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Taliban in control of 39 Afghan embassies globally
KABUL - The Taliban administration is in control of 39 Afghan embassies and consulates globally three years after it took over...
Sep 20, 20242 min read
Olympics-Afghan sisters cycle into Paris in pre-Taliban colours
PARIS - Two Afghan sisters in the black, red and green of Afghanistan's pre-Taliban flag entered the Paris suburbs near the head of the...
Aug 5, 20242 min read
Envoys voice concern over curbs on Afghan women in talks with Taliban
International envoys raised concerns about restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan during meetings with the country's ruling...
Jul 2, 20242 min read
UN-led Doha meeting with Taliban not about recognition, says UN
UNITED NATIONS - A United Nations-led meeting with Afghanistan's Taliban in Qatar this weekend will not be a discussion about...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
UN warns of overdose deaths after Afghan opium production plummets
VIENNA - The Taliban-ordered crash in opium production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier, could drive up overdose deaths...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Fifty dead in heavy rain, floods in central Afghanistan, official says
KABUL -At least 50 people are dead following a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an official said on...
May 19, 20241 min read
Afghanistan floods kill at least 153, Taliban interior ministry says
SHEIKH JALAL, Afghanistan -The official death toll from devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan has risen to 153 people across...
May 11, 20242 min read
Taliban plan regional energy trade hub with Russian oil in mind
KABUL - The Taliban has agreed with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to build a logistics hub in western Afghanistan aimed at making the...
May 2, 20243 min read
Taliban's treatment of women under scrutiny at UN rights meeting
GENEVA - Afghanistan's Taliban face criticism over their human rights record at a U.N. meeting on Monday, with Washington accusing...
Apr 29, 20242 min read
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