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Austrian man arrested in Afghanistan, faces spying accusations
An Austrian man is being held in Afghanistan after he traveled to the country earlier this year, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.The ... World News -
Eight killed, seven arrested during raid on ISIS hideouts in Afghanistan: Taliban
Eight people were killed and seven arrested following raids on hideouts of the ISIS group in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesperson said on ... World News -
US, UN condemn Taliban suspension of women from universities
The United States is in touch with allies over the decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban-run higher for female students until further notice, the White ... World News -
Afghan refugees relocated to UK still struggling to form new lives
Since the fall of Kabul over one year ago to the Taliban, Britain’s Afghan refugees are still struggling to form new lives. Most have still not ... World News -
Heavy rains, floods kill at least 10 in Afghanistan
Unseasonable rains and flooding have killed at least 10 people -- including two children -- in Afghanistan’s northern and eastern provinces, the ... World News -
Suicide bomber killed at Kabul passport office gate
A suicide bomber was killed at the gate of a passport office in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, a government spokesman said, and several people ... World News -
Afghan women call for rights and aid in Taliban-approved march
Dozens of women protested Thursday in Kabul, demanding the right to education, jobs and political representation from the Taliban government.For the ... News -
Taliban security official says 15 people killed, 34 wounded in Kabul hospital blasts
At least 15 people were killed and 34 wounded when two explosions followed by gunfire hit Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital in Kabul, a Taliban ... World News -
Suicide bomber behind Shia mosque attack in Afghanistan’s Kandahar: Taliban official
The attack on a Shia mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar was carried out by a suicide bomber, a Taliban official said Friday.For all the ... World News -
Taliban appoint deputy ministers in all-male government
The Taliban announced a list of deputy ministers on Tuesday, failing to name any women, despite an international outcry when they presented their ... World News -
UK, US discuss Iran, Afghanistan, security deal
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the UN General Assembly in New York and held discussions on Iran, ... World News -
Gunmen kill constable protecting polio team in Pakistan
Gunmen on a motorcycle Sunday shot dead a police constable guarding polio vaccination workers in rural northwest Pakistan, police said.Senior officer ... World News -
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan confused Russia and China
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan was not a strategic mistake, nor was it a turning point in international relations that will reinforce ... In Translation -
Qatar working with Taliban to restart operating Kabul airport: FM
Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said the Gulf state was talking with the Taliban andworking with Turkey about ... Gulf -
Kabul residents line up outside of banks in hopes of financial agencies reopening
Residents of Kabul waited outside of banks eager to withdraw cash on Wednesday as financial agencies were set to reopen in the Afghan capital city.For ... World News -
Airbnb announces plans to house 20,000 Afghan refugees globally
Airbnb plans to house 20,000 Afghan refugees globally for free, Chief Executive Office Brian Chesky announced in a tweet on Tuesday.For the latest ... World News -
Iran restarts fuel exports to Afghanistan after request from Taliban, tariffs cut
Iran restarted exports of gasoline and gasoil to Afghanistan a few days ago, following a request from the Taliban, Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical ... World News -
Afghan doctor, teenager among victims who fell from US plane trying to flee Taliban
An Afghan doctor who was a newlywed and a teenager who had plans of traveling the world have been named as two of the victims who fell to their death ... World News -
Desperate Afghans trapped in Kabul airport no-man’s land
Thousands of Afghans were packed Thursday between Taliban checkpoints and a US-imposed ring of steel around Kabul’s main airport, desperate to get ... World News -
Mother-of-four killed by Taliban after refusing to cook for them: Sources
A mother-of-four was beaten to death by Taliban fighters in front of her young children after she failed to give into demand to cook for them, CNN ... World News -
Taliban and the mysterious questions
Many of the questions raised today about the major developments taking place in Afghanistan can only be answered after the Taliban rule is effectively ... In Translation -
US created ‘political, security vacuum’ leading to Taliban takeover: Think tank
Taliban’s nearly complete takeover of Afghanistan came after the US-backed Afghan military collapsed with shocking speed creating a “political and ... World News -
EU ministers to hold emergency talks on Afghanistan
EU foreign ministers will hold emergency talks via videolink Tuesday on the situation in Afghanistan as European nations scramble to evacuate ... World News -
Sweden to evacuate all personnel from Kabul embassy amid Taliban take over
The Taliban entered Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Sunday as the US evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter and a government minister said ... World News -
Biden administration to announce new refugee program for Afghans with US ties
US President Joe Biden’s administration will launch a new program to resettle certain Afghans as refugees in the US, an administration official and ... World News -
Floods kills 40 in northern Afghanistan, 150 missing: Officials
At least 40 people have been killed with 150 more missing in northern Afghanistan after flash floods ravaged an area northeast of the capital Kabul, ... World News -
Afghanistan would be ‘pariah state’ if Taliban forcefully take control: Blinken
Afghanistan would become a “pariah state” if the Taliban take control of the country by force and fail to respect the rights of its people, US ... World News -
Afghan comedian Khasha Jawan assaulted, killed by Taliban: Report
Popular Afghan comedian known as Khasha Jawan was allegedly gunned down by the Taliban in the city of Kandahar, local Ariana News reported on ... World News -
Afghanistan Taliban delegation visits China: Taliban spokesperson
A nine-member Taliban delegation is on a two-day visit to China where they met with the foreign minister for talks on the peace process and security ... World News -
Afghan Taliban capture key border crossing with Iran: Spokesman
The Taliban said on Friday they had captured Afghanistan’s biggest border crossing with Iran, as the extremists continued a blistering offensive ... World News