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Sep 19

American hostage of Taliban freed in prisoner exchange, family says

By Eric Tucker, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

Family members and U.S. officials say an American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years by the Taliban has been released.

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Sep 18

UN calls Taliban’s exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools ‘shameful’

By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

The United Nations on Sunday called for Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to reopen schools to girls in grades 7-12, calling the anniversary of their exclusion from high school “shameful.”…

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Aug 30

President Biden calls U.S. veterans before Afghanistan withdrawal anniversary

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Joe Biden called the leaders of two U.S. veterans groups assisting Afghans who have fled from the country on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Aug 30

How the Taliban has changed Afghanistan, a year after taking power

By Lindsay Maizland, Council on Foreign Relations

The Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, 20 years after their ouster by U.S. troops. Under their harsh rule, they have cracked down on women’s rights and neglected basic services.

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Aug 26

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Afghanistan sinks deeper into crisis as sanctions take heavy toll on civilians

By Jane Ferguson, Zeba Warsi

Afghanistan has been a country in chaos since the U.S. withdrawal last August. One year on, nearly half of its people are facing hunger, 6 million of them are at risk of famine. The freeze on assets and international sanctions…

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Aug 25

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Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani on the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

Last August, the Taliban swept into Kabul after conquering the country at a torrid pace. Afghan security forces did not resist, the American withdrawal was thrown into further chaos, and the Afghan government dissolved in hours. Ashraf Ghani, the country's…

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Aug 24

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Afghans who fled their homes during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal reflect on the last year

By Nick Schifrin, Valerie Plesch, Enrique Huaiquil

The U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last August caused hundreds of thousands of Afghans to flee their homes. More than 76,000 of them were evacuated to the U.S., with most entering on humanitarian parole, allowing them to live…

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Aug 18

Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing rises to 21, police say

By Rahim Faiez, Ebrahim Noroozi, Associated Press

A Taliban police spokesman in Afghanistan's capital says the toll from a mosque bombing the previous evening has risen to 21 people killed with 33 others wounded in the attack.

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Aug 17

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U.S. allies in Afghanistan fear for their lives under Taliban rule

By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans worked with the U.S. government and military, but most still remain in Afghanistan at risk of being persecuted by the Taliban. The U.S says many are trying to obtain special U.S. immigrant visas. Nick Schifrin…

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Aug 15

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News Wrap: Rudy Giuliani is target of a criminal investigation involving 2020 election

In our news wrap Monday, former President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is now a target of a criminal investigation in Georgia involving the 2020 election, China’s military launched new drills around Taiwan, William Ruto won Kenya's presidential election, Brittney…

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