Middle East

Charter Flights Are Trying To Leave Afghanistan, Blinken In Qatar For Crisis Talks

7:23am September 07, 2021

Americans and others are still trying to get out of Afghanistan, after the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover. At the same time, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is involved in crisis talks.

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Lebanon's Unique Terrain Is Helping Hikers Connect With Nature, History And Culture

4:52pm September 06, 2021

by Ruth Sherlock

With areas of Lebanon mired in power cuts and a historic economic crisis, some are getting into the mountains where hiking has started to gain popularity.

A group of vulnerable Afghans board a domestic United Airlines flight out of Dulles International airport on Aug. 26, 2021. Photo courtesy of United Airlines.

2 Volunteers Share Their Experiences Helping Afghan Refugees Reach Freedom

4:07pm September 06, 2021

by Dustin Jones

Zak Khogyani fled Afghanistan with his parents when he was 9. When the Pentagon called on commercial airlines to support evacuation efforts, he asked to be a part of the mission.

Joel Charny, who's been a humanitarian aid worker for 40 years, talks to students at a camp for internally displaced people in northern Sri Lanka in 2005. It's one of his favorite photos, he says, "because this is what I did hundreds of times: interview p

A Retiring Aid Worker Reflects On How To Repair The World — Without Wearing A Halo

7:00am September 06, 2021

by Malaka Gharib

Joel Charny, who worked in humanitarian aid for 40 years, speaks candidly about how humanitarianism has changed — and why people shouldn't treat aid workers as if they wear haloes.

Hossein Mahrammi, his wife, Razia Mahrami, and their four sons came from Kabul to the U.S. on a Special Immigrant Visa or SIV in March 2017.

They Came To The U.S. As Afghan Refugees. Now They Hope Their Story Will Help Others

8:00am September 05, 2021

by Marisa Peñaloza

Scenes of violence in Afghanistan triggered painful memories for Hossein Mahrammi and his family. He says starting a new life in the U.S. wasn't easy but they've embraced the culture and customs here.

U.S. Diplomats Have Relocated To Qatar, But Will Still Coordinate Afghanistan Efforts

4:54pm September 02, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. has moved the embassy once in Kabul thousands of miles away to Doha, Qatar. Without diplomats on the ground, it will be difficult to hold the Taliban to their international commitments.

President Biden attends the dignified transfer of the remains of a fallen service member at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., on Sunday.

Biden Honors U.S. Service Members Killed In Kabul

3:33pm August 30, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

This was Biden's first visit as president to honor dead service members and comfort their relatives. The fallen service members included 11 Marines, an Army soldier and a member of the Navy.

Doctors administer the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to patients at the Wazir Akbar Khan hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan in July.

The Troubled History Of Vaccines And Conflict Zones

7:23am August 29, 2021

by Madeline Dexter

History has shown that it's possible to pause war and conflict to distribute lifesaving vaccines for diseases such as Guinea worm and smallpox. Can the world do the same for the COVID-19 vaccine?

Protesters take cover next to tires on fire near the fence of Gaza Strip border with Israel during a protest east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.

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Gaza Protesters Clash With Israeli Troops Near The Border

8:04pm August 28, 2021

by The Associated Press

Hamas-backed activists on Saturday kicked off what they said was a series of protests along the Israeli border meant to pressure Israel to lift a crippling economic blockade on the Gaza Strip.

Clarissa Ward is CNN's chief international correspondent and the author of the memoir On All Fronts.

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What It's Like To Be A Woman Reporting On The Taliban: 'They Don't Look At You'

3:56pm August 26, 2021

by Terry Gross

CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward says educated Afghan women fear they will lose everything under Taliban rule. "Based on my experience with the Taliban, you can't expect them to change," she says.

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