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April 2, 2023 at 4:56 pm

Ukraine puts Orthodox priest under house arrest for Russia ties

KYIV, Ukraine - A Ukrainian court has placed the head of Kyiv's most prominent monastery under house arrest on charges of justifying Russia's armed aggression,...

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December 25, 2022 at 2:54 pm

Taliban bars women from working at NGOs; key aid groups halt operations

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have issued another sweeping ban on women in public life, barring female Afghan employees from working at international organizations....

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March 7, 2022 at 4:44 pm

Taliban arrest Canadian aid worker amid widening crackdown on activists and foreigners

A dual Canadian-Afghan citizen and a colleague who co-led a small humanitarian organization have been held for nearly a month. That's 8 Westerners in custody.

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People walk while vehicle move through historical Khyber Pass in Jamrud, the main town of Pakistan’s Khyber district bordering Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. Wahab, the youngest son of four from a wealthy Pakistani family was rescued by his uncle, from a Taliban training camp on Pakistanâ€™s border with Afghanistan earlier this year. His uncle blamed his slide to radicalization on the neighborhood teens Wahab socialized with in their northwest Pakistan hometown, plus video games and Internet sites his friends introduced to him. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

December 18, 2021 at 2:12 pm

Taliban recruits flood into Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan as the group works to consolidate control

The source of the additional forces is stirring long-held tensions with Pakistan at a critical time for Taliban leadership as it focuses on maintaining unity...

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October 14, 2021 at 11:41 am

Routes out of Afghanistan dwindle as Pakistan cancels flights

The suspension of flights by Pakistan's national carrier comes after weeks of Taliban promises to allow freedom of movement to all Afghans and restore international...

September 19, 2021 at 1:56 pm

After 20 years of waging religious guerrilla warfare, Taliban fighters in Kabul say they miss the battle

KABUL, Afghanistan - Since celebrating the fall of Kabul a month ago, after years of waging a holy war to overthrow the U.S.-backed government, the...

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September 7, 2021 at 6:44 am

Taliban forms acting government in Afghanistan, saying permanent leadership to be named soon, as protests grow

KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban on Tuesday took its first step toward formalizing its rule of Afghanistan, announcing the leaders of a caretaker government that...

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September 5, 2021 at 5:16 am

Kabul’s airport reopens for domestic flights as Taliban battle resistance fighters in last holdout

KABUL, Afghanistan - The airport has reopened with domestic flights taking off after a team of engineers from Qatar repaired parts of the air traffic...

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August 23, 2021 at 5:20 pm

Taliban sends fighters toward unbowed region of Afghanistan

DOHA, Qatar - The Taliban pushed into the last corner of Afghanistan remaining beyond the group's control Monday, sending hundreds of fighters to the outskirts...

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Afghans crowd aboard a U.S. military evacuation flight in Kabul on Aug. 17, 2021. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Susannah George

August 20, 2021 at 10:18 am

The treacherous journey into Kabul airport to escape Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

A Washington Post reporter's firsthand account of the journey out of Kabul, Afghanistan. Her group had been offered seats on a charter flight, but would...

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