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Middle East
Advocacy group says Iran, Taliban fight on border with Afghanistan as sound of gunfire heard
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Taliban and Iran reportedly exchanged gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic’s border with…
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Reluctant critic China urges Afghan changes on women’s roles
BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday called on Afghanistan to reform its radical policies excluding women from education and public…
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Asia
Afghanistan aid donors struggle with crackdown on women, less money
UNITED NATIONS: The Afghan people are in for a “very difficult year ahead”, warned the top US aid official, as…
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Middle East
UN summit in Qatar on Afghanistan ends, another planned
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A closed-door summit on Afghanistan ended Tuesday in Qatar without any formal acknowledgment of the Taliban-run…
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Asia
UN will stay in Afghanistan but funding is drying up, chief says
DOHA: The United Nations will stay in Afghanistan to deliver aid to millions of desperate Afghans despite the Taliban’s restrictions…
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Asia
Security Council condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council unanimously condemned on Thursday (Apr 27) a Taliban administration ban on Afghan women working…
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Asia
UN Security Council condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council unanimously condemned on Thursday (Apr 27) a Taliban administration ban on Afghan women working…
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Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport
WASHINGTON: A ground assault by the Taliban killed the Islamic State militant who spearheaded the August 2021 suicide bombing at the…
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Asia
Taliban recognition not a focus of Afghanistan meeting, says UN
UNITED NATIONS: A UN-convened meeting on Afghanistan next month will not focus on the possible international recognition of the Taliban…
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