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# Kabul

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# Afghanistan
Pentagon believes only one blast took place at Kabul airport yesterday
The Islamic State group has said it carried out the airport attack.
Two British adults and a teenager are among the victims.
The Islamic State group has said it carried out the attack.
The attack killed at least 85 people, including 13 US troops.
Irish evacuees returning through France and Finland after departure from Kabul
Islamic State suicide bombers kill dozens at Kabul airport
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Aug 27th 2021, 5:00 PM
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Opinion: What is ISIS-K? Two terrorism experts on the group behind the Kabul attack
ISIS-K, an affiliate of the Islamic State group, claimed responsibility for the Kabul terrorist attack.
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Aug 27th 2021, 9:34 AM
# homebound
Irish evacuees returning through France and Finland after departure from Kabul
Another 60 Irish citizens are still in the country, with operations to evacuate civilians now “effectively closed”.
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Aug 27th 2021, 9:24 AM
# kabul attack
Biden warns Kabul airport bombers 'we will hunt you down'
The US President reaffirmed the 31 August deadline for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
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Aug 26th 2021, 11:02 PM
# Afghanistan
Islamic State suicide bombers kill dozens at Kabul airport
12 US troops were among the fatalities.
Reports of suicide bomber striking in 'complex attack' on perimeter of airport this afternoon.
US government confirms a number of casualties following explosion.
Government confirms completion of Irish emergency mission to Afghanistan.
Irish evacuation mission from Kabul Airport ends with rescue of 36 people
Tom Clonan: The US loss to the Taliban will have severe global repercussions
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Aug 26th 2021, 10:03 PM
# Kabul Airport
Irish evacuation mission from Kabul Airport ends with rescue of 36 people
At least 60 Irish citizens remain in Afghanistan.
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Aug 26th 2021, 6:07 PM
# Afghanistan
US congressmen criticised for visiting Kabul airport for photo-op during evacuation
The goal of the operation was to push Biden to extend the 31 August evacuation cutoff date.
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Aug 25th 2021, 5:40 PM
# closed today
‘The sea was closed’: UK Foreign Secretary Raab denies paddleboarding while Kabul fell
Dominic Raab insisted he was working when the situation in Afghanistan began to deteriorate while he was on holiday in Crete.
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Aug 25th 2021, 3:07 PM
# Evacuation
Simon Coveney warns that not all Irish citizens may be evacuated from Kabul by end of August
A team of Irish diplomats supported by the military has been deployed to Afghanistan to help evacuate any citizens still in the country.
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Aug 24th 2021, 1:38 PM
# panjshir valley
Taliban say Afghan resistance force 'besieged', but seek talks
Pro-resistance accounts on social media had dismissed earlier claims of being pushed back.
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Aug 23rd 2021, 2:15 PM
# Taliban
Desperation deepens in Afghanistan as evacuation operations falter
The flow of people trying to flee Taliban rule continues to overwhelm the international community.
Taliban co-founder Baradar in Kabul today for talks to set up government.
The flow of people trying to flee continues to overwhelm the international community.
US forces are going beyond the airport to help people seeking evacuation.
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Aug 21st 2021, 2:23 PM
# Afghanistan
Fears grow Taliban are breaking promises to pardon opponents
US President Joe Biden is set to make a televised address about the evacuation effort.
US President Joe Biden is set to make a televised address about the evacuation effort.
A German civilian was shot on his way to the airport.
The Taliban conceded that some of their fighters were breaking into properties.
Tom Clonan: The US loss to the Taliban will have severe global repercussions
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Tom Clonan: The US loss to the Taliban will have severe global repercussions
The security expert looks at the fall of Afghanistan and how it all plays out on a global stage.
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# zaki anwari
Afghan footballer fell to death from US plane, sports federation announces
The incident happened on Monday.
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Aug 19th 2021, 10:35 PM
# Taliban
Media reports of people killed at Independence Day rally in Afghan city
The United States said the Taliban were reneging on pledges to allow safe passage to Afghans who worked with the US.
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Aug 19th 2021, 3:55 PM
# Afghanistan
Human remains found in wheel well of US military plane following Kabul airport chaos
The plane was surrounded by hundreds of civilians as it took off from Kabul’s airport.
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Aug 18th 2021, 11:02 AM
# Afghanistan
'We fear what is coming': Women in Kabul speak out as Taliban takes back control
Women in Afghanistan tell The Journal “everyone is living in fear” since the Taliban regained control of the country.
Women living in Kabul tell The Journal "everyone is living in fear" since the Taliban regained control
Females in particular are afraid to leave their homes, Órla Ryan and Laura Byrne write
"We simply do not know what they have in store for us. All we can do now is wait," Mahbouba Seraj says
Photo shows more than 600 Afghans on US military flight hours after Kabul fell to Taliban
Joe Biden's defiance over Afghanistan tests global alliances
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Aug 18th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Kabul
Taliban news conference hears promise of women's rights 'within the framework of Sharia'
NATO ambassadors are convening for an emergency meeting today.
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# Afghanistan
Irish woman in Kabul 'confident' she will be able to leave city within next two days
Aoife MacManus, who has been in Kabul for two years working in the primary education sector, said the last 36 hours have been “very hectic”.
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Aug 17th 2021, 11:22 AM
# how did we get here
Timeline: 20 years after invading Afghanistan, the US faces its 'not Saigon' moment
The withdrawal of US troops has allowed Taliban militias to recapture the country.
Almost 20 years since the US entered Afghanistan, the troop pull-out has seen the Taliban return swiftly across the country.
President Joe Biden's urging of Afghans to "fight for themselves" has proven a fruitless plea.
How did we get here that, despite trillions of dollars, the situation appears back to square one?
The Taliban are returning to power in Afghanistan after two decades - but who are they?
Tom Clonan: 'Scenes of desperation at Kabul Airport speak to the barbarity of the Taliban'
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Aug 16th 2021, 5:02 PM
# Explainer
The Taliban are returning to power in Afghanistan after two decades - but who are they?
The last time the Taliban had control over the country, women and girls were mostly denied education or employment.
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Aug 16th 2021, 2:59 PM
# Kabul
Afghan President says he fled country to prevent 'flood of bloodshed'
The Taliban has captured much of the country in the last week.
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Aug 15th 2021, 8:00 PM
# Taliban
Government advises all UK nationals to leave Afghanistan immediately
“You should note an overall increased threat to Western interests in Kabul,” the UK government’s website states.
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Aug 6th 2021, 10:43 PM
# Kabul
Afghans bury dead from bloody school blasts
More than 50 people, mostly female students, were killed in yesterday’s attack.
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May 9th 2021, 1:27 PM
# Bombing
25 killed, 52 wounded in blast near school in Afghanistan
Afghan Ministry spokesman Tareq Arian told reporters that the casualties could rise
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May 8th 2021, 4:37 PM
# Taliban
Gunmen assassinate two Afghan judges in Kabul ambush
Violence has risen in Afghanistan in recent months despite peace talks between the Taliban and government.
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Jan 17th 2021, 7:06 PM
# Kabul
At least eight killed in car bomb blast in Afghanistan’s capital
Children, women and elders were among the dead and wounded, the interior ministry said.
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# heavy snow
Snow, rain and flash floods leave dozens dead in Afghanistan and Pakistan
At least 43 people are dead in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Jan 13th 2020, 8:25 AM
# Afghanistan
Two professors released by Taliban three years after kidnapping
Timothy Weeks and Kevin King were abducted by gunmen in 2016.
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Nov 19th 2019, 10:53 AM
# Kabul
Islamic State claims suicide-bomber attack that killed 63 people at Afghan wedding
“I will never see happiness in my life again,” the groom told a local TV station.
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Aug 18th 2019, 2:24 PM
# Investigation
'Totally unacceptable': British soldiers shown shooting at Jeremy Corbyn target
The Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation.
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Apr 3rd 2019, 10:15 AM
# Surprise Move
'If you're the Taliban, Christmas has come early': Trump under fire as he orders major military withdrawal from Afghanistan
The move stunned officials in Kabul who are involved in an intensifying push to end the 17-year conflict.
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Dec 21st 2018, 6:59 AM
# religious leaders
'Everyone was screaming for help': At least 50 people killed in Kabul suicide bombing
The attack targeted a religious celebration in the Afghan capital.
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Nov 20th 2018, 9:59 PM
# Kabul
Ten journalists, including AFP photographer and BBC reporter, killed in Afghanistan attacks
A double suicide blast in Kabul killed 25 people early this morning.
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Apr 30th 2018, 9:30 PM
# islamic state
'I don't know where my daughters are': Suicide attack on Kabul voter registration centre kills 57
A wounded man in a hospital bed wept saying: “I don’t know where my daughters are. God damn the attackers!”
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Apr 22nd 2018, 12:52 PM
# Bombings
Over 20 killed in multiple suicide bombings and attacks in Afghanistan
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Feb 24th 2018, 11:59 AM
# Afghanistan
Five killed as gunmen storm Kabul military academy in IS-claimed attack
Five people were killed and ten wounded in what’s been the third major attack in the city in several days.
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Jan 29th 2018, 7:01 AM
# Kabul
Pakistan accused of supporting militants who killed nearly 100 in suicide bombing yesterday
The Afghan government the attack was carried out by the Taliban-linked Haqqani network with Pakistani backing.
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Jan 28th 2018, 8:17 AM
# Afghanistan
'A massacre': Ambulance bomb kills at least 90 people and wounds 151 in Kabul
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Jan 27th 2018, 3:13 PM
# Afghanistan
'Pray for me. I may die': Kabul hotel guest's plea during siege
At least 18 people were killed, including 14 foreigners, in the 12-hour ordeal.
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Jan 22nd 2018, 7:15 AM
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