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More Than 40 Dead And Dozens Injured After Bombing In Kabul

4:39pm December 28, 2017

On Thursday, more than 40 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bombing at a cultural center in Kabul, Afghanistan. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Reuters' Kabul bureau chief James Mackenzie for an update on the details of the attack.

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ISIS claimed responsibility for Thursday's deadly attack on a Shiite cultural center in Kabul. The Taliban issued its own statement, saying it had nothing to do with the attack.

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Bombing Attack Kills 41 In Kabul; ISIS Claims Responsibility

10:29am December 28, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The attack struck on the third anniversary of the day that the U.S.-led NATO coalition officially ended its combat mission in Afghanistan.

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Suicide Bomb Attack In Afghan Capital Kills Dozens

8:15am December 28, 2017

by Diaa Hadid

In Kabul, a suicide bomber targeted a Shiite cultural center and a news agency. There were conflicting reports of how many explosions took place, and how many attackers were involved.

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News Brief: Afghan Blast, Moore Files Suit In Ala. Senate Election

6:14am December 28, 2017

A suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul killed dozens. Republican Roy Moore went to court to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of the vacant Senate seat.

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Morning News Brief: Political Headlines, Afghan Suicide Attack

7:30am December 26, 2017

The new year is less than a week away, and it's good time to look back over the past political headlines from 2017. And, a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Afghan Intelligence Agency in Kabul.

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Abu Qader, 18, came to the U.S. from Afghanistan as a baby. Now a freshman at Cornell University, he has founded a medical technology company with the goal of improving diagnosis of breast cancer in poor countries.

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Teenager Aims To Improve Breast Cancer Diagnosis In Poor Countries

7:00am December 26, 2017

by Diane Cole

Abu Qader came to the U.S. from Afghanistan when he was a baby. He wants to use his technology know-how to help the women of his birthplace.

Afghan security personnel block a road near the site of a suicide attack in Kabul on Monday. A suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near a compound belonging to the Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul on December 25, killing six civilians, officials s

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Kabul Bombing Kills At Least 6; ISIS Claims Responsibility

11:20am December 25, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

A suicide bombing near the Afghan intelligence agency early Monday morning killed six people, including at least one person who was traveling in a passing vehicle.

Vice President Pence poses for photos with troops after giving a speech in a hangar at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan on Thursday.

Pence Makes His First Trip To Afghanistan As Vice President

6:57pm December 21, 2017

by Miles Parks

The previously unannounced visit comes four months after President Trump unveiled a new strategy for the United States' role in Afghanistan.

Security forces guard the site of a clash between gunmen and security forces in Kabul on Monday. Gunmen stormed a partially constructed building near an intelligence training center, triggering a gun battle with security forces as detonations and shooting

Terrorist Violence Escalates Across Afghanistan And Pakistan

4:15pm December 18, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

An ISIS affiliate managed to emerge in Afghanistan despite the U.S. military's continued presence in the fight against the Taliban. Pakistan also denies the presence of ISIS despite recent attacks.

Shabana Basij-Rasikh: Under The Taliban, How Can A Girl Attend School Undercover?

10:37am December 15, 2017

by NPR/TED Staff

When Shabana Basij-Rasikh was six, the Taliban forbade girls from getting an education. Rather than giving in to their threats, she dressed up as a boy and went to a secret school for girls in Kabul.

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