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An Afghan Olympian once snuck into cycling races in a hijab. Then the Taliban took over.
Fariba Hashimi and her sister have defied the odds by escaping Afghanistan and racing at the Paris …
Mia Jankowicz
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A 6000km journey to Olympics: Afghan judoka traverses five countries before realising Paris dream
Arab was merely 19 and had just broken into the Afghan judo team at that time. He will be represent…
PTI
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A former Afghan interpreter for the US military escaped Taliban rule only to be shot and killed in Washington, DC
The Army Special Forces veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan with Nasrat Ahmad Yar as his in…
Katie Hawkinson
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With deadline looming, Pakistan finalises plan for repatriation of thousands of illegal immigrants
The Pakistan government on Thursday said it has set up "holding centres" across the country and fin…
PTI
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The US told several Afghans to await relocation in Pakistan after escaping Taliban rule. Two years later, many are facing deportation.
This year, Pakistan officials have deported over 500 Afghans who escaped Afghanistan after the Tali…
Katie Hawkinson
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Malnutrition in Afghan children skyrocketed by nearly 47% this year: Save the Children
One year since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the economic crisis has shattered the lives…
ANI
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Meta is playing a game of whack-a-mole with the Taliban as the isolated Afghan government increasingly attempts to use WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption for official business
Sanctions restricting US-based businesses working with the Taliban have been in place for more than…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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The US and Taliban are negotiating the release of part of the $9.5 billion in frozen Afghan government assets, report says
The US froze billions of dollars of Afghan government assets over the Taliban's takeover, but ordin…
Sinéad Baker
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The Taliban appears to be patrolling Kabul on rollerblades while carrying AK-47s, video shows
Taliban security forces can be seen maneuvering through the traffic of Kabul on rollerblades in a n…
Alia Shoaib
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Taliban shot gay Afghan man dead and sent graphic footage of the murder to his loved ones, boyfriend says
Graphic footage, which Insider viewed, appears to show Hamed Sabouri, a 22-year-old gay Afghan, bei…
Joshua Zitser
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Taliban begs US to unfreeze Afghan govt. assets to help respond to earthquake that killed 1,000 people
The US froze $9.5 billion of Afghan government assets last year after the Taliban seized control of…
Bill Bostock
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An Afghan Army cadet says he's been hiding at home for 6 weeks, fearing the Taliban's door-to-door manhunt
The Taliban have been hunting down people that served the previous Afghan government or once helped…
Sinéad Baker
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I'm an Afghan woman with family in Kabul. The West's lack of respect for the Afghan people is maddening.
As an Afghan, what happened in my country last week is not nearly as devastating as what has occurr…
Ariana Arghandewal
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Desperate Afghans are promising their daughters as young as 7 for marriage in exchange for cash: report
Afghanistan is on the brink of economic collapse after the Taliban's takeover, forcing its poorest …
Yelena Dzhanova
Watch an Afghan photojournalist’s journey to escape the Taliban
After the Taliban took control of Kabul, Fatimah Hossaini saw that she had no choice but to leave h…
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US Ambassador to the United Nations calls the Taliban's new decree that requires Afghan women to cover their faces 'unconscionable'
Over the weekend, the Taliban announced that they are requiring Afghan women to cover their faces w…
Taylor Ardrey
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The daughter of a former Afghan general claims she was forced to marry a Taliban official and raped every night
In an online video, the woman details her alleged abuse and says she fears the former Taliban spoke…
Alia Shoaib
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Afghan general says army was 'betrayed' by politics and blames Trump, Biden, and Afghan leaders for losing the war to the Taliban
The Afghan army has faced criticism for collapsing in the face of a Taliban offensive. Here's what …
Ryan Pickrell
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US officials predict Taliban fighters may take Afghan capital of Kabul in coming months
Taliban forces have captured at least eight provincial capitals throughout Afghanistan since last F…
Morgan Keith
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Taliban forces seize Jalalabad, the fifth-largest city in Afghanistan
Jalalabad's governor surrendered the capital of Nangarhar to Taliban forces in order to avoid citiz…