AFGHANISTAN

Rights group sues over US denying Afghans humanitarian entry

May 26, 2022 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — A Boston civil rights group is challenging the U.S.

government's denial of humanitarian relief to scores of Afghans fleeing from
the Taliban.

UN official expresses concern on rights in Afghanistan

May 26, 2022 GMT

Blast in Kabul mosque, IS bombs in north Afghanistan kill 14

May 25, 2022 GMT

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1.1 million Afghan children could face severe malnutrition

May 25, 2022 GMT

UN calls on Taliban to reverse new rules for girls and women

May 24, 2022 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council called on Afghanistan’s

Taliban rulers Tuesday to “swiftly reverse" their policies and practices
restricting the human rights of women and girls.
In a press statement approved by all 15 council members, the U.N.’s most
powerful body expressed “deep concern” at the Taliban’s restrictions limiting
girls' access to education and women's employment, freedom of movement
and “full, equal and meaningful participation in public life."

Taliban say deal signed with UAE firm to manage airports

May 24, 2022 GMT

UK lawmakers criticize ‘absence’ of Afghan evacuation plan

May 24, 2022 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s withdrawal from Afghanistan was a “disaster and

betrayal” hampered by a lack of leadership from senior politicians and civil
servants, the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said in a report
released Tuesday.

Davos updates | Urgent need in Afghanistan is saving economy

May 23, 2022 GMT

Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive after 3rd case found

May 23, 2022 GMT

Taliban enforcing face-cover order for female TV anchors

May 22, 2022 GMT

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The AP Interview: New Pakistani FM seeks better ties with US

May 20, 2022 GMT

Afghan Taliban order women TV anchors to cover their faces

May 19, 2022 GMT

Militant attacks hurt Pakistan relations with Afghan Taliban

May 19, 2022 GMT

Lawmakers reach deal to help veterans exposed to burn pits

May 18, 2022 GMT

Pakistan Taliban extend truce for more talks with government

May 18, 2022 GMT

Watchdog: US troop pullout was key factor in Afghan collapse

May 18, 2022 GMT

Wesley Morgan wins Colby award for ‘The Hardest Place’

May 17, 2022 GMT

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US takes control of Afghan embassy, consulates in NY, CA

May 17, 2022 GMT

Military says shootout kills 2 Pakistani Taliban commanders

May 17, 2022 GMT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Security forces killed two local Pakistani

Taliban commanders in a shootout Tuesday in a former militant stronghold in
the country’s northwest, the military said.
In a statement, it said the militants were killed in North Waziristan, a district
in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan.

Suicide bomber kills 6, gunmen kill 2 Sikhs in NW Pakistan

May 15, 2022 GMT

UN holds emergency meeting on Taliban crackdown on women

May 13, 2022 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council held emergency closed
consultations Thursday on the Taliban’s latest crackdown on Afghan women
as it considered a presidential statement that would express deep concern at
the new ban by Afghanistan's rulers on women leaving home “without
necessity” and wearing head-to-toe clothing when they do go out in public.
US intel questioned for misjudging Afghanistan, Ukraine

May 10, 2022 GMT

Afghans still adjusting to US: New life, new struggles

May 10, 2022 GMT

Pulitzers Live Updates: Slain photographer among winners

May 9, 2022 GMT

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Pulitzer Prizes award Washington Post for Jan. 6 coverage

May 9, 2022 GMT

Norway slams Afghan Taliban edict demanding women cover up

May 9, 2022 GMT

Taliban divisions deepen as Afghan women defy veil edict

May 9, 2022 GMT

Afghanistan’s Taliban order women to cover up head to toe

May 8, 2022 GMT

St. Louis seeking to boost population with Afghan refugees

May 7, 2022 GMT

Wyoming defamation lawsuit against Alec Baldwin is dismissed

May 5, 2022 GMT

As Iran-Taliban tensions rise, Afghan migrants in tinderbox

May 2, 2022 GMT

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Combat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine

May 1, 2022 GMT

Biden seeks $33B for Ukraine, signaling long-term commitment

April 29, 2022 GMT

Powerful explosion at Kabul mosque kills at least 10 people

April 29, 2022 GMT

IS claims bombing targeting Shiites in north Afghanistan

April 29, 2022 GMT

Explosions in northern Afghanistan kill at least 9, wound 13

April 28, 2022 GMT

US commission: Cite Afghanistan for religious persecution

April 25, 2022 GMT

Afghan women’s team plays first game in Australia

April 24, 2022 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Afghanistan’s women’s soccer team has

played its first match since its evacuation from the Taliban-led country last
year, helped by A-League team the Melbourne Victory.

Militants in Afghanistan strike Pakistan army post, kill 3

April 23, 2022 GMT

Gunmen kill bodyguard of Iran Revolutionary Guard general

April 23, 2022 GMT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying a general of

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Saturday morning, killing a
bodyguard, state media reported.
Death toll in Afghan mosque bombing rises to 33, Taliban say

April 23, 2022 GMT

Blasts across Afghanistan kill at least 10, injure dozens

April 21, 2022 GMT

Blasts near Kabul schools kill at least 6 civilians, hurt 17

April 19, 2022 GMT

Pakistan warns neighbor Afghanistan not to shelter militants

April 17, 2022 GMT

Militants ambush Pakistani troops in northwest, killing 7

April 15, 2022 GMT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants ambushed a Pakistani military convoy
in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan border,
triggering an intense shootout in which seven soldiers and four insurgents
were killed, the military said Friday.

Iran summons Afghan envoy over attack on diplomatic missions

April 12, 2022 GMT

Iran seeks more security for diplomatic sites in Afghanistan

April 11, 2022 GMT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Monday urged the Taliban to provide better
security at Iranian diplomatic sites in neighboring Afghanistan after angry
Afghan protesters pelted the consulate in Herat with rocks, state media
reported.

Islamic State morphs and grows in Pakistan, Afghanistan

April 11, 2022 GMT

Hand grenade wounds at least six in Kabul mosque

April 6, 2022 GMT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A hand grenade was thrown into Kabul's largest
mosque as worshippers knelt in afternoon prayer on Wednesday, wounding at
least six people, an Afghan police spokesman said.

Alec Baldwin wants Wyoming defamation lawsuit dismissed

April 6, 2022 GMT