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World Bank freezes Afghan projects after Taliban bans girls from high school

World Bank freezes Afghan projects after Taliban bans girls from high school

The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the country's ruling Islamist leaders to ban girls from returning to public high schools, the bank said.
G20 pledges help for Afghan humanitarian crisis at special summit

G20 pledges help for Afghan humanitarian crisis at special summit

US says Taliban talks in Doha were 'candid and professional'

US says Taliban talks in Doha were 'candid and professional'

Open source, open mind: get techies to fix pandemic apps

Open source, open mind: get techies to fix pandemic apps

I have been working in the tech industry for nearly 20 years, but I was still sweating trying to register on the National Vaccination Portal to get my father vaccinated.
September 27, 2021 | 01:32 am PT
Vietnam repatriates citizen from Afghanistan amid rising tensions

Vietnam repatriates citizen from Afghanistan amid rising tensions

A Vietnamese employee was repatriated earlier this month amid rising tensions in Afghanistan, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said Sunday.
August 15, 2021 | 11:48 pm PT
Ambulance bomb kills 95, wounds 158 in Kabul: official

Ambulance bomb kills 95, wounds 158 in Kabul: official

The blast happened in an area where several high-profile organizations, including the European Union, have offices.
January 27, 2018 | 07:52 am PT
40 dead, dozens wounded in multiple Kabul blasts

40 dead, dozens wounded in multiple Kabul blasts

Official said blasts aimed at the Shiite Tabayan cultural center.
December 28, 2017 | 01:06 am PT
Afghan war widows pay heavy price for husband's sacrifice

Afghan war widows pay heavy price for husband's sacrifice

Afghan women have lost not only a loved one, but also their main income earner.
December 3, 2017 | 11:21 pm PT
Terrorists go to rehab at '5-star' Saudi center

Terrorists go to rehab at '5-star' Saudi center

The center believes that the 5-star facilities will send messages to correct the convicts' thoughts and their deviation from Islam. 
November 28, 2017 | 07:13 pm PT
Kidnapped US-Canadian couple returns to Canada

Kidnapped US-Canadian couple returns to Canada

They had three children while in captivity.
October 13, 2017 | 07:48 pm PT
Suicide bomber kills four near US embassy in Kabul [graphic]

Suicide bomber kills four near US embassy in Kabul [graphic]

The blast happened at a time when many officials were expected to be collecting their salaries ahead of this week's Eid holiday.
August 28, 2017 | 11:47 pm PT
From poppy to heroin: Taliban move into Afghan drug production

From poppy to heroin: Taliban move into Afghan drug production

The Taliban, which banned poppy cultivation when it ruled Afghanistan now appears to wield significant control over the war-torn country's heroin production line.
August 7, 2017 | 10:28 pm PT
Obama approves broader role for U.S. forces in Afghanistan

Obama approves broader role for U.S. forces in Afghanistan

President Barack Obama has approved giving the U.S. military greater ability to accompany and enable Afghan forces battling a resilient Taliban insurgency, in a move to assist them more proactively on the battlefield, a U.S. official told Reuters.
June 9, 2016 | 07:22 pm PT
U.S. says late Taliban leader was planning attacks on Americans

U.S. says late Taliban leader was planning attacks on Americans

U.S. President Barack Obama approved the drone strike that killed Mullah Akhtar Mansour because the Taliban leader was overseeing plans for new attacks on American targets in Kabul, the Afghan capital, U.S. officials said on Monday.
May 23, 2016 | 06:16 pm PT
Obama in Hanoi: Taliban leader is dead

Obama in Hanoi: Taliban leader is dead

U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed on Monday that the leader of the Afghan Taliban had been killed in an American air strike, an attack likely to trigger another leadership tussle in a militant movement already riven by internal divisions.
May 22, 2016 | 11:05 pm PT
Afghans confirm death of Taliban leader in U.S. drone strike, many details remain unexplained

Afghans confirm death of Taliban leader in U.S. drone strike, many details remain unexplained

Afghan officials have confirmed the death of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a U.S. drone strike, but many details remain unexplained.
May 22, 2016 | 08:20 pm PT
Afghan Taliban meets on succession after U.S. drones target leader: Taliban sources

Afghan Taliban meets on succession after U.S. drones target leader: Taliban sources

The Afghan Taliban's leadership council met on Sunday to start considering succession after a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan targeted its commander, two Taliban sources told Reuters, in the strongest sign yet the insurgency had accepted he was dead.
May 22, 2016 | 05:10 pm PT
Afghan Taliban leader likely killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

Afghan Taliban leader likely killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

The United States conducted a drone strike on Saturday against the leader of Afghan Taliban, likely killing him on the Pakistan side of the remote border region with Afghanistan in a mission authorized by U.S. President Barack Obama, officials said.
May 21, 2016 | 05:33 pm PT
China eyes deeper military ties with Afghanistan

China eyes deeper military ties with Afghanistan

China wants to have deeper military ties with Afghanistan, including counter-terrorism intelligence cooperation and joint drills, a senior Chinese officer told a visiting Afghan envoy.
April 20, 2016 | 07:18 pm PT
 
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