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Taliban security personnel ride motorbikes as they celebrate the third anniversary of Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, in Khost, Afghanistan, on August 14, 2024.
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Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban
American Faye Hall has been released by the Taliban.
Diplomatic Source in Kabul
American woman detained in Afghanistan has been freed
Afghan pilots that we interviewed in March in Islamabad
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Afghan pilots who fought in 20-year war against Taliban in limbo after Trump blocks US resettlement plans
George Glezmann, shown here in an undated file photo, was held in Afghanistan for more than two years.
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American detained by Taliban in Afghanistan is freed in deal mediated by Qatar
People gather close to the site of bomb exploded in a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in Akora Khattak, a district in the Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rasool Dawar)
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Suicide bombing at Pakistan Islamic seminary kills six, including Taliban-linked cleric
An undated photo of Peter and Barbie Reynolds.
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Children of UK couple detained in Afghanistan appeal to Taliban for their release
DRESDEN, GERMANY - AUGUST 29: Supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party gather with German flags at the final AfD Saxony election rally prior to state elections on August 29, 2024 in Dresden, Germany. The AfD is currently leading in polls in both Saxony and Thuringia ahead of state elections scheduled for Sunday in both states. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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Young voters are powering the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party
This picture taken on November 28, 2021 shows teachers and students attending a class on-air at Radio Begum in Kabul.
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Taliban raids and suspends Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station
An Afghan refugee comforts her children at a house in Bagrami district on the outskirts of Kabul on January 9.
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Afghanistan food crisis deepens as aid cuts leave many living on ‘just bread and tea’
Jan 28, 2025
The International Criminal Court, or ICC, in The Hague issued arrest warrants for Taliban officials on January 23.
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International Criminal Court seeks warrants for Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes
Jan 23, 2025
Refugees arrive at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, after being evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on August 27, 2021.
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Flights canceled for refugees who were slated to travel to US
Jan 23, 2025

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