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US tells citizens to avoid Kabul airport due to ‘security threats’

The United States on Saturday urged its citizens in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to the Kabul airport, citing "potential security…

Viral footage of US Marine aiding baby captures Kabul chaos

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A heart-breaking video showing a US Marine lifting a baby over a razor wire-topped wall…

US Afghan evacuations stall as receiving base overflows: Pentagon

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US officials confirmed that evacuation operations from Afghanistan stalled for several hours Friday because…

Taliban revenge fears grow in Afghanistan

  by David FOX KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- The Taliban are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families, according…

Defiant Afghans wave flags amid fears of Taliban crackdown

by David FOX KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Defiant protesters waved Afghan flags at scattered rallies Thursday to mark the country's…

Kabul evacuees touch down in UAE on way to new life in UK

by Mohamad Ali Harissi DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Dozens of evacuees from Afghanistan waited nervously to board a…

Afghan woman news anchor stopped from working after Taliban takeover

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- An Afghan woman journalist has said she was barred from working at her TV station after…

Israel to begin Covid booster shots for over 40s

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Israelis aged 40 and over will be able to receive coronavirus vaccine booster shots starting this…

Taliban pledge to be ‘different’, as Afghans flee

by David FOX KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- The Taliban have offered a pledge of reconciliation, vowing no revenge against opponents…

Taiwan needs to be ‘stronger’ after US Afghanistan exit: president

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Afghanistan's return to Taliban rule following the withdrawal of US forces shows Taiwan needs to be…

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