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Afghanistan

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American held captive in Afghanistan released, Taliban says

  • Mar 24

Man dies in ICE custody, worked with US forces in Afghanistan: group

  • Mar 16
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Trump angers allies with claim on NATO troops in Afghanistan

  • Jan 23
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US to suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries

  • Jan 14

Afghan national arrested over alleged bomb threat

  • Nov 30, 2025

DC shooting suspect to be charged with first-degree murder: Pirro

  • Nov 28, 2025

What to know about suspected gunman in National Guardsmen shooting

  • Nov 27, 2025

6.3 quake hits northern Afghanistan, killing 20 and injuring hundreds

  • Nov 3, 2025

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  • Nov 28, 2025
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  • Nov 27, 2025
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Hundreds killed after 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan, officials say

  • Sep 1, 2025
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  • Jul 4, 2025
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  • Jun 5, 2025
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Congressional medal to be awarded to SoCal service members who died in 2021 Kabul attack

  • Aug 26, 2024
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  • Aug 26, 2024

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Trump suggests US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, citing its proximity to rival China

Trump suggested that he is working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four years after America's chaotic withdrawal from the country left the base in the Taliban's hands.

  • Sep 19, 2025

'Eyewitness to 9/11: Behind the Lens' reveals untold stories, rare video of America's darkest day

Hear from the Eyewitness News journalists who were there, in the streets, in the air, and in the newsroom, reporting on the events as the tragedy unfolded, capturing the unforgettable video of that day, and risking their lives to tell the world what was happening.

  • Sep 9, 2025

Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake jumps to more than 2,200 as aid agencies plead for funds

Hundreds more bodies have been recovered from houses in mountain villages destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan early this week, pushing the death toll to over 2,200, a Taliban government spokesman said Thursday.

  • Sep 5, 2025

2nd earthquake hits Afghanistan as death toll climbs to over 1,400, Taliban official says

Amid rescue efforts, a second 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday about 20 miles northeast of Jalalabad, according to the USGS.

  • Sep 2, 2025

Hundreds killed as 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan, officials say

The strong earthquake struck about 17 miles east of Jalalabad, near the border with Pakistan, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

  • Sep 1, 2025