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Earthquake in Afghanistan Kills at Least 255, Officials Say
KABUL, Afghanistan — A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan overnight, killing 255 people, the country’s state-run Bakhtar ...
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Green Energy Complicates the Taliban’s New Battle Against Opium
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — For years, opium has been the monster too big to slay. One Afghan government after another has…
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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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Biden’s Decision on Frozen Funds Stokes Anger Among Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghans said they were outraged by the Biden administration’s decision to divert billions in frozen assets from…
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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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1,200 Miles From Kabul, a Celebrated Music School Reunites
The plane from Kabul touched down in Qatar around 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Two 13-year-old musicians — Zohra and Farida,…
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