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Afghanistan newborns in peril
Oped, Christine Cipolla, Published on 12/08/2022
» Nearly a year ago when I visited Afghanistan, the medical system was about to shut down. The country's dedicated medical staff hadn't been paid in months, and the needed drugs and equipment for quality care weren't available.
Afghanistan mosque blast kills 62
Associated Press, Published on 19/10/2019
» KABUL, Afghanistan: An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered for Friday prayers, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, provincial officials said. The attack underscored the record-high number of civilians dying in the country's 18-year war.
Afghanistan: 17 years too late
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 31/01/2019
» 'The Taliban have committed, to our satisfaction, to do what is necessary that would prevent Afghanistan from ever becoming a platform for international terrorist groups or individuals," said Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, on Tuesday. So why didn't the United States have this discussion with the Taliban 17 years ago, in October 2001?
Pentagon downplays newest Afghanistan clashes
AFP, Published on 04/05/2021
» WASHINGTON - The Pentagon downplayed Monday the impact of attacks by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan over the weekend as US and allied forces began their withdrawal from the country.
Recycled wars of benighted Afghanistan
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 18/08/2021
» In the year 2000, five years after the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, nobody elsewhere cared what happened in that land-locked, benighted country. It was ruled by angry rural fanatics who tormented the local people with their demented rules for proper "Islamic" behaviour, but it was not a military or diplomatic priority for anybody.
The unspoken failure in Afghanistan
Oped, Nancy Qian, Published on 10/09/2021
» The US withdrawal from Afghanistan captured the world's attention and attracted significant criticism. It seems inconceivable that 20 years of war, tens of thousands of lives, and $2 trillion (65 trillion baht) were not enough to build a new Afghanistan.
The forsaken women of Afghanistan
Oped, Pinelopi Goldberg, Published on 17/09/2021
» Owing to the pandemic and other calamities, many referred to 2020 as a "biblical year". Now, however, it is starting to look like we are in a "biblical decade". Between the floods in Western Europe, the wildfires in Greece and Turkey, and the Delta and Mu variants of Covid-19, our planet and traditional way of life are coming increasingly under pressure.
Another quake strikes western Afghanistan
Reuters, Published on 11/10/2023
» KABUL - A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan's western province of Herat on Wednesday, forcing authorities to redeploy relief and rescue teams already in the field following a series of deadly quakes on Saturday.
Afghanistan bus crash kills 76
AFP and Reuters, Published on 20/08/2025
» KABUL — A traffic accident in Afghanistan’s western Herat province killed 76 people, including 17 children, on Tuesday night when a bus carrying deported migrants to Kabul caught fire after colliding with a truck and motorcycle, a government official said.
Journalist killed by gunmen in Afghanistan
Reuters, Published on 10/12/2020
» JALALABAD/KABUL: Gunmen shot and killed a female television journalist, who was also a women's rights activist, in Afghanistan on Thursday, an incident that underscores an increasing trend of violence against journalists in the country.