An update on N, a teenager in Afghanistan who escaped an arranged marriage to a member of the Taliban and went into hiding in Kabul.
Tag: Taliban
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White House Tightens Rules on Counterterrorism Drone Strikes
A classified new policy requires President Biden’s approval to add suspected terrorists to a kill list. The Trump administration had decentralized control over targeting decisions.
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Blast at Education Center in Kabul Kills at Least 19
The violence was the latest to target the country’s Hazara ethnic minority and increased fears about the Taliban’s ability to provide security for all of their citizens.
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A Year Under the Taliban
A single year of extremist rule has turned life upside down for Afghans, especially women. A photographer who has long called the country home captured the jarring changes.
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U.S. Hostage Exchanged for Afghan Drug Lord in Prisoner Swap
The Taliban said they had freed an American engineer, Mark R. Frerichs, in exchange for the release of a prominent Afghan tribal leader convicted of drug trafficking.