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Afghanistan’s gold rush upends lives and landscapes video

Afghanistan’s gold rush upends lives and landscapes

  • In Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, dozens of excavators operate day and night to extract gold from the mountains where villagers and their livestock once roamed
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Afghanistan’s child deaths are rising as food distributions face cuts, UN says

Afghanistan’s child deaths are rising as food distributions face cuts, UN says

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Afghanistan’s child deaths are rising as food distributions face cuts, UN says

Afghanistan’s child deaths are rising as food distributions face cuts, UN says

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Fourteen Afghan migrants found dead in desert

Fourteen Afghan migrants found dead in desert

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Pakistan military rejects UN report alleging civilian deaths Afghanistan strikes

Pakistan military rejects UN report alleging civilian deaths Afghanistan strikes

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KSrelief extends aid efforts across three countries

KSrelief extends aid efforts across three countries

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Top German court says Afghan resettlement pledges cannot be revoked en masse

Top German court says Afghan resettlement pledges cannot be revoked en masse

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Afghans search for dozens missing after devastating flood video

Afghans search for dozens missing after devastating flood

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Pakistani troops kill 24 militants in raids as violence escalates in region near Afghanistan

Pakistani troops kill 24 militants in raids as violence escalates in region near Afghanistan

West Afghanistan female dress-code crackdown hits businesses

West Afghanistan female dress-code crackdown hits businesses

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Ex-Afghan MP extradited to US to face drug, weapons charges

Ex-Afghan MP extradited to US to face drug, weapons charges

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UN officials urge Western nations to engage with Afghanistan to prevent it sliding into instability

UN officials urge Western nations to engage with Afghanistan to prevent it sliding into instability

By AP ·
Pakistani military vows to continue actions against alleged militant hideouts in Afghanistan

Pakistani military vows to continue actions against alleged militant hideouts in Afghanistan

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