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To Survive, Some Afghans Sift Through Deadly Remnants of Old Wars
TANGI VALLEY, Afghanistan — The father of six knew that where he was digging could kill him. But winter was…
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‘I Lost Everything’: Pakistani Airstrikes Escalate Conflict on Afghan Border
MANDATAH VILLAGE, Afghanistan — It was nearly 3 a.m. in the mountainous borderlands of eastern Afghanistan when a deafening thud…
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Explosion at Afghan Mosque Kills at Least 10
KABUL, Afghanistan — An explosion at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Thursday killed at least 10 people and…
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Death Toll From Pakistani Airstrike Rises to 45, Afghan Officials Say
KABUL, Afghanistan — The death toll from airstrikes by the Pakistani military in eastern Afghanistan rose to at least 45…
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This ‘Could Kill Far More Afghans Than the Past 20 Years of War’
Ninety-five percent of Afghans don’t have enough to eat. Nearly nine million are at risk of starvation. The U.N.’s emergency…
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Afghan Economy Nears Collapse as Pressure Builds to Ease U.S. Sanctions
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — Racing down the cratered highways at dawn, Mohammad Rasool knew his 9-year-old daughter was running out of…
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Where Afghanistan’s New Taliban Leaders Went to School
AKORA KHATTAK, Pakistan — The Taliban have seized Afghanistan, and this school couldn’t be prouder. Darul Uloom Haqqania madrasa, one…
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The String of ISIS Attacks That Killed Three Generations of One Afghan Family
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — When Masooma Rajabi saw her relatives flooding into the family’s courtyard, she broke down in sobs. Her…
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#DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan Women Protest Taliban Restrictions on Rights
This summer, Bahar Jalali watched anxiously as the United States withdrew its military from Afghanistan and the Taliban began to…
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Afghan Uyghurs Fear Deportation as Taliban Cozy Up to China
Ibrahim’s parents fled political turmoil in China for Afghanistan more than 50 years ago. At that time, Mao Zedong had…
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