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Maduro returns to US court as rare narcoterrorism law faces key test at trial - analysis
Maduro, 63, led Venezuela from 2013 through his capture in Caracas by US special forces on January 3. He pleaded not guilty on January 5 to all US charges against him.
Afghanistan releases American detainee in an effort to improve Taliban, US relations
Pakistan denies deadly Kabul hospital attack, says it struck Taliban military site
Taliban, Pakistan declare Eid al-Fitr ceasefire in conflict that has killed hundreds
Taliban chief orders internet blackouts, calling the web the ‘root of all evil’
The emerging policy threatens to disrupt government services that had moved online in recent years and to stall humanitarian operations in Afghanistan.
US and Afghanistan agree to hostages-for-prisoners exchange
Taliban representatives met with US Officials to discuss normalization efforts, diplomatic relations, and freeing detained US citizens.
Twenty four years after 9/11, al-Qaeda resurgence poses ‘daily threat’ to US
“After Afghanistan fell in 2021, al-Qaeda quietly began rebuilding its networks while working closely with the Taliban," said Azim Shinwari, a former Afghan senior counterterrorism expert.
WHO asks Taliban to lift female aid worker restrictions following earthquakes
WHO urged the Taliban to lift restrictions on Afghan women aid workers after a deadly quake, warning the shortage of female staff is leaving women without vital medical and mental health care.
Two powerful aftershocks hit Afghanistan after earthquakes killed 2,200
Two powerful aftershocks struck eastern Afghanistan within 12 hours, as fears of more devastation grow following a series of deadly earthquakes that have killed over 2,200 people.
Afghanistan airdrops commandos to rescue quake survivors, UN warns food may run out
Afghanistan quakes kill 1,400 as rescuers race to save survivors, and the UN warns food aid could run out in weeks.
Earthquake in Afghanistan kills 800, injures 2,800
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Afghanistan’s Kunar province, leaving hundreds feared dead and injured as rescuers search for survivors.
September 11, embassy bombing victims cannot seize Afghan bank assets, US appeals court rules
Attack victims also failed to show DAB was liable as a Taliban agency or instrumentality under the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, though that law abrogated immunity that DAB had under the FSIA.
Germany to resume entry of vulnerable Afghans after legal, diplomatic pressure
Afghan nationals deemed at risk under Taliban rule will be allowed to enter Germany after long holds in Pakistani refugee camps.
‘I’m still trapped in August 2021’: Afghan women in exile share haunting memories
Afghan women who fled Taliban rule describe trauma, loss, and fear as they struggle for recognition abroad.
