Afghanistan
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More than 920 dead in Afghanistan earthquake, officials say
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Afghanistan's misery
Speed Read Under Taliban rule, Afghans are suffering from widespread hunger, desperate poverty, and brutal oppression.
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How the Taliban is rolling back the freedoms of the past 20 years
Speed Read Supreme leader has now announced that all women must cover their faces in public
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Watchdog report blames Trump and Biden administrations for collapse of Afghan troops
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By Brigid Kennedy Published
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Muslim women in Afghanistan must wear head-to-toe coverings in public, Taliban orders
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By Grayson Quay Published
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Islamic State claims responsibility for string of deadly attacks across Afghanistan
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By Catherine Garcia Published
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Afghans are selling their own organs to pay debts and avoid starvation
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The Week Unwrapped: Afghanistan, Florida and Northern Ireland
podcast Can the World Bank set the Taliban straight? Why is Florida saying ‘don’t say gay’? And what can we learn from the last trials of the Troubles?
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Putin's 'Achilles heel' in Ukraine is Russians believing their 'soldiers are dying unnecessarily,' CNN says
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Afghanistan's former finance minister now works as a D.C. Uber driver
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By Brigid Kennedy Published
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The Overview podcast: do NGOs help or harm?
podcast Critics have highlighted potentially harmful consequences of humanitarian aid work
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Even the Taliban wants Russia and Ukraine to stop fighting
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By Jeva Lange Published
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The curious case of Pen Farthing and the Afghan animal airlift
Under the Radar Leaked emails suggest Boris Johnson did approve former marine’s evacuation
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Afghanistan aid efforts ‘falling short’ as winter crisis escalates
In Depth Extreme poverty is forcing parents to sell children and organs to survive
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