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A bloodthirsty ISIS branch is 'on the upswing' after the US left Afghanistan in a lurch, a former top commander says
Gen. Joseph Votel, who oversaw military operations in the Middle East, told Business Insider that I…
Jake Epstein
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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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An Afghan woman who aspired to become a business executive says 'now my dream in Afghanistan is to stay alive' after Taliban takeover
"I am lost. I have lost my motivation and energy I had before," Sajida told the Washington Post. "N…
Yelena Dzhanova
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An Afghan woman says a Taliban gunman struck her mom across the face and left a bruise because she was outside without a male escort
A Taliban fighter said the women shouldn't "roam around" without a man after the assault, according…
Yelena Dzhanova,Jake Epstein
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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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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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The Taliban ordered shop mannequin beheadings, saying the dummies are 'idols' and are forbidden by Islam, reports say
Herat's Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice told shopkeepers to cut o…
Joshua Zitser
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Afghanistan's financial system is on the brink of collapse, the UN warned. The US is still keeping nearly $10 billion of its reserves frozen.
The United Nations said the country was in a "dire situation" and that there needs to be a way to h…
Sinéad Baker
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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
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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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A volunteer group offering safe houses to Afghans has run out of money, forcing hundreds to go back home
The volunteer group has provided safe houses for fleeing Afghans since the Taliban seized control i…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Afghans who fled the Taliban are still waiting for places to 'call homes of their own' as they resettle in the US
A physician on the frontline of the resettlement process told Insider that as soon as evacuees from…
Yelena Dzhanova
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A desperate Afghan father said he sold his 9-year-old daughter for $2,200 to buy food for his other kids: report
A few months ago Abdul Malik sold another child - his 12-year-old daughter - to make ends meet and …
Yelena Dzhanova
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A year after the Taliban's takeover, Afghanistan has become 'a cage for Afghan women,' activist Yalda Royan says
Yalda Royan fled Afghanistan after the Taliban stormed Kabul. In an interview, she accused the inte…
Charles R. Davis
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Americans are offering to pay a lender who took an Afghan woman's 3-year-old daughter in exchange for a $550 debt she couldn't pay
Saleha, an Afghan woman who makes 70 cents a day as a house cleaner, gave her kid up because neithe…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Desperate Afghan parents are selling their kids to pay off debt as poverty levels deepen following Taliban takeover: report
A house cleaner in western Afghanistan named Saleha sold her 3-year-old daughter to a man to whom s…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Taliban foot soldiers need to stop having so much fun and taking selfies, Afghanistan's new defense minister says
Afghanistan's defense minister has reportedly told the Taliban's rank-and-file soldiers to stop hav…
Joshua Zitser
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The Taliban wants to speak at the UN General Assembly in New York as the official government of Afghanistan
The Taliban's foreign minister is contesting Afghanistan's seat, which has been given to the ambass…
Matthew Loh
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Taliban says boys can re-enter secondary school but does not mention girls
The Taliban on Saturday said girls aren't banned from attending secondary school but they first wan…
Yelena Dzhanova
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A pregnant woman who was kicked in the belly by the Taliban has been released from Afghanistan, US rep says
The woman, identified only as Nasria for safety reasons, said the Taliban was "hunting Americans" b…