base after chaotic evacuation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last of thousands of Afghan refugees who awaited resettlement at eight U.S. military installations departed Saturday…
Afghanistan’s Taliban detain Brits, American; reason unclear
Middle East
February 19, 2022
Afghanistan’s Taliban detain Brits, American; reason unclear
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have detained several British citizens and an American, including a former freelance television journalist…
Afghans protest US move to unfreeze $3.5B for 9/11 victims
Middle East
February 13, 2022
Afghans protest US move to unfreeze $3.5B for 9/11 victims
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital on Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in…
Rejected by New Zealand, reporter turns to Taliban for help
Middle East
January 29, 2022
Rejected by New Zealand, reporter turns to Taliban for help
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A pregnant New Zealand journalist says she turned to the Taliban for help and is…