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Major aid groups urge Canada to loosen Taliban sanctions amid multiple crises in Afghanistan
Afghan people clean a car that was damaged by an explosion, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Major humanitarian groups are urging the Trudeau government to loosen its restrictions on working with the Taliban in Afghanistan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ebrahim Noroozi
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MP calls for parliamentary probe of inauthentic immigration documents, Afghan resettlement program
Hundreds of people, some holding documents, gather near an evacuation control checkpoint on the perimeter of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Western nations warned Thursday of a possible attack on Kabul's airport, where thousands have flocked as they try to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the waning days of a massive airlift. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)
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Taliban release American engineer Frerichs as Biden approves swap for drug smuggler
This undated photo provided to The AP shows Mark Frerichs, a U.S. veteran and civilian contractor held more than 2 years in Afghanistan by the Taliban. Frerichs family says he has been freed by the Taliban. Frerichs’ release appears to have been part of a swap and came as an imprisoned Taliban drug lord also said on Monday he had been freed from American custody. (Charlene Cakora via AP)
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Afghans stranded and running out of money in Pakistan plead for Ottawa to speed up their approvals
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Meta Oversight Board objects to removing positive newspaper report on Taliban
FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Death toll from overnight bombing in Pakistan rises to eight
In this picture taken on September 13, 2022, rescue workers carry the body of a blast victim into an ambulance following an overnight bomb blast in Pakistan's northwest Swat valley. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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Taliban acknowledge struggle for recognition of Afghan government
FILE - The foreign minister in Afghanistan's new Taliban-run Cabinet, Amir Khan Muttaqi, gives a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2021. Muttaqi acknowledged Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, that Afghanistan's year-old government remains isolated among nations, but it's able to conduct business and trade internationally as if it were officially recognized on the global stage. (AP Photo/Muhammad Farooq, File)
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Two Russian embassy staff dead, four others killed in suicide bomb blast in Kabul
Taliban fighters (C) stand guard along a road near the Russian embassy after a suicide attack in Kabul on September 5, 2022. - A suicide bomber struck near the Russian embassy in the Afghan capital on September 5, killing two staff from the diplomatic mission and wounding several other people, the foreign ministry in Moscow said. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
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Foundation to support journalists in conflict zones launches in Toronto
A photo of the late Fahim Dashty and the opening ceremony of the Fahim Dashty foundation in Toronto on Sept. 4, 2022.
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Pro-Taliban cleric among 18 dead in Afghanistan mosque blast
Taliban fighters block a road after a blast during the Friday prayer in Gazargah mosque, in Herat on September 2, 2022. - A huge blast rocked one of the biggest mosques in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on September 2, killing its influential imam and causing many other casualties. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
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U.S. commits to talks on releasing Afghanistan assets despite frustration with Taliban
Taliban fighters celebrate one year since they seized the Afghan capital, Kabul, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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The U.S.’s abandonment of Afghanistan has only emboldened militant Islamists
Brahma Chellaney
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Death toll from bombing at Kabul mosque rises to at least 21, police say
Mourners carry the body of a victim of a mosque bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 18. 2022. A bombing at a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded over two dozen, an eyewitness and police said. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Bombing at Kabul mosque kills at least 10 people, including prominent cleric
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Humanitarian groups urge Ottawa to exempt their work in Afghanistan from anti-terror law
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - AUGUST 13: Children on a children’s ward at Indira Gandhi hospital receive treatment for malnutrition on August 13, 2022 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The collapse of the economy and the freezing of Afghan and donor funds after the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021 created a humanitarian crisis. Most art, culture and pastimes have been banned. The female population have also had to quit jobs and young girls after the age of 12 can no longer go to school or complete further education. (Photo by Nava Jamshidi/Getty Images)
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Morning Update: MPs urge Ottawa to step up efforts to help stranded Afghans
Women walk down the street during a celebration of the first anniversary of the Taliban's return to power on August 15, 2022 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Nava Jamshidi/Getty Images)
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Opposition MPs, non-profit groups urge Ottawa to step up efforts to help stranded Afghans
Taliban fighters celebrate one year since they seized the Afghan capital, Kabul, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. The Taliban marked the first-year anniversary of their takeover after the country's western-backed government fled and the Afghan military crumbled in the face of the insurgents' advance. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Politics Briefing: One year after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban
Taliban fighters stand guard in the Shiite neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
opinion
Will Canada deliver on its moral obligation to the persecuted Hazaras of Afghanistan?
Ali Mirzad
opinion
In Afghanistan, one year forward, a quarter-century back
Adnan R. Khan