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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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Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy is still talking about his gunshot wound story in hotly-contested race
Tim Sheehy continues to be dogged by questions about his gunshot wound. Democrats have used the iss…
John L. Dorman
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Congress must approve a pathway to permanent residency for Afghan allies in the US before the year ends, advocates urge: 'We owe these Afghans'
"It's a matter of national security. It's a matter of moral injury for our veterans. And it's just …
Oma Seddiq
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Pak asks Taliban to resume talks with US for early resolution of Afghan conflict
A high-level Taliban delegation met Qureshi as part of a push to revive the Afghan peace process…
PTI
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An Afghan woman told us she's 'disgusted' with those focused on who is to blame for the Taliban takeover, rather than the lives of Afghans
She told Insider: "Why can't the world just put that aside for a second and think about, 'What can …
Charles Davis
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US considers preparing for airstrikes to support Afghan forces if there's a risk of the Taliban taking over Kabul, report says
The discussions echo concerns that Afghan forces will struggle to contain the Taliban once US groun…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Calls grow louder for Biden to evacuate Afghan allies who helped US military ahead of US withdrawal
Afghan activists and former US national security officials are calling for vulnerable people to be …
Charles Davis
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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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'I'm not OK, man': Afghans are begging US veterans they served with to help get them and their families out
"What the hell am I supposed to do?" a veteran told Insider. "He's like, 'I got to get my family ou…
Ryan Pickrell
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After 20 years of destruction, the US has a moral obligation to let in 1 million Afghan refugees
The US war in Afghanistan has displaced nearly 6 million people, and more are fleeing each day. The…
David Vine
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US and Taliban enter talks to release $3.5 billion in central bank currency reserves amid humanitarian crisis
A US delegation met with senior Taliban officials in Uzbekistan for talks about unfreezing $3.5 bil…
Phil Rosen
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150,000 Afghans who helped the US could be stranded after the August 31 deadline, new estimate suggests
At least 250,000 Afghans who worked with the US military and may be eligible for visas are thought …
Bill Bostock
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Armed US fighter jets launched from a Navy aircraft carrier are flying overwatch for evacuations in the Afghan capital
The F/A-18s were launched from the USS Ronald Reagan, which provided airpower to the withdrawal and…
Ryan Pickrell
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As the homeless population booms due to sky-high rent prices, we need to think of the California homeless crisis as a refugee crisis
Becoming homeless is not the result of any individual's failings. The unhoused are refugees and vic…
Jack Herrera
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A top Afghan peace negotiator said chaos could have been avoided if US delayed its exit for 'just another month'
Fawzia Koofi, the first female deputy speaker of Afghanistan's parliament, said the Biden administr…
Vanessa Gu
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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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10 Things in Politics: Ex-DOJ officials helping Afghans flee
And three fully-vaccinated senators said they have COVID-19.
Brent D. Griffiths
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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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Families of 9/11 victims urge Biden to direct $3.5 billion worth of frozen assets to the Afghan people. 'This is their money, not ours,' they argue.
About 80 family members signed a letter that was sent to President Joe Biden, calling any use of th…
Lloyd Lee
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China's state-affiliated Global Times warns Taiwan that Afghan chaos is an 'omen' for the island
The Chinese tabloid newspaper said the US would not come to Taiwan's aid "once a war breaks out" an…