Tag: Taliban
Taliban Renege on Promise to Open Afghan Girls’ Schools
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Wednesday abruptly reversed their decision to allow girls’ high schools to reopen…
Rival Sept. 11 Victims Near Potential Deal to Divide Afghan Central Bank Assets
WASHINGTON — At least six major groups of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have struck a…
Afghan Embassy, Now Out of Money, Will Shut Down, U.S. Says
WASHINGTON — Without the backing of a recognized government or money to keep the lights on, Afghanistan’s embassy…
The Smugglers’ Paradise of Afghanistan
ZARANJ, Afghanistan — The smuggler barreled down the narrow dirt road, bouncing into craters and over rocks that…
The One Item They Had to Take When These 6 Afghans Fled
Neither Maliha Karimi nor most of her family members had ever been on a plane or even inside…
Unpaid and Potentially Stateless, Afghan Diplomats Seek Permission to Remain in U.S.
The services bring in $2,000 to $3,000 in fees each month, Mr. Nejrabi said — enough to keep…
Afghanistan’s Health Care System Is Collapsing Under Stress
KABUL, Afghanistan — Amena, 7 months old, lay silently in her hospital crib amid the mewling of desperately…
Afghan Refugees Face Two-Tier System in Europe
Some of the Afghan women around the table in the neoclassical building in central Athens were making notes…
More Than a Million Afghans Flee as Economy Collapses
ZARANJ, Afghanistan — From their hide-out in the desert ravine, the migrants could just make out the white…