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News Articles: Kabul

As Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, a teenager got separated from his family at the airport and has been living on his own in the U.S.

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  • World

An Afghan teen makes it to the U.S., but his family is left behind in Kabul

As Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, a teenager got separated from his family at the airport and wound up on a plane without them. He's been living on his own in the U.S.

July 24, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Bowman and
  • Lauren Hodges
Samira Muhammadi, the owner of Banowan-e-Afghan restaurant, prepares food for a birthday party.

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  • Food

A pop-up restaurant in Kabul is run by women for women. The Taliban is watching

This start-up aims to provide both food and economic opportunity to Afghan women. But success means first overcoming economic crises, cultural taboos and Taliban interference.

June 01, 2023
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By:
  • Maija Liuhto
GPB News NPR

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  • World

5 people were killed in an explosion near the foreign ministry in Kabul

An explosion near the Afghan foreign ministry killed five people and wounded several others, a Taliban police spokesman said. It was the second prominent attack in the capital so far in 2023.

January 11, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Hamidullah Hussaini, 29, taught math to two of the young women killed in a suicide bombing at the Kaaj learning center: Marzia and Hajar. He says they were the best students in his class, and their love of learning inspired him.

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  • Global Health

'I was their teacher': A chance encounter as Afghans protest after a suicide bombing

Pierre Kattar edited the pictures for an NPR story about two of the teenagers killed in the Sept. 30 attack. On Oct. 10, he went to a demonstration in Rome and made an unexpected connection.

November 01, 2022
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By:
  • Pierre Kattar
Bicycles have become the only commuting option for many Afghans, who are often unable to afford a ride in a bus or a shared cab as the economy has unraveled under Taliban rule. But the conservative Taliban culture means that women are missing from the ranks of these new riders.

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  • Asia

Bikes are everywhere in Kabul since the Taliban takeover. But who's not cycling? Women

As the economy unravels, "everyone is getting a bike," says one young resident. It's the cheapest way to get around. But the Taliban's conservative culture means women cyclists are not welcome.

September 29, 2022
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By:
  • Diaa Hadid and
  • FAZELMINALLAH QAZIZAI
A group of teen girls in Afghanistan is reading and discussing Anne Frank's classic book in a secret book club.

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  • World

In a secret Kabul book club, teen girls find comfort in the diary of Anne Frank

The Taliban banned secondary education for girls. In one secret book club, teens gather to discuss a book from another era that they find deeply relevant: Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl

September 13, 2022
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By:
  • Diaa Hadid
Newborn baby Amina is treated for the gun wound in her right leg incurred during the May 12, 2020 attack on a maternity hospital in Kabul. After being rescued, she was brought to the French Medical Institute for Children for surgery.

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  • Children's Health

Whatever happened to the baby shot 3 times in the Kabul maternity hospital bombing?

The child incurred severe injuries in her right leg in the 2020 attack, which killed 24, including her mother. Complications mean a need for more surgeries. But it seemed impossible in Afghanistan.

September 06, 2022
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By:
  • Ruchi Kumar
Taliban guards stand at the entrance of the National Museum of Afghanistan after it reopened under Taliban control in Kabul in December.

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  • World

The Taliban now guard Afghanistan's National Museum, where they once smashed objects

When the Taliban returned to power, cultural heritage advocates worried history might repeat itself and the group would destroy objects it found offensive. The museum is open now but has few visitors.

September 01, 2022
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By:
  • Arezou Rezvani and
  • Fazelminallah Qazizai
Mourners carry the body of a victim of a mosque bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 18. 2022.

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  • Asia

Police say the death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing surpasses 20

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the Wednesday attack that also wounded children, the latest to strike the country in the year since the Taliban seized power.

August 18, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Women march down a main street in Kabul on Saturday, two days before the one-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover.

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  • Middle East

Women march in a rare protest in Kabul's streets — and face violence from the Taliban

About two dozen women marched in Kabul chanting "bread, work, freedom," "we want political participation" and "no to enslavement," just days before the one-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover.

August 13, 2022
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By:
  • Diaa Hadid
A view of a sprawling cemetery in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 9, 2022.

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  • Asia

Sikh temple in Afghanistan rocked by explosions, gunfire

Several explosions and gunfire ripped through a Sikh temple in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday morning

June 18, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A view of a sprawling cemetery in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 9, 2022.

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  • Asia

Sikh temple in Afghanistan rocked by explosions, gunfire

Several explosions and gunfire ripped through a Sikh temple in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday morning

June 18, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
After several months of temporarily housing, Kamila Noori, a prominent Afghan judge, stands on the balcony of the apartment where she will live with her husband and two of their daughters.

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  • World

From Kabul to Virginia: An Afghan family is starting over in America

In only a matter of days, the lives of an Afghan family changed forever. After the Taliban took control of Kabul, they were forced to start over in a foreign country.

January 25, 2022
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By:
  • H.J. Mai
Amir Khan Muttaqi, the foreign minister in Afghanistan's new Taliban-run Cabinet, speaks at a September 2021 news conference in Kabul.

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  • World

Taliban seek ties with U.S. and other ex-foes, Afghan foreign minister says

Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, in an interview with The Associated Press, said the Taliban have changed since they last ruled. He says they have no issue with the United States.

December 13, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Afghans inspect damage of the Ahmadi family house after a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 29. The strike, which the Pentagon originally deemed a success in striking an ISIS-K target, killed 10 civilians, none of whom were associated with the terrorist group.

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  • National

U.S. will provide condolence payments to families of Kabul drone strike victims

The Aug. 29 U.S. drone strike was supposed to target ISIS-K members, but the attack killed 10 Afghan civilians. Now those victims' families will get unspecified condolence payments.

October 16, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
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