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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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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WORLD
May 15, 2022
Taliban's first annual Afghan budget foresees $501 million deficit
The country is dealing with rising security issues and an economic meltdown, while aid agencies figure out how to help 50 million Afghans without giving the Taliban direct access to funds.
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WORLD / Society
May 10, 2022
U.S. to increase pressure on Taliban if it keeps stance on women and girls
The Taliban on Saturday ordered women to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of their past hard-line rule.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 21, 2022
They fled Afghanistan for America. Now they feed the newest arrivals.
Afghan restaurants represent generations fleeing war, and a cuisine interconnected to the world for centuries by the Silk Road.
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WORLD
Mar 2, 2022
Afghans face starvation as economic crisis worsens and Taliban struggles
Millions are jobless and facing starvation, a problem compounded by the difficulty of supplying humanitarian aid due to sanctions.
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WORLD
Feb 27, 2022
College dreams dashed as young Afghan women fight to keep poverty at bay
The return of the Taliban and the economic collapse that followed has hit woman the hardest — without jobs and income, many cannot afford to go back to school.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 2, 2022
Female students join male peers as Afghan universities reopen
The Taliban administration has not officially announced its plan for female university students, but education officials said women were permitted to attend classes — away from male student.

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