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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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Clubhouse removes personal information from Afghan users' accounts for safety
Popular audio chat app Clubhouse has removed some personal information from its users in Afghanista…
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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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Olympic athletes fleeing the Taliban rule in Afghanistan are finding new home in Australia
Matt Carroll, chief executive of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), called it "a proud moment …
Barnaby Lane
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The Taliban have declared the 'Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,' the same name it used when it brutally ruled the country in the 1990s
The Taliban's spokesperson made the announcement on Thursday, marking the defeat of the US-backed A…
Sinéad Baker
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Exiled activist says that disabled Afghans are at grave risk under Taliban rule
A blind commissioner with the Afghanistan Human Rights Commission spoke to Insider after escaping t…
Insider Inc.
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An Afghan women's rights activist might have been tricked into going to a safe house and then found dead. Others hoping to escape or live freely in the country worry they could be next
The murder of Afghan activist Frozan Safi has contributed to the climate of fear in Mazar-e Sharif,…
Ali Latifi
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Women in Afghanistan share what life is like under Taliban rule: 'Everyone is afraid'
Defaced and vandalized posters of women across Kabul highlight concerns by Afghan women that the ne…
Jake Epstein
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Biden administration waives $575 filing fee for thousands of Afghans who fled Taliban rule
Refugee advocates asked for fees to be waived for people coming on "humanitarian parole."
Charles Davis
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Afghan fighters recapture territory from Taliban as pockets of armed resistance emerge across country
Afghan fighters recaptured territory in Baghlan, and former VP Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud are…
Alia Shoaib
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Women in Afghanistan have been banned from parks by the Taliban
The Taliban have announced women are no longer allowed in parks, partially due to women "not observ…
Bethany Dawson
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Over half of Afghanistan's citizens will have trouble finding food this winter as the country's economic crisis worsens following the Taliban takeover
About 22.8 million people across Afghanistan will have trouble finding food this winter, the World …
Jake Epstein
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People all over Afghanistan are protesting Taliban rule as self-declared acting president urges resistance
Amrullah Saleh, who declared himself the acting president of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Gha…
Jake Epstein
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Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled country with only the clothes he was wearing, an official says
"We had received intelligence for over a year that the President would be killed in the event of a …
John L. Dorman
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This artist painted murals to challenge the Taliban after their last rule. Then the militants destroyed them, leaving him fearing for his life.
Omaid Sharifi's Artlords covered Kabul in murals promoting women's rights and social justice. Then …
Sinéad Baker
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Persecuted for their Mongol looks and Shia faith, Afghanistan's Hazara people describe a terrifying future under Taliban rule
Speaking to Insider from Afghanistan, members of the Hazara community, a long-persecuted minority g…
Alia Shoaib
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The Taliban says it has provided 'a comfortable and prosperous life' for women in Afghanistan. 'Absurd' says a human rights advocate.
The Taliban wants to dispel the narrative that its restrictive policies harm women to gain legitima…
Hannah Getahun
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Striking photo from Kabul shows why so many Afghan women fear for their future under Taliban rule
An AFP photographer captured an armed Taliban fighter walking past defaced, spray-painted images of…
Jake Epstein
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The Taliban tried to lock down a key parliamentarian in Afghanistan as the group swept back into power. She escaped, and now she's out to reclaim her country.
"It's my country, but the situation became very difficult," Fawzia Koofi, who was placed on house a…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The UK says it will give Afghans it can't evacuate advice on 'how they can look after themselves' under Taliban rule
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace acknowledged that the end of UK evacuations means some people won'…