Afghanistan
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PublishedOctober 14, 2021
Routes out of Afghanistan dwindle as Pakistan cancels flights
The suspension comes after weeks of Taliban promises to allow freedom of movement to all Afghans and restore regular international flights in and out of Kabul.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2021
Islamic State bomber kills 46 inside Afghan mosque in challenge to Taliban
A statement says the attack targeted both Shiites and the Taliban for their purported willingness to expel ethnic Uygher Muslims to meet demands from China.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2021
Man who fled Afghanistan sues U.S. to reunite with young sons
Mohammad is one of thousands of Afghans who worked for the U.S. government in Afghanistan and were forced to leave behind close family members to be able to get to safety, his lawyer says.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2021
Now in power, Taliban crack down on Afghan drug underworld
Hundreds of homeless men addicted to heroin and methamphetamines have been rounded up, beaten and forcibly taken to treatment centers.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2021
Hundreds of asylum seekers wait in Portland-area hotels because apartments are so scarce
More than 300 immigrants who arrived in Portland recently are waiting for permanent housing in a tight rental market.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2021
Senate narrowly defeats Republican amendment to cut off aid to Afghan refugees
The amendment by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton sought to cut off housing, food and medical aid as of March 31, 2023, for Afghans who were granted parole to quickly enter the United States.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2021
Afghan government collapse rooted in 2020 deal with Taliban, general says
Wednesday's hearing was politically charged, with Republicans seeking to cast President Biden as wrongheaded on Afghanistan, and Democrats pointing to what they called ill-advised decisions during the Trump years.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2021
Joint Chiefs chairman calls 20-year Afghanistan War a ‘strategic failure’
Gen. Mark Milley says the American government may have put too much faith in its ability to build a viable Afghan government.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Letter: Reader cites history, puts Afghanistan in perspective
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Afghan evacuees to begin arriving in Maine as soon as this week
Catholic Charities Maine is heading up the resettlement of 67 to 100 Afghans who fled their homeland as the U.S. military withdrew from the 20-year war.
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