Tag: Kabul

Australia closes its embassy in Kabul, others scale back

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Australia is shutting its embassy in the Afghan capital later this week, citing security concerns ahead of the final withdrawal of...

EXPLAINER: Much about US pullout from Afghanistan is unclear

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WASHINGTON — When he pulled the plug on the American war in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said the reasons for staying, 10 years after...

NATO to continue Afghan troop training after leaving country

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BRUSSELS — NATO will continue to train Afghan special forces outside the country after it winds up 18 years of security work in conflict-torn...

US envoy: Fear of Taliban conquering Kabul are overblown

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WASHINGTON — Predictions that the Taliban will quickly overrun Afghan government forces and conquer Kabul once U.S. and coalition forces have fully withdrawn are...

Afghans who helped the US now fear being left behind

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KABUL, Afghanistan — For Mon PMs; XMZ501-516; video (blv LON is filing the video); Spotlight ...

Afghan cease-fire ends amid calls for fresh peace talks

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KABUL, Afghanistan — A three-day cease-fire marked by violent attacks — some claimed by the Islamic State group — ended Sunday in Afghanistan amid...

Rights report: State of Afghan women’s health care grim

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KABUL, Afghanistan — After nearly 20 years since the ouster of the Taliban and hundreds of millions of dollars spent on infrastructure and aid,...

Roaring tanker fire kills 7, injures 14 in Afghan capital

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KABUL, Afghanistan — A searing blaze that roared through several fuel tankers on the northern edge of the Afghan capital of Kabul killed seven...

AP INTERVIEW: Peace chief says Afghan gov’t must step up

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's chief peace negotiator said Saturday the often fractured Afghan political leadership must unify in its peace talks with the Taliban...

Mapping the Afghan war, while murky, points to Taliban gains

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Trying to map the long war in Afghanistan has become an increasingly challenging task ahead of the planned withdrawal...