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Afghan security forces member hurries to fight off the attack on the American University in the capital. AP

Taliban Releases Video of Professors Abducted from American University in Kabul

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 12, 2017 | World

Kabul- Taliban released a video Wednesday showing the American and Australian professors who were kidnapped in August, the first time they have been seen since their abduction. The two men, an American identified as Kevin King and an Australian identified as Timothy...

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In this undated photo released by Official Twitter Account of the UAE Embassy in Kabul and made available Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, UAE Ambassador Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaab, center, stands next to Nasrin Oryakhil, left, Afghanistan’s minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled, during an official ceremony of the Foundation for Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan orphanage in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

5 UAE Officials Killed in Afghan Blast, Ambassador Injured

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 11, 2017 | World

Five UAE officials were among 56 people killed in a string of bombings across Afghan cities, authorities said Wednesday. One of the attacks wounded the UAE ambassador to Afghanistan. The UAE’s state-run WAM news agency identified the Emirati dead as Mohammed Ali...

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Afghan policemen keep watch at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan January 10, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

Twin Blasts Rock Afghan Parliament, Casualties Unknown

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 10, 2017 | World

Two loud explosions rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul near parliament offices on Tuesday, killing or wounding scores of people and ending a period of relative calm in the capital. The attack occurred in a crowded area during the afternoon rush hour as workers were...

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Syrian pro-government troops hold a position in Aleppo’s eastern Karm al-Jabal neighborhood/ George Ourfalian/AFP

In Aleppo, Russia Continues a Long History

by Amir Taheri | Dec 11, 2016 | Features

In the past few days Russian media have been full of reports and speculations regarding “the imminent end “of the campaign that President Vladimir Putin has led against insurgents in Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city. The Kremlin controlled Sputnik agency claims...

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Afghan men assist a woman, who collapsed after a massive suicide blast at a mosque, to the Estiqlal Hospital in Kabul on November 21, 2016. WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP

Kabul Mosque Bombing Death Toll Rises to 27

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 22, 2016 | World

Kabul- The death toll from a massive suicide bombing targeting a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul rose to 27 on Monday, officials said. Fraidoon Obaidi, chief of the Kabul police Criminal Investigation Department, said at least 27 people had been killed and 35...