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Taliban Impose "Harsh" Limits On Afghans' Religious Freedom: US Panel
Conditions for religious freedom in Afghanistan have "drastically deteriorated" since the Taliban seized power last year as the last U.S.-led foreign troops pulled out after 20 years of war, a bipartisan U.S. commission said on Tuesday.
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Crew Of US Cargo Plane That Took Flight As Afghans Fell To Death Cleared: Report
Video of the horrific incident, recorded by Afghan news media, were widely shared on social media. It showed stowaways looking like dots dropping from the plane.
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Single Bomber Carried Out Kabul Airport Attack Last Year: US Military
The US military said on Friday that a single Islamic State bomber killed 13 US troops and at least 170 Afghans at Kabul airport last August, not the complex attack originally suspected, and that it could not have been prevented with the resources on
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No US Troops To Be Punished Over Deadly Kabul Drone Strike: Pentagon
The Pentagon said Monday that no US troops or officials would face disciplinary action for a drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children.
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US To Hold First High-Level Talks With Taliban Since Afghan Withdrawal: Report
A US delegation will meet with senior Taliban representatives in Doha on Saturday and Sunday in their first face-to-face meeting at a senior level since Washington pulled its troops from Afghanistan, two senior administration officials told Reuters.
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US Generals Say They Recommended Leaving 2,500 Soldiers In Afghanistan
Top US generals said Tuesday that they advised keeping American troops in Afghanistan to bolster the Afghan government and expressed concern that the Taliban has not severed ties with Al-Qaeda.
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UK Minister Says He Was Wrong About Afghan Veterans Taking Their Own Life
A British junior defence minister said on Monday that he was wrong when he said that some former British soldiers had taken their own lives due to anger over the US-led withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Qatar, Turkey Work With Taliban To Reopen Afghan Capital Airport
Qatar said Thursday it is working with the Taliban to quickly reopen Kabul's airport, whose closure since the departure of US troops could pose major strategic and humanitarian challenges.
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Taliban Set To Unveil New Government Led By Its Supreme Leader: Report
The Taliban and other Afghan leaders have reached a "consensus" on the formation of a new government and cabinet under the leadership of the group's top spiritual leader, an official said.
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Britain Denies Pushing US To Leave Kabul Airport Gate Open Before Blast
Britain co-ordinated closely with the United States and did not push to keep a gate open at Kabul airport where a suicide bomber killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of Afghan civilians, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday.
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"Lesson For Other Invaders," Taliban Say On Runway As US Troops Leave
The Taliban's top spokesman congratulated Afghans on their victory on Tuesday, hours after the last US troops left the country following 20 years of military intervention.
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Taliban Killed My Brother For Working For US Troops: Afghan Man In Delhi
Members of the Afghan community entered 8th day of their protest at Delhi's UNHCR office, demanding refugee status and resettlement in the backdrop of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan.
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100 Nations Cite Taliban Vow To Allow Continued Departures
The Taliban has assured 100 countries that it will continue to allow foreigners and Afghans with foreign travel papers to leave the country "in a safe and orderly manner," even after the US troop withdrawal ends Tuesday, the countries said
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Taliban Vow To Allow Continued Departures, Says 100-Nation Group
The Taliban has assured 100 countries that it will continue to allow foreigners and Afghans with foreign travel papers to leave the country "in a safe and orderly manner," even after the US troop withdrawal ends Tuesday, the countries said in a state
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Britain Says Its Final Civilian Flights Will Soon Leave Afghanistan
British troops will end their evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan today and many hundreds of Afghans entitled to resettlement in Britain are likely to be left behind, armed forces chief General Nick Carter said.
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Taliban Impose "Harsh" Limits On Afghans' Religious Freedom: US Panel
Conditions for religious freedom in Afghanistan have "drastically deteriorated" since the Taliban seized power last year as the last U.S.-led foreign troops pulled out after 20 years of war, a bipartisan U.S. commission said on Tuesday.
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Crew Of US Cargo Plane That Took Flight As Afghans Fell To Death Cleared: Report
Video of the horrific incident, recorded by Afghan news media, were widely shared on social media. It showed stowaways looking like dots dropping from the plane.
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Single Bomber Carried Out Kabul Airport Attack Last Year: US Military
The US military said on Friday that a single Islamic State bomber killed 13 US troops and at least 170 Afghans at Kabul airport last August, not the complex attack originally suspected, and that it could not have been prevented with the resources on
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No US Troops To Be Punished Over Deadly Kabul Drone Strike: Pentagon
The Pentagon said Monday that no US troops or officials would face disciplinary action for a drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children.
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US To Hold First High-Level Talks With Taliban Since Afghan Withdrawal: Report
A US delegation will meet with senior Taliban representatives in Doha on Saturday and Sunday in their first face-to-face meeting at a senior level since Washington pulled its troops from Afghanistan, two senior administration officials told Reuters.
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US Generals Say They Recommended Leaving 2,500 Soldiers In Afghanistan
Top US generals said Tuesday that they advised keeping American troops in Afghanistan to bolster the Afghan government and expressed concern that the Taliban has not severed ties with Al-Qaeda.
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UK Minister Says He Was Wrong About Afghan Veterans Taking Their Own Life
A British junior defence minister said on Monday that he was wrong when he said that some former British soldiers had taken their own lives due to anger over the US-led withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Qatar, Turkey Work With Taliban To Reopen Afghan Capital Airport
Qatar said Thursday it is working with the Taliban to quickly reopen Kabul's airport, whose closure since the departure of US troops could pose major strategic and humanitarian challenges.
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Taliban Set To Unveil New Government Led By Its Supreme Leader: Report
The Taliban and other Afghan leaders have reached a "consensus" on the formation of a new government and cabinet under the leadership of the group's top spiritual leader, an official said.
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Britain Denies Pushing US To Leave Kabul Airport Gate Open Before Blast
Britain co-ordinated closely with the United States and did not push to keep a gate open at Kabul airport where a suicide bomber killed 13 U.S. troops and scores of Afghan civilians, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Tuesday.
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"Lesson For Other Invaders," Taliban Say On Runway As US Troops Leave
The Taliban's top spokesman congratulated Afghans on their victory on Tuesday, hours after the last US troops left the country following 20 years of military intervention.
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Taliban Killed My Brother For Working For US Troops: Afghan Man In Delhi
Members of the Afghan community entered 8th day of their protest at Delhi's UNHCR office, demanding refugee status and resettlement in the backdrop of the Taliban taking over Afghanistan.
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100 Nations Cite Taliban Vow To Allow Continued Departures
The Taliban has assured 100 countries that it will continue to allow foreigners and Afghans with foreign travel papers to leave the country "in a safe and orderly manner," even after the US troop withdrawal ends Tuesday, the countries said
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Taliban Vow To Allow Continued Departures, Says 100-Nation Group
The Taliban has assured 100 countries that it will continue to allow foreigners and Afghans with foreign travel papers to leave the country "in a safe and orderly manner," even after the US troop withdrawal ends Tuesday, the countries said in a state
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Britain Says Its Final Civilian Flights Will Soon Leave Afghanistan
British troops will end their evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan today and many hundreds of Afghans entitled to resettlement in Britain are likely to be left behind, armed forces chief General Nick Carter said.
