Afghanistan
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Journalist and Afghan translator giving thanks for reunion on US soil
They’re thankful to see each other again. In late November 2020, journalist Toby Harnden was in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, researching his…
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National Geographic’s iconic ‘Afghan girl’ given safe haven in Italy
Italy has given the iconic green-eyed National Geographic “Afghan girl” safe haven just months after the Taliban re-took control of…
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Most Afghan evacuees not vetted before entering country, GOP memo says
Nearly all of the roughly 82,000 Afghans that were evacuated to the United States from Kabul in August were not…
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Tanking polls give Biden few reasons to be thankful this year
President Biden will celebrate Thanksgiving with his family in Nantucket — but if polls of his job performance and handling…
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Famous doctor killed in Afghanistan after family pays ransom
A prominent doctor was kidnapped and killed in Northern Afghanistan — despite a hefty ransom paid to secure his release,…
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State Dept. nixed mental health aid for Americans amid Afghan evacuation: report
In the final days of the botched US withdrawal from Afghanistan, State Department officials rejected the Department of Veterans Affairs’…
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‘When will we get out?’ Parents plead with California son to help them flee Afghanistan
SACRAMENTO — Emal Salarzai woke up in the middle of the night a few weeks ago feeling like his skull was…
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10 years removed from battle, Marine veterans grapple with the worst of the Afghanistan war in new podcast
SAN DIEGO — Until recently, Manuel Mendoza had a hard time responding when anyone told him, “Thank you for your service.”…
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Marine veterans to talk Afghanistan at USS Midway Museum tonight
SAN DIEGO — Two Marines who fought in Afghanistan during one of the most violent phases of the conflict will talk…
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Now silent under Taliban, a Kabul cinema awaits its fate
KABUL, Afghanistan — The cool 1960s-style lines of the Ariana Cinema’s marquee stand out over a traffic-clogged roundabout in downtown…
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