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Afghanistan’s water push: Kabul seeks control of rivers; Taliban’s canal projects raise alarms as neighbours fear flow cuts

Afghanistan's pursuit of water sovereignty through large-scale projects like the Qosh Tepa canal is intensifying regional ...

A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the four years since the Taliban’s takeover

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew after more than two decades of a ...

Meet the Afghan girls building robots at home after the Taliban stopped their education

Meet the Afghan girls building robots at home after the Taliban stopped their education - INDEPENDENT PERSIAN: A group of ...

I fled the Taliban in a wheelbarrow when Kabul fell

The metal sides of the old green wheelbarrow blazed under the scorching sun, too searing to touch with my bare hands. As we ...

Afghanistan is starting its fifth year of Taliban rule. Here are 5 things to know

The Taliban are starting their fifth year of ruling Afghanistan. They have silenced internal dissent, tightened their control ...

Four years after Kabul's fall, Afghani families in Connecticut call for protection and support

Since 2021, more than 800 Afghan families, about 4,000 individuals, have resettled in Connecticut, advocates say.
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Taliban mark fourth year in power in Afghanistan

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities marked the fourth anniversary of their takeover on Friday buoyed by Russia’s first ...

An AP photographer is enchanted by an Afghan boy consumed by his lessons at a religious school

After the Taliban came to power, many religious schools were established and the focus on religious education has increased a ...