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Poll reveals unprecedented misery among Afghans
October 31, 2018

Poll reveals unprecedented misery among Afghans

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans worry more, laugh less and are more pessimistic than any nation surveyed by Gallup since 2006, when the group began polling people about their general state of well-being.…READ MORE

Taliban: 5 freed from US military prison now in Qatar office
October 31, 2018

Taliban: 5 freed from US military prison now in Qatar office

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Five members of the Afghan Taliban who were freed from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for captured U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl have joined the insurgent group’s political office in Qatar, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.…READ MORE

Afghans set to vote despite Taliban threats, corruption
October 20, 2018

Afghans set to vote despite Taliban threats, corruption

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Most Afghans will return to the polls for parliamentary elections on Saturday, hoping to bring change to a corrupt government that has lost nearly half the country to the Taliban.…READ MORE