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Taliban Say They’ve Not Found Body of Qaeda Leader

The Taliban have not found the body of Ayman al-Zawahiri and are continuing investigations, group spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Thursday, after the United States said they killed the al Qaeda leader in an airstrike in Kabul last month. The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a…

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Taliban say they've not found body of al Qaeda leader

Reuters

One year on, Afghans at risk await evacuation, relocation

More than a year after the Taliban takeover that saw thousands of people rushing to Kabul’s international airport amid the chaotic U.S. withdrawal, Afghans who failed to get on evacuation flights say they are still struggling to find safe and legal ways out of the country

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Afghan women open library to counter growing isolation

Afghan women's rights activists opened a library in Kabul on Wednesday, hoping to provide an oasis for women increasingly cut off from education and public life under the ruling Taliban.

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. commits to Afghan asset talks despite frustration with Taliban - sources

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration will press ahead with talks on releasing billions of dollars in Afghanistan's foreign-held assets despite the late al Qaeda leader's presence in Kabul and foot-dragging by the Taliban and Afghan central bank, according to three sources with knowledge of the situation.

Reuters

Co Down man tells of pride at helping 15,000 people flee from war-torn Afghanistan

“There were a lot of times I shed a tear."

Belfast Live

AP Week in Pictures: Global | Aug. 13-Aug. 19, 2022

From Taliban fighters celebrating one year since they seized the Afghan capital, Kabul, to the men's park final at the European Cycling Championships in Munich, to Machine Gun Kelly performing in Cleveland, Ohio, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published…

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Taliban leader says foreign engagement will be in line with sharia

The Taliban will deal with the international community in line with sharia law, the supreme leader of the hardline Islamist group said, according to a copy of his speech shared by the information ministry on Friday.

Reuters

What the Taliban Really Fear

A resistance movement is growing in Afghanistan—and it needs international support.

Foreign Affairs

Police say the death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing surpasses 20

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the Wednesday attack that also wounded children, the latest to strike the country in the year since the Taliban seized power.

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Police: 21 People Died in Blast at Kabul Mosque

A blast that tore through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday had killed 21 people, Kabul police said on Thursday. Police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said that another 33 people had been injured in the blast. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack Wednesday night, the…

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Death toll from Kabul mosque blast reaches 21

A blast that tore through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday killed 21 people, Kabul police said on Thursday, as the United Nations expressed concern over a growing number of civilian casualties from explosions.

Reuters

Kabul: 21 killed and dozens injured in ‘suicide attack’ on mosque in Afghan capital

Several children are reported to be among dozens wounded in the latest attack to strike Afghanistan in the year since the Taliban seized power

Evening Standard

Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric

An Afghan resident and police say that a bombing at a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27

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The village wedding caught in the Taliban’s battle for Kabul

In August 2021, Dost Kol prepared to celebrate. The next 24 hours brought tragedy

The Hindu

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Afghanistan: At least 20 dead, 40 injured in mosque explosion in Kabul

The blast reportedly took place in a mosque in the Khair Khana area during evening prayers. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Deadly blast hits Kabul mosque packed with worshippers

A Taliban police spokesman in Afghanistan's capital said the toll from a mosque bombing rose Thursday to 21 people killed with 33 others wounded in the attack.

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Morning mail: wrongly imprisoned Indonesian boys plead for mercy, new emissions plan, Kabul mosque blast

Thursday: two children imprisoned as adult people smugglers ask attorney general to intervene. Plus: would you watch a 24 hour VR epic set in a rainforest?

Reuters

Taliban test repaired helicopters, planes in flyover of capital

Taliban military aircraft roared over the Afghan capital on Wednesday as the group's defence ministry tested out recently repaired hardware, much of it left behind by foreign militaries and acquired since the Taliban seized power a year ago.

Reuters

'Pain does not go away': Anger persists for family of U.S. Marine killed in Kabul

The last text message Darin Taylor Hoover sent his mother from Kabul's airport a year ago was short but one she still reads every day.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Dueling views remain a year after Afghan pullout

A year after America’s tumultuous and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan, assessments of its impact are divided — and largely along partisan lines

ABC News

Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer, Kimiya Yousofi, arrives in Australia one year after the fall of Kabul

The extraordinary life of Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer takes another dramatic twist a year after Kabul fell to the Taliban.

The Independent UK

Former armed forces chief describes ‘failures’ leading to fall of Kabul

Former chief of the defence staff General Sir Nick Carter said there is a risk Afghanistan could again become a base for groups such as al Qaida.

The Conversation

One year into Taliban control, Afghans face poverty and repression. Australia cannot turn a blind eye

One year after the fall of Kabul, life is difficult and precarious for almost everyone in Afghanistan. More than half of the 40 million people of this troubled country are facing severe malnutrition and grinding poverty, and 90% struggle with food insecurity. In a land of widows and orphans, disaster…

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