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Terrorist attacks are on the rise in Russia as Putin remains 'distracted' by war in Ukraine

On Sunday evening, gunmen attacked two Orthodox churches and two synagogues in Russia's Dagestan re…

Cameron Manley   


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What we know about the Moscow concert hall attack and why ISIS-K is claiming responsibility

A group of armed individuals attacked the Crocus City Hall in Moscow on Friday, Russian state media…

Lloyd Lee   


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Constant ISIS terror attacks are challenging the Taliban's tenuous grip on power in Afghanistan

Months after the Afghan government collapsed and US forces left, the Islamic State's Afghanistan af…

Jake Epstein   


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Taliban leader endorses Elon Musk's Twitter, accuses Mark Zuckerberg's Threads of having an 'intolerant' policy on free speech

Anas Haqqani, a senior Taliban leader, said Twitter has "important advantages" over competitors suc…

Charles R. Davis,Haley Tenore   


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How the Army's elite Delta Force pulled off a record-setting mission against the Taliban only weeks after 9/11

In the hours after the September 11 attacks, the US military began planning what remains the longes…

Stavros Atlamazoglou   


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These are the US troops that lost their lives during the terror attack in Kabul

Thirteen US service members were killed at the Kabul airport on Thursday in a deadly ISIS-K suicide…

Taiyler Simone Mitchell,Erin …   


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Witnesses describe scenes of horror following attacks at Kabul airport

"There was a very strong and powerful suicide attack, in the middle of the people. Many were killed…

Natalie Musumeci   


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An Afghan YouTuber was killed during the terror attack in Kabul, her colleagues said. In her final video, she said goodbye to her subscribers.

YouTuber Najma Sadeqi, 20, was in tears in her final video. Her colleagues said she was killed in a…

Lindsay Dodgson   


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Mitt Romney, criticizing Trump and Biden, says the US is facing situation in Afghanistan 'because of terrible decisions made by two administrations'

"Leaving Americans behind and leaving our Afghan friends behind who've worked with us would put upo…

John L. Dorman   


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The father of one of the Marines killed in the Kabul bombing says 'Biden turned his back on him'

"Biden turned his back on him. That's it," California dad Steve Nikoui told The Daily Beast. Nikoui…

Natalie Musumeci   


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What is ISIS-K? The Islamic State's Afghanistan affiliate is the Taliban's enemy, and killed 13 US service members in Kabul

"ISIS-K has struggled to gain a large foothold in Afghanistan but it remains a potent threat," one …

John Haltiwanger   


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A 9/11 memorial in South Carolina was vandalized with the word 'Taliban' in spray paint

The newly-constructed South Carolina monument honoring 9/11 victims was vandalized Saturday, on the…

Natalie Musumeci   


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The Taliban says it's rewarding the families of suicide bombers who attacked US and Afghan troops with money, clothes, and land

The Taliban's acting interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, called the fighters "heroes of Islam an…

Sophia Ankel   


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UK Armed Forces minister warns of 'imminent' attack at Kabul airport as early as Thursday morning

James Heappey said UK intelligence had "very, very credible reporting of an imminent attack" at Kab…

Sinéad Baker   


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How small-town Maine embraced a family that fled the Taliban

In fall 2021, an Afghan family was resettled in Maine. This is the story of how they rebuilt their …

Elyse Lightman Samuels   


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US forces struck an ISIS-K terrorist vehicle ahead of a potential attack on the Kabul airport

The strike by US forces comes days after a devastating suicide bombing at Kabul airport and as US o…

Yelena Dzhanova   


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The US will continue to work with and 'rely' on the Taliban as evacuations continue following terror attacks near Kabul airport

President Joe Biden and Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. both confirmed the continued coor…

Erin Snodgrass   


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Explosive ISIS attack at the Kabul airport killed scores of people, including both civilians and US troops

The explosive attack took place outside the airport, where people have been crowding for days tryin…

Ryan Pickrell   


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Girls targeted in bomb carnage at school that left 55 dead in Afghan capital, Kabul

Most of the casualties were female students aged between 11 and 15 years old, who were leaving scho…

Sophia Ankel   


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Top US general warns ISIS attacks likely to continue in Afghanistan, says military will pursue those responsible

"The threat from ISIS is extremely real," McKenzie said. "We believe it is their desire to continue…

John Haltiwanger