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PublishedJune 10, 2024
Afghanistan rescue dogs settle in to life in Maine after 7,000-mile journey
Thirteen dogs from Kabul arrived in Woolwich, where they now seek forever homes. Though the 7,000-mile journey was far from easy, volunteers deem the effort "a championing success."
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PublishedMay 19, 2024
Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 84 people
Esmatullah Moradi, spokesman for the provincial governor in Faryab said that around 1,500 houses were either completely or partially destroyed while hundreds of acres of farmlands were washed away and more than 300 animals killed.
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PublishedMay 11, 2024
Flash floods kill over 300 people in Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says
The floods hit as Afghanistan is still reeling from a string of earthquakes at the beginning of the year as well as severe flooding in March.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2024
Senators warn more visas are urgently needed for Afghans who aided U.S. in the war
Senators included an increase in the annual cap of visas in a funding bill last year, but it's unclear if that provision will make it into the final package lawmakers are racing to finish by March 22.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2023
Powerful earthquake shakes west Afghanistan a week after devastating quakes hit same region
Save the Children said four people have died and that Herat Regional Hospital has received 153 injured.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed over 2,000 in Afghanistan
Saturday’s magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit a far more densely populated area, near Afghanistan’s fourth largest city, Herat. It was followed by strong aftershocks.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2023
Two 6.3-magnitude earthquakes kill dozens and injure many more in western Afghanistan
The Taliban say a strong earthquake with several aftershocks has dozens in western Afghanistan
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PublishedJuly 23, 2023
Heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens of people
The most recent flash flood happened in the Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak province west of Kabul, killing 12 people, said Taliban government spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2023
Feeling well grounded in Lewiston: How 2 Afghan pilots came to Lewiston
After the Taliban stormed Kabul two years ago, two pilots lost their homes and came to the U.S. Now, they hope to fly in Maine.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2023
From Afghanistan to Maine: How Nazifa Haidari and 2 of her children came to Lewiston
One asylum seeker from Afghanistan shares her family's story and her continuing efforts to reunite with her husband and children left during the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
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