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PublishedMay 27, 2023
Iran exchanges heavy gunfire with Taliban on Afghan border, escalating tensions over water rights
Iran's state-run IRNA news agency quoted the country's deputy police chief, Gen. Qassem Rezaei, accusing the Taliban of opening fire first Saturday morning.
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PublishedApril 9, 2023
Official: Afghan special forces kill 2 IS fighters in raid
The raid on the hideout in the district of Sayed Abad in Nimroz province sparked a clash lasting 30 minutes, said Mufti Habibullah Ilham, the province’s information and culture director.
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PublishedApril 6, 2023
Biden review of chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal blames Trump
The National Security Council report does fault overly optimistic intelligence community assessments about the Afghan army's willingness to fight and says Biden followed military commanders' recommendations.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2023
U.S. veterans testify of ‘catastrophic’ impact of Afghan collapse
The initial hearing of a long-promised investigation by House Republicans displayed the open wounds from the end of America’s longest war in August 2021.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2023
Maine Voices: 20 years ago, residents gave warm sendoff to departing troops
And the same good cheer greeted the soldiers of the ‘3rd Herd’ when we returned after more than a year away from our families, friends and community.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
Caught in the crossfire: Mainers aid in medical rescue of Afghan boy
Fawad, then 6 years old, was hit by a bullet as his family tried to flee Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal. A network that included Maine residents came together to bring him to safety.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2022
Afghan refugees in U.S. face uncertainty as legislation stalls
Refugees now face an August deadline for action from Congress before their temporary parole status expires.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2022
With the U.S. out of Afghanistan, China comes calling
In April, China spearheaded the Tunxi Initiative, which corralled Afghanistan's neighbors and Russia to support reconstruction and economic assistance in the war-torn country.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2022
Maine Afghan community group elects women to leadership roles
Shamayel Kargar is the new president of the Afghan Community of Maine and one of six women elected to the group's board of directors.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2022
Women protesters demand more security after Afghan bombing
The bomber struck an education center Friday packed with hundreds of students in a Shiite neighborhood, killing 19 people and wounding 27.
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