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Taliban authorities in northeastern Afghanistan said Wednesday that a gun attack resulted in the death of a Chinese national, while his local interpreter escaped unharmed. An Afghanistan-based ...

"The federal government sent them overseas to Afghanistan," Hynes told CBC News. "[They] put them in harm's way, and they are responsible for ensuring that they have access to the benefits and ...

The U.S. secured the release of two Americans held in Afghanistan in former President Joe Biden’s final hours in office in exchange for the release of an Afghan Taliban member in U.S. custody ...

Don't ban the Afghanistan men's side from playing international cricket but do expect them to do more for the women and girls who don't have the same rights they do. That's the opinion of two ...

The scope of the order was not clear, including whether it applied to Afghanistan's humanitarian funding, which is channelled through NGOs and United Nations agencies. Jan Egeland, the secretary ...

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“They’re in hiding, they’re in limbo, and President Trump campaigned about Afghanistan. … He started the end of the Afghan war and now he’s got to finish it. And that means bringing all ...

There seems to be a “deliberate and calculated move to map out” the Philippines by a “foreign power,” according to Philippine Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm.

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released. Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released from Taliban custody in a prisoner swap ...