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Taliban detains three journalists in Afghanistan, UN says
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, May 14 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government has detained at least three journalists on unspecified…
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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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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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Suspect in National Guard shooting worked with U.S. in Afghanistan and left during U.S. withdrawal
An Afghan refugee who worked with the U.S. military in his homeland is accused of opening fire on two National Guard troops in the…
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Republican Rep. Caught With Sex Workers Ahead of Trip to Afghanistan
The National Guard’s takeover of Washington was not legal, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday. Judge Jia Cobb ruled that the…
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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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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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Dozens killed, injured in new Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes
Clashes between Pakistani and Afghan forces have killed and wounded dozens in a remote border area, as hostilities deepen between the two…
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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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German minister: Talks with Taliban on deportations 'well advanced'
Discussions between Germany and the Taliban on deportations of offenders to Afghanistan are "well advanced," Interior Minister Alexander…
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Man fears family 'at risk' over Afghan data breach
An Afghan man who worked with British forces for nearly a decade has said he fears family members still in Afghanistan are at "very high…
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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 as family express 'immense relief'
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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Afghanistan bus crash death toll rises to 79, including 19 children
The death toll from a bus crash in western Afghanistan has risen to 79, after two survivors died from their injuries, an interim Taliban…