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Afghan held in Guantanamo prison freed, say Taliban

Published by AFP Kabul (AFP) – One of the last Afghan detainees held inside the Guantanamo Bay US detention centre in Cuba has been freed after 15 years following negotiations with Washington, his family and Taliban authorities said Friday. The secretive prison

Afghanistan earthquake: Five killed in fresh tremors

Published by Al-Araby Five people were killed on Friday in eastern Afghanistan after fresh tremors shook areas close to the epicentre of Wednesday’s 6.1 magnitude earthquake, a senior Afghan official said. “(This) morning another earthquake happened in Paktika in Gayan district, according

Analysis-Taliban’s isolation makes Afghan earthquake response harder

Published by Reuters By Charlotte Greenfield and Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) – A devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, which killed at least 1,000 people and flattened homes in remote villages close to the Pakistani border, poses the biggest challenge yet for

Strong earthquake kills at least 280 in Afghanistan

Published by Reuters UK By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Jibran Ahmad KABUL (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed at least 280 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday, officials said, adding that hundreds of people were injured and the toll was likely

Edwina Mountbatten Hid Many Secrets Behind Bedroom Doors

Published by Factinate Edwina Mountbatten knew better than anyone that behind the glittering, softly lit ballrooms of high society, there were dark, twisting corridors full of secrets—after all, behind closed doors, Edwina had more than a few secrets of her own. From