Taliban raids and suspends Afghanistan’s only women’s radio station
The Taliban suspended the operation of Afghanistan’s only women’s radio station after raiding its premises on Tuesday, ...
His father used diplomacy, he conquered the world: How Alexander became the first great general
The opening of the royal palace of Aigai to the public in 2024 reignited global interest in the life and legacy of Alexander ...
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban vow to stay united despite "enemy" bids to cause rifts
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers will stay united despite enemies' efforts to create divisions among the movement's leaders and ...
Shooting at a UN compound in Afghan capital kills 1 and injures another
The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says one person is dead and another person injured after a shooting at its Kabul compound ...
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After losing son in Afghanistan and husband to cancer, South Jersey woman turned to politics
When Melinda Kane joins the New Jersey Assembly on Jan. 23, it’ll be the 15th anniversary of the death of her son Jeremy, a Marine reservist killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.
A Taliban highway could lead to the future. But it’s stuck in the past.
Taliban officials have a plan to turn one of the country’s most remote corners into a global trade hub by linking the Afghan ...
How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...
The Moral and Strategic Case for Taking in the Afghan Refugees
During the Afghan withdrawal, the Taliban drew up lists of our allies to hunt and kill because they had worked with us. A ...
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The Taliban take over Afghanistan’s only luxury hotel, more than a decade after attacking it
The Taliban are taking over the operations of Afghanistan’s only luxury hotel in Kabul, more than a decade after they ...
The forgotten treasure that brought a Silk Road city back to map: ‘Changing notions of a warzone’
In the aftermath of the Kargil War, Muzzamil Hussain's family unearthed a treasure of Silk Road artefacts in their ancestral property near Kargil's bazaar.
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U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Biden administration has been in talks with the Taliban to exchange Americans detained in Afghanistan for Afghans in U.S. custody, a senior Taliban leader with direct ...
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Rochester-area man finally released by Taliban after being held for 894 days
In a statement early Tuesday morning, Corbett's family announced he had been freed after being held prisoner for nearly 900 days in Afghanistan: "Our hearts are filled with overwhelming gratitude and ...