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U.K.'s Starmer slams Trump for saying NATO stayed 'off the front lines' in Afghanistan
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is condemning President Trump's claim that some NATO troops stayed "a little off the front lines" during…
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Austria plans more deportations to Syria and Afghanistan
Austria intends to step up deportations to Syria and Afghanistan, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said on Friday. In 2025, the Alpine…
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ISIL claims Kabul attack on Chinese restaurant that killed seven people
ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for an explosion at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven…
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He risked his life for American soldiers in Afghanistan. Would America let him in?
CHICAGO — Barely half an hour had passed since the flight landed at O’Hare International Airport, and the Army combat veteran’s palms were…
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Image of Afghan girl studying wins UNICEF Photo of the Year 2025
A photograph depicting the quiet strength of a 10-year-old girl in Afghanistan engrossed in her schoolbook has won the UNICEF Photo of the…
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Afghan’s Olympic hope for Taliban dialogue to prompt women’s rights U-turn
Afghanistan’s International Olympic Committee member Samira Asghari says the Taliban authorities must face the stark truth that if they…
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Afghan, Pakistani forces exchange heavy fire as tensions flare
Afghanistan and Pakistan’s forces have exchanged heavy fire along their border as tensions between the South Asian neighbours escalate…
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SAS war crime evidence suppressed, inquiry hears
Two former heads of all UK Special Forces suppressed evidence of possible SAS war crimes, a former high-ranking officer has told a public…
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Man accused of assisting family from Afghanistan to enter UK illegally
A man has appeared in court accused of assisting a family from Afghanistan to enter Northern Ireland illegally. Ibadullah Alimi, 25, with…
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Afghan opium crop plummets after Taliban ban - UN report
Opium farming in Afghanistan has dropped significantly following a ban imposed by the Taliban government in 2022, the United Nations said.…
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Months-old video shows Pakistani missile, not Afghan test
As a ceasefire halted a week of deadly violence between Pakistan and Afghanistan in mid-October, footage of a missile launch was shared in…
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Dick Cheney dies; vice president unapologetically supported wars in Iraq, Afghanistan
Richard B. Cheney, the former vice president of the United States who was the architect of the nation’s longest war as he plotted…
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Pakistan defense minister warns of 'open war' with Afghanistan if peace talks fail
"We have the option, if no agreement takes place, we have an open war with them," Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said in televised…
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Danger tourism: Meet the travellers flocking to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
One of the world’s most oppressive regimes is cashing in on the growing trend of ‘danger tourism’. In 2021, the Taliban retook control of…
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Afghanistan pulls out of cricket series after it says Pakistan air strike killed local players
Afghanistan will no longer take part in an upcoming cricket series after it says three players in a local tournament were killed in an air…
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Afghanistan says it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in border clashes
Fifty-eight Pakistani soldiers were killed and tens more injured in clashes overnight on the country's border with Afghanistan, the…
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Pakistan closes border with Afghanistan following exchanges of fire
Afghan troops opened fire on Pakistani border posts late Saturday, with the country's ministry of defense saying this was in retaliation…
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‘We lost everything twice’: Afghan returnees struggle after earthquake
Noorgal, Kunar, Afghanistan – Four months ago, Nawab Din returned to his home village of Wadir, high in the mountains of Afghanistan’s…
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British couple freed by Taliban hug daughter in emotional reunion
A British couple freed by the Taliban after being detained for nearly eight months have emotionally reunited with their daughter, sharing…
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Trump Wants to Send American Troops Back to Afghanistan
While Kimmel’s jokes focused on Trump’s and MAGA’s response to the killing, rather than the violence itself, Carr called it the “sickest…
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Afghanistan Earthquake Kills 1,400, Injures 3,000 As Search For Survivors Continues
Rescue teams continued to scour Afghanistan's mountainous east for survivors on Tuesday as the death toll from a strong earthquake rose to…
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'Covered in dust and too shocked to speak': Daylight reveals scale of Afghanistan quake's devastation
Just before midnight on Sunday, Matiullah Shahab woke up to find his house in Afghanistan's remote Kunar province shaking. An earthquake…
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Human rights commissioner: Afghans urgently need visas for Germany
The human rights commissioner of the German government, Lars Castellucci, has called on the Interior Ministry and the Foreign Office to…
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More Than 70 Killed, Including Over a Dozen Kids, After Bus Catches Fire in Crash
NEED TO KNOW A bus crash in Afghanistan has killed at least 75 people, including 17 children, who were being sent back from nearby Iran, a…