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A broken window is pictured at the Perm State University where an unidentified man opened fire, killing at least eight people and injuring 24 others.

World News

8 People Are Killed By Gunman At A University In Russia

7:57am September 20, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Video posted to social media showed students jumping from second-story windows, apparently to escape the attack. Russian officials said the suspect, a student, had been detained.

For Afghan Woman, Life Under The Taliban Is Taking Shape

6:52am September 20, 2021

by Arezou Rezvani

Women across Afghanistan have been protesting the Taliban's restrictions. Some feel that time is running out for them to protect all their hard-earned freedoms from the last 20 years.

The USS Missouri, pictured in Hawaii earlier this month, is one of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered submarines. The U.S., U.K. and Australia signed into a partnership last week that will provide Australia with eight nuclear-powered submarines.

World News

Why A Submarine Deal Has France At Odds With The U.S., U.K. And Australia

8:32pm September 19, 2021

by Dustin Jones

Australia brokered a deal estimated at $66 billion with France in 2016 for a new fleet of submarines. But Australia has canceled the contract and will get nuclear subs from the U.S. and U.K. instead.

Women march to demand their rights under the Taliban rule during a demonstration near the former Women's Affairs Ministry building in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday. The interim mayor of Afghanistan's capital said that many female city employees have been

Female Government Workers In Kabul Told To Stay Home In Latest Taliban Rule

3:19pm September 19, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Kabul's interim mayor did not give an exact number on just how many female employees would be forced to stay home because of the new rule. Previously about a third of city employees were women.

World News

The Taliban Are Stopping Afghan Girls From Going To Secondary School

8:07am September 19, 2021

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Pashtana Durrani of LEARN, a nonprofit focused on women's education in Afghanistan, about the Taliban's exclusion of Afghan girls from secondary schools.

In this Sept. 9, 2021, photo, a Qatar Airways aircraft takes off with foreigners from the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.

World News

Another Flight Has Left Kabul's Airport, This Time With 28 U.S. Citizens On Board

7:00pm September 18, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The Qatar Airways charter flight, which was the latest departure from the country now under Taliban control, also included seven U.S. permanent residents.

U.S. Military Admits A Kabul Drone Strike Hit Civilian Vehicle, Not ISIS

9:00am September 18, 2021

Scott Simon speaks to Columbia Law School's Priyanka Motaparthy about civilian casualties in U.S. drone strikes.

A newly-opened COVID-19 hospital in Kabul. Dr. Wahid Majrooh, the acting minister of public health in Afghanistan, must address the pandemic's toll at a time when the Taliban takeover has triggered a freeze in hundreds of millions of dollars in health-car

Health & Safety

Afghan Health Minister: Health Care Is 'On The Verge Of Collapse' But 'I'm Optimistic'

6:48am September 18, 2021

by Kamala Thiagarajan

Dr. Wahid Majrooh tells NPR that "If I am hesitant and doubtful now it won't help anyone, and people in need of care will be the first to be affected."

India's Vaccination Drive Has Gathered Speed, But Millions Remain Vulnerable

5:11pm September 17, 2021

by Sushmita Pathak

India has sped up its COVID vaccination after a deadly spring outbreak. Half of those eligible have received at least one shot. But millions are still vulnerable as fears of a new wave loom.

Pentagon Calls Drone Strike Which Killed Afghan Civilians A 'Tragic Mistake'

4:33pm September 17, 2021

by Tom Bowman

The Pentagon says it made a 'tragic mistake' in its drone strike meant for the masterminds of an attack on the Kabul airport. The strike killed up to 10 innocent civilians, including seven children.