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George Glezmann, shown here in an undated file photo, was held in Afghanistan for more than two years.

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American detained by Taliban in Afghanistan is freed in deal mediated by Qatar

People gather close to the site of bomb exploded in a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in Akora Khattak, a district in the Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Rasool Dawar)

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Suicide bombing at Pakistan Islamic seminary kills six, including Taliban-linked cleric

An undated photo of Peter and Barbie Reynolds.

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Children of UK couple detained in Afghanistan appeal to Taliban for their release

DRESDEN, GERMANY - AUGUST 29: Supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party gather with German flags at the final AfD Saxony election rally prior to state elections on August 29, 2024 in Dresden, Germany. The AfD is currently leading in polls in both Saxony and Thuringia ahead of state elections scheduled for Sunday in both states. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Young voters are powering the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party

This picture taken on November 28, 2021 shows teachers and students attending a class on-air at Radio Begum in Kabul.

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Taliban raids and suspends Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station

Afghan refugees attend during a meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, on January 24, 2025, to discuss their situation after President Donald Trump paused US refugee programs.

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Pakistan issues deadline for Afghan refugees after Trump blocks US resettlement pathway

An Afghan refugee comforts her children at a house in Bagrami district on the outskirts of Kabul on January 9.

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Afghanistan food crisis deepens as aid cuts leave many living on ‘just bread and tea’

The International Criminal Court, or ICC, in The Hague issued arrest warrants for Taliban officials on January 23.

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International Criminal Court seeks warrants for Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes

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Soldiers at Fort Liberty in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on June 2, 2023.

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Army records show brief career overlaps between New Orleans and Las Vegas suspects

Jan 6, 2025

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 01: A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department vehicle blocks the road near the Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded in front of the entrance on January 01, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A person who was in the vehicle died and seven people were injured. Authorities are investigating the incident as a possible terrorist attack and are looking for a possible connection to a deadly crash in New Orleans. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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What we know about the driver who exploded a Cybertruck in Las Vegas

Jan 5, 2025

Afghan veiled women wearing abayas walk along a street in Kandahar on December 18, 2024. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP)

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The Taliban say they will close all NGOs employing Afghan women

Dec 31, 2024

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