U.S. asset freezes worsen Afghan women’s suffering – UN experts
EMMA FARGE THE United States, as well as the Taliban authorities, is contributing to the suffering of women in Afghanistan
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Afghan refugees in UAE protest for third day, call for U.S. resettlement
ALEXANDER CORNWELL AFGHAN refugees held in the United Arab Emirates for months since fleeing Afghanistan last year protested for a
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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Herat, Afghanistan
ISLAMIC State claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on Saturday in the western Afghan city of Herat, it said in
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U.S. authorizes certain transactions with Taliban to maintain flow of aid to Afghanistan
DAPHNE PSALEDAKIS and JONATHAN LANDAY THE United States formally exempted U.S. and U.N. officials doing official business with the Taliban
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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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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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