SUSANNAH GEORGE

May 8, 2021 at 9:42 am

The Taliban is targeting areas around key provincial capitals, looking for weak spots as foreign troops withdraw

KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban has carried out a string of attacks near vulnerable provincial capitals across Afghanistan since May 1, a marked escalation in...

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May 1, 2021 at 8:12 am

Taliban warn of counterattacks as original May 1 deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal passes

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban issued a warning to U.S. and NATO forces of possible counterattacks as the original May 1 deadline for the complete...

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April 23, 2021 at 5:00 pm

Plan to withdraw from Afghanistan prompts fears that Taliban’s U.S. hostage will be left behind

President Joe Biden has instructed U.S. negotiators in recent weeks to raise the case of Mark Frerichs, a civilian contractor who was abducted in Kabul...

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March 20, 2021 at 3:36 pm

Pakistan’s prime minister contracts coronavirus two days after his first vaccine dose

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, tested positive for the coronavirus Saturday, two days after receiving his first dose of a vaccine, raising...

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March 13, 2021 at 11:12 am

U.S. push for peace in Afghanistan has new ‘urgency’; some Afghans fear it could backfire

DOHA, Qatar — The United States has launched its most aggressive push yet for a political settlement to end two decades of conflict in Afghanistan,...

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March 12, 2021 at 4:16 pm

As exit deadline nears, U.S. appears poised to postpone troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

The U.S. appears poised to extend its troop presence in Afghanistan beyond a May 1 deadline agreed last year with the Taliban, as it races...

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November 30, 2020 at 11:50 am

How Cher helped save the world’s loneliest elephant

An isolated, mistreated and dangerously overweight elephant that spent more than three decades languishing inside a notorious Pakistani zoo has finally arrived in a new...

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September 12, 2020 at 4:20 am

Emboldened on an international stage, Taliban begin first official talks with Afghan government

DOHA, Qatar — After nearly 20 years of conflict, the Afghan government came face to face with Taliban leaders beneath ornate chandeliers in a grand...

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August 29, 2020 at 11:24 am

3 Afghans accused of links to insider attacks that killed U.S. troops are among Taliban prisoners to be released

KABUL, Afghanistan — Three Afghans accused of involvement in the deaths of American troops in so-called "insider" attacks are among more than 300 high-value Taliban...

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August 3, 2020 at 2:28 am

Dozens dead, hundreds of inmates escape, after Islamic State attack on Afghan prison

KABUL, Afghanistan - A sophisticated attack on a major prison in eastern Afghanistan that began Sunday night was finally shut down Monday evening, after scores...

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