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Tensions over aid grow in Haiti as quake's deaths pass 2,000

Thursday, 19 August 2021, 09:36 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Tensions have been growing over the slow pace of aid reaching victims of a powerful weekend earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people in Haiti and was trailed by a drenching tropical...

Taliban marks Afghan independence as challenges to rule rise

Thursday, 19 August 2021, 09:29 Last update: about 6 years ago

The Taliban celebrated Afghanistan's Independence Day on Thursday by declaring it had beaten "the arrogant of power of the world" in the United States, but challenges to their rule ranging from...

Taliban vow to respect women, despite history of oppression

Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 11:41 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The Taliban vowed Tuesday to respect women's rights, forgive those who fought them and ensure Afghanistan does not become a haven for terrorists as part of a publicity blitz aimed at reassuring world...

Taliban announces 'amnesty,' urges women to join government

Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 09:54 Last update: about 6 years ago

The Taliban declared an "amnesty" across Afghanistan and urged women to join its government Tuesday, trying to calm nerves across a tense capital city that only the day before saw chaos at its airport...

Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses

Monday, 16 August 2021, 07:09 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The Taliban swept into Afghanistan's capital Sunday after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners, signaling the end of a costly...

Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297

Monday, 16 August 2021, 07:06 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off franctic rescue efforts...

Death toll from Haiti earthquake rises to more than 700

Sunday, 15 August 2021, 18:30 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The death toll from a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti climbed sharply on Sunday, with at least 724 dead and a minimum of 2,800 injured. The updated figures from Haiti’s Office of...

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