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Mrs. Afghanistan says beauty pageant almost killed her
In 2005, Mauda Rahmati, crowned Mrs. Afghanistan, went on a journey that transcended the traditional bounds of beauty contests. As the first woman to represent Afghan women on the global stage, she drJanuary 25, 2024
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Republicans and Democrats agree the Afghanistan war wasn’t worth it, AP-NORC poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time when Americans are deeply divided along party lines, a new poll shows considerable agreement on at least one issue: The United States’ two-decade-long war in AfghanOctober 18, 2023
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Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villagOctober 15, 2023
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Taliban: Earthquakes kill over 2,000 in western Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes that killOctober 7, 2023
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Indiana senator to FIFA: Return Afghanistan women to World Cup competition
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – A U.S. Senator from Indiana is calling on international soccer leaders to officially recognize the exiled women’s national team from Afghanistan. Sen. Todd Young wasAugust 11, 2023
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State Department failed to plan or respond fast enough in Afghanistan collapse, new US report finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department failed to do enough planning before the collapse of the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan, according to a Biden administration review of the departmentRJune 30, 2023
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Australian decorated hero quits corporate job after Afghanistan war crime revelations
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s most decorated living war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith quit his corporate job Friday after a civil court blamed him for unlawfully killing four Afghans, esJune 2, 2023
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Pentagon to release reviews on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
(CNN) — President Joe Biden was “severely constrained” by the conditions created by President Donald Trump as he decided to move ahead with the complete withdrawal of American troopsApril 6, 2023
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Major foreign aid groups suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bars female employees
(CNN) — At least half a dozen major foreign aid groups have said they are temporarily suspending their operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred female employees of non-governmental orDecember 26, 2022