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Taliban call for release of two U.S. detainees and clarity on Guantánamo inmate — Static01.nyt.com

Taliban call for release of two U.S. detainees and clarity on Guantánamo inmate

Taliban officials in Kandahar said they want two American detainees released "as soon as possible" and pressed for clarity about Muhammad Rahim, the last Afghan inmate held at Guantánamo Bay. For months U.S. and Afghan officials have conducted secret negotiations over U.S. detainees — a priority for

ISIS-K Claims Bombing at Chinese Restaurant in Kabul; Seven Killed — Static01.nyt.com

ISIS-K Claims Bombing at Chinese Restaurant in Kabul; Seven Killed

A bombing that killed seven people and wounded more than a dozen tore through a noodle restaurant in central Kabul on Monday, Afghan officials said, and the attack was claimed by the Islamic State wing in Afghanistan. Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry, told The New

Pakistani deportations threaten Peshawar’s community of exiled Afghan musicians — Static01.nyt.com

Pakistani deportations threaten Peshawar’s community of exiled Afghan musicians

Peshawar’s long-standing role as a refuge for Afghan musicians is at risk as the Pakistani government pursues a wave of deportations that has already forced out about a million Afghans since last year, the report says. The city has hosted generations of artists who fled Soviet invasion, civil war