U.N. seeks record $41 bln for aid to hotspots led by Afghanistan, Ethiopia
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY THE United Nations appealed on Thursday for a record $41 billion to provide life-saving assistance next year to
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Afghanistan
Escape from Kabul: a gay man dodges death at the hands of the Taliban
HUGO GREENHALGH THE Taliban seized power in Afghanistan more than 100 days ago, following the fall of the capital Kabul on
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Taliban to purge ‘people of bad character’ from ranks
JIBRAN AHMAD THE Taliban have formed a commission to purge “people of bad character” from their ranks to protect Afghanistan’s
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Taliban says failure to recognise their government could have global effects
THE Taliban has called on the United States and other countries to recognise their government in Afghanistan, saying that a
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‘Afghanistan heading towards collapse faster than expected’
ALEXANDER CORNWELL AFGHANISTAN is heading towards economic collapse that risks spiralling the country into a new political crisis, Sweden’s minister
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India among 11 ‘countries of concern’ on climate change for U.S. spy agencies
MARK HOSENBALL AFGHANISTAN, India and Pakistan were among 11 countries singled out by U.S. intelligence agencies on Thursday as being
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Soccer-FIFA says it helped evacuate 100 players, family members from Afghanistan
WORLD soccer’s governing body FIFA has revealed that it had worked with the Qatari government to evacuate almost 100 football
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Suicide bomber kills scores in Afghan mosque attack
A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Afghanistan’s northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing scores of worshippers in the country’s
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EXCLUSIVE-Cash airlifts planned to bypass Taliban and help Afghans
ROBIN EMMOTT, JOHN O’DONNELL and JONATHAN LANDAY AS desperate Afghans resort to selling their belongings to buy food, international officials
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No place like home: Afghan evacuees caught in U.S. housing crisis
CAREY L. BIRON WENDY Chan has been working with refugees as a community organizer in the Washington area for years,
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