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AFGHANISTAN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2022
Kabul classroom bombing death toll rises to 35 as women protest 'genocide'
On Friday, a suicide attacker blew himself up in a Kabul study hall as hundreds of pupils were taking tests in preparation for university entrance exams in the city's Dasht-e-Barchi area.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 27, 2022
China wooed Taliban with investment promises that haven’t panned out
Afghanistan's economy is collapsing, 19 million people are at risk of acute hunger and the investment the Taliban were counting on from Beijing hasn't arrived.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2022
Two Russian Embassy staff among six people killed in Kabul suicide attack
Four Afghans waiting for consular services were also killed and several more wounded, Kabul police said.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 19, 2022
A year of the Taliban: Afghanistan’s tragedy continues
The past year has been hard on the Afghan people. The country's economy has collapsed and many citizens have been pushed into poverty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2022
The Afghan abyss: One year after the U.S. pullout
The Taliban regime is behaving as expected, turning the country into a breeding ground for international terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and mass migration.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 17, 2022
Australia relocates more Afghan athletes fleeing Taliban rule
The Australian Olympic Committee said five Afghan families with 'ties to the Olympic movement' had arrived in Australia in recent months following a 12-month project to bring them to safety.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2022
Worries persist for Afghans in Japan one year after Taliban takeover
The Islamist group's power grab in August 2021 has kept many Afghans from returning to their country due to fears of persecution.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2022
Misery and disease conquer Afghanistan a year into Taliban rule
The United Nations says the humanitarian crisis facing the country is now the world's worst.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2022
Taliban stronger than ever a year after takeover
To tighten their grip, they have poured fighters into the Panshjir Valley, home to the only conventional military threat the Islamists have faced since their takeover.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2022
Inside Afghanistan's secret schools, where girls defy the Taliban
Since seizing power a year ago, the Taliban have imposed harsh restrictions on girls and women to comply with their austere vision of Islam — effectively squeezing them out of public life.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 8, 2022
A year on, Afghans hide out fearing death by data
In the past year, human rights groups and the U.N. have documented the killing or enforced disappearance of hundreds of former members of the security forces.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2022
Al-Zawahri killing was a great success of a bygone era
After 9/11, the U.S. built a man-hunting machine without parallel in human history. But today, its priorities lie elsewhere.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 3, 2022
Biden's al-Qaida counterterrorism win masks some concerns with strategy
The CIA drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri relied on a perfect set of conditions, analysts say.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 2, 2022
Al-Qaida leader's killing highlights Afghanistan’s renewed role as terrorist haven
The death of Ayman al-Zawahri has spotlighted the extent to which the group seems to once again be operating freely in the Taliban-ruled country following the U.S. withdrawal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 2, 2022
Biden says U.S. strike in Kabul killed a planner of 9/11 attacks
The drone strike had been planned for weeks, according to a senior administration official, and included a scale model of al-Zawahri's house in Kabul.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2022
U.N. sheds light on human rights abuses in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
“Our monitoring reveals that u2026 the people of Afghanistan, in particular women and girls, are deprived of the full enjoyment of their human rights,' the report said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2022
Isolating the Taliban: How young landmine victims may be collateral damage
Losing its funding, the agency that oversees mine clearance in Afghanistan laid off most of its staff because it couldn't pay salaries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2022
Afghanistan seeks help for earthquake survivors as aftershock kills five
Authorities earlier ended a search in remote southeastern mountains for survivors of the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that struck early on Wednesday.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Escalation fears rise in Japan following Chinese moves near Senkakus
A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of Uotsuri island, one of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. Concerns are growing in Tokyo after a Chinese government helicopter violated Japan's airspace around the uninhabited islets.
Ishiba vows Japan will stand its ground, demanding U.S. lift auto tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Lower House committee meeting on Friday.
As prices soar, Zen-Noh ships just 32% of government-stockpiled rice
A customer walks past a display of rice, with a sign apologizing to shoppers they must be limited to one bag each due to market conditions, at a branch of Japanese discount retailer Don Quijote in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on April 21.
Emperor emeritus diagnosed with silent myocardial ischemia
Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91, rides in a car with Empress Emerita Michiko, 90, after he was discharged from the University of Tokyo Hospital on Saturday following an examination for suspected myocardial ischemia.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ship Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

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