Frankfurt (18/12 – 14) That there are remarkable advantages in being ignored is not generally recognized. Central Asian countries, historically under the thumb of Moscow, all through the 70+ years…
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Islamic State Group Claims Responsibility for an Explosion in Afghanistan, Killing 4
ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an explosion in a Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least four people. Seven others were critically wounded in…
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Taliban Send All-Male Team to Asian Games – but Afghan Women Set to Compete Too
The sporting event is the first since the militant group took power again in Afghanistan in 2021, lessening the rights of women under their rule. This year’s Asian Games marks…
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Afghanistan’s Quest For Water Worries Central Asian Neighbors
Recently, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported the progress of Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Irrigation Canal, $670 million, 285-kilometer canal to irrigate 550,000 hectares of land by diverting 25% of the flow of the…
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At least one person was killed and 12 others were injured due to a road accident in south Afghanistan’s Helmand province, provincial administration spokesman Mawlawi Riyaz said on Friday. Two…
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New FAA Rules Allow Flights Over Afghanistan, But Airlines Largely Avoid It
Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cut time…
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Afghan Relocation Flights Paused, Activists Call For Resumption
WASHINGTON — Relocation flights from Afghanistan carrying Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants to U.S. immigration processing centers in Qatar and other countries have been suspended for more than one month, and…
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Flash floods triggered by massive rains killed another nine people in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 40 in the past week, an official said. Seven more…
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A fresh spate of brazen attacks on Pakistani security forces, which Islamabad blames on groups operating out of Afghanistan, has stoked renewed tensions between the neighbors. The issue has been…
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WASHINGTON — Journalists in Afghanistan are facing a new requirement from the Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture to register and obtain identification cards in order to verify their identities and…
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