Bombings continue to rock Kabul, illustrating the enduring threat posed by the Islamic State’s Afghan affiliate, ISIS-K, in the era of Taliban rule. Here is a guide to the situation.
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Drone strike on al-Qaida leader delivered ‘justice,’ Biden says
Al-Zawahri and the better-known Osama bin Laden carried out the deadliest attack ever on American soil — the Sept. 11 suicide hijackings.
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Kabul airport attack involved single bomb with ‘disturbing lethality,’ Pentagon inquiry finds
The suicide bombing killed 13 U.S. troops and an estimated 170 Afghans outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26.
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Lewiston to resettle a number of Afghan refugee families
Maine Immigrant & Refugee Services will begin resettling between 50-100 Afghan refugees next week. The agency has been collecting donated items.
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A rebel, a bureaucrat: The women who stayed in Afghanistan
Many have fled the country in response to the Taliban takeover, fearing a return to the brutal repression that marked the group’s previous rule in the late 1990s.
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Judge rules Afghan militant held in Guantánamo illegally, in what lawyers say is first such ruling in 10 years
The basis of the ruling remains classified, and only brief opening statements of proceedings were made public earlier this year.
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Afghan evacuees begin to arrive in Maine
The first of what could be as many as 100 Afghan evacuees to come to Maine arrived at Portland International Jetport on Thursday.
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Routes out of Afghanistan dwindle as Pakistan cancels flights
The suspension comes after weeks of Taliban promises to allow freedom of movement to all Afghans and restore regular international flights in and out of Kabul.
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Islamic State bomber kills 46 inside Afghan mosque in challenge to Taliban
A statement says the attack targeted both Shiites and the Taliban for their purported willingness to expel ethnic Uygher Muslims to meet demands from China.
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Hundreds of asylum seekers wait in Portland-area hotels because apartments are so scarce
More than 300 immigrants who arrived in Portland recently are waiting for permanent housing in a tight rental market.