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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

Rahim Faiez

Taliban fighters chant slogans during a celebration marking the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, in front of the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
December 7, 2022, 3:23 pm
Taliban carries out first public execution since taking over Afghanistan last year
In a further indication of the Islamist authorities’ intention of resuming previous hardline policies, officials execute man convicted of murder
By Rahim Faiez
Bashir Noorzai welcomed by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan after being released from the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay, September 19, 2022. (Twitter screenshot/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 19, 2022, 12:53 pm
US swaps Taliban prisoner in Guantanamo for American held in Afghanistan
Bashir Noorzai says he was last Taliban detainee at facility after 17 years of imprisonment; Washington yet to confirm release of Mark Frerichs, kidnapped in 2020
By Rahim Faiez
Illustrative: A Taliban fighter stands guard in front of a mosque at the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
August 17, 2022, 11:43 pm
10 killed, dozens wounded in Kabul mosque explosion
Prominent cleric Mullah Amir Mohammad Kabuli reported dead in blast at the Siddiquiya Mosque in the capital’s Kher Khanna neighborhood
By Rahim Faiez
Taliban fighters hold a parade in Kabul, marking one year since taking over the Afghan capital. (video screenshot)
August 15, 2022, 2:13 pm
Taliban marks a year since taking over Afghanistan amid mounting woes
Former insurgents struggle to govern and remain internationally isolated, driving millions into poverty while imposing more restrictions on women
By Rahim Faiez and EBRAHIM NOROOZI
Afghan girls read the Quran in the Noor Mosque outside the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, August 3 2022. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)
August 12, 2022, 12:34 pm
A year after Taliban limited right to learn, Afghan girls turn to informal classes
‘I am not only teaching them school subjects, but also trying to teach them how to fight and stand for their rights,’ one underground teacher says
By Rahim Faiez and SIDDIQULLAH ALIZAI
In this 1998 file photo made available March 19, 2004, Ayman al-Zawahri, left, listens during a news conference with Osama bin Laden in Khost, Afghanistan. (Mazhar Ali Khan/AP)
August 2, 2022, 11:13 pm
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers under scrutiny as US kills al-Qaeda leader in Kabul
Washington and Taliban trade accusations of violating 2020 Doha Agreement on US pullout; Blinken says al-Zawahiri’s presence breaks Kabul’s commitment to not harbor terrorists
By Rahim Faiez and Munir Ahmed
Afghan women wait to receive cash at a money distribution point organized by the World Food Program, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 20, 2021 (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
July 27, 2022, 11:24 am
Taliban rights crackdown is ‘suffocating’ Afghan women, Amnesty International warns
Watchdog says Afghan rulers decimated protections for those facing domestic violence, detained women and girls for minor violations and contributed to a surge in child marriages
By Rahim Faiez
In this August 21, 2021,file photo provided by the US Marines, US Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, provide assistance at an evacuation control checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/US Marine Corps via AP, File)
September 5, 2021, 8:08 am
Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma — and moments of grace
Longtime enemies the US and the Taliban re thrust into a bizarre collaboration, and both sides had a stake in making America’s last 24 hours in the country work
By TAMEEM AKHGAR, Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Rahim Faiez and Calvin Woodward
Taliban fighters walk at the main entrance gate of Kabul airport, on August 28, 2021. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP)
August 28, 2021, 5:07 pm
Taliban largely seal off Kabul airport as Western withdrawal winds down
Insurgents set up additional layers of checkpoints around airport, empty areas where those seeking to flee have been gathering
By SAYED ZIARMAL HASHEMI, Rahim Faiez and Joseph Krauss
In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, US Air Force airmen guide evacuees aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via AP)
August 25, 2021, 5:32 am
Biden says US sticking to August 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadline
Extending the timetable would mean increased risks of attacks and violence against Americans and US forces, president argues: ‘It’s a tenuous situation’
By Jonathan Lemire, Robert Burns and Rahim Faiez
In this image provided by the US Air Force, US Air Force aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepare to load qualified evacuees aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, August 21, 2021. (Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via AP)
August 23, 2021, 5:28 pm
Afghan soldier killed by gunfire at Kabul airport amid chaotic evacuations
German military says 3 other troops were wounded by ‘unknown attackers’; Taliban reports retaking 3 districts seized by resistance groups
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez and Joseph Krauss
US soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire as Afghans sit on a roadside near the military part of the airport in Kabul on August 20, 2021, hoping to flee from the country after the Taliban's military takeover of Afghanistan. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
August 22, 2021, 6:01 am
US taking fresh precautions at Kabul airport evacuation amid IS threat
Officials say danger posed by terror group forcing US military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport; Biden considers drafting civilian airlines to evacuation effort
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, KATHY GANNON and Lolita C. Baldor
In this image provided by the US Marines, evacuee children wait for the next flight after being manifested at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, August 19, 2021. (1st Lt. Mark Andries/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
August 21, 2021, 6:46 pm
In Kabul, a fearful wait for US to deliver on evacuation vow
Vulnerable Afghans who fear the Taliban’s retaliation are pleading not to be left behind
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, KATHY GANNON and Cara Anna
An Afghan waves the national flag in Kabul on August 19, 2021. (WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)
August 19, 2021, 5:30 pm
Afghans protest Taliban for 2nd day, in emerging challenge to their rule
Residents wave national flag — a new symbol of resistance — in scattered rallies and face violent crackdown; grave economic crisis looms
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, KATHY GANNON and Jon Gambrell
Taliban fighters patrol in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
August 18, 2021, 5:55 pm
Taliban violently quash rare protest, killing 1 and wounding 6
Militants attack demonstrators in Jalalabad for taking down their banner and flying Afghanistan’s national flag; journalists among those beaten
By ahmad seir, Rahim Faiez, KATHY GANNON and Joseph Krauss
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