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Afghanistan

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American held captive in Afghanistan released, Taliban says

  • Mar 24

Man dies in ICE custody, worked with US forces in Afghanistan: group

  • Mar 16

Staten Island native posthumously awarded Medal of Honor

  • Mar 2
AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file

Trump angers allies with claim on NATO troops in Afghanistan

  • Jan 23

US to suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries

  • Jan 14

Afghan asylum seekers on Long Island fear fallout from D.C. shooting

  • Dec 5, 2025

Afghan national arrested over alleged bomb threat

  • Nov 30, 2025

DC shooting suspect to be charged with first-degree murder: Pirro

  • Nov 28, 2025

Latest Videos

3:01

'Retrograde' documentary films the U.S. exodus from Afghanistan

  • Jan 16, 2023
2:38

Al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri killed in drone strike in Afghanistan

  • Aug 2, 2022
1:51

AP source: US operation killed al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri

  • Aug 1, 2022
0:28

Earthquake kills at least 920 people in Afghanistan

  • Jun 22, 2022
2:11

Man joins FDNY to honor bullied cousin who killed self while in Army

  • Sep 30, 2021
2:06

Long Island community honors those who have served in Iraq, Afghanistan

  • Sep 18, 2021
2:00

Man reunited with wife, 3 kids after Afghanistan evacuation

  • Sep 8, 2021
1:57

Donation drives held in NJ in preparation for Afghan refugees

  • Sep 1, 2021

Latest Stories

What to know about suspected gunman in Washington, DC shooting of 2 National Guard members

CIA Director Ratcliffe said Lakanwal worked with CIA and the US government in Afghanistan before coming to the U.S., according to the Associated Press.

  • Nov 27, 2025
AP Photo/Sirat Noori

6.3 quake hits northern Afghanistan, killing 20, injuring hundreds and damaging historic Blue Mosque

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 640 others, as well as damaging the historic Blue Mosque, officials said.

  • Nov 3, 2025

Trump suggests US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, citing its proximity to rival China

Trump suggested that he is working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four years after America's chaotic withdrawal from the country left the base in the Taliban's hands.

  • Sep 19, 2025

'Eyewitness to 9/11: Behind the Lens' reveals untold stories, rare video of America's darkest day

Hear from the Eyewitness News journalists who were there, in the streets, in the air, and in the newsroom, reporting on the events as the tragedy unfolded, capturing the unforgettable video of that day, and risking their lives to tell the world what was happening.

  • Sep 9, 2025

Death toll from Afghanistan earthquake jumps to more than 2,200 as aid agencies plead for funds

Hundreds more bodies have been recovered from houses in mountain villages destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan early this week, pushing the death toll to over 2,200, a Taliban government spokesman said Thursday.

  • Sep 5, 2025