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Charlotte Greenfield
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Senior Correspondent for Reuters covering Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Residents of Pakistani Kashmir say they fled into hills during Indian strikes reut.rs/4k2auvP
Residents of Pakistani Kashmir say they fled into hills during Indian strikes
Residents of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, said they fled their homes and ran into surrounding hills as India launched airstrikes early on Wednesday in a part of the city.
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May 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Airlines are turning to a network of third parties to pay fees to Afghan authorities as more planes use the country's airspace, increasing the risk of legal disputes and money laundering, according to pilots, aviation executives and lawyers:
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Exclusive: Airlines face overflight payment risks as planes divert over Afghanistan
Airlines are turning to a network of third parties to pay fees to Afghan authorities as more planes use the country's airspace, increasing the risk of legal disputes and money laundering, according to pilots, aviation executives and lawyers.
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March 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
As Trump's administration imposes foreign funding freeze, WFP says aid cuts to Afghanistan are leaving millions hungry this winter, surviving on bread and tea once or twice a day

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"Just bread and tea": WFP says aid cuts to Afghanistan leave millions hungry this winter
The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after cuts in international aid and an impending freeze in U.S. foreign funding.
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January 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The Taliban condemend the ICC prosecutor's decision to seek arrest warrants for two of its leaders for alleged gender persecution crimes while Amnesty International welcomed the development

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Afghan Taliban foreign ministry condemns ICC arrest warrants for leaders
Afghanistan's Taliban foreign ministry said on Friday it "strongly condemns" and rejects the International Criminal Court's request for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders.
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January 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a ‘significant regional and economic partner’ after meeting with its most senior foreign ministry official, the highest level talks with Delhi since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 reut.rs/40ngPKK
Taliban say India is a "significant regional partner" after meeting
The Taliban's foreign office said they saw India as a "significant regional and economic partner" after meeting with its most senior foreign ministry official, the highest level talks with Delhi since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.
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January 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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“This little one, his father was killed, he’s the oldest in the family. I asked him, ‘Do you go to school, son?’ and he replied, ‘No, I don’t go to school because if I do, who will provide bread for us at home?’”

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In aid-starved Afghanistan, relief workers fight forgotten food crisis
Humanitarian aid to the country is falling. One reason, diplomats say: The Taliban’s treatment of women. Non-profit groups are scrambling to feed the hungry.
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December 12, 2024 at 1:30 PM
With wars and climate-related crises raging around the world, it has been hard for us to capture in daily coverage the depth of slow-burning economic desperation gripping Afghanistan since foreign forces left in 2021. Until this story: www.reuters.com/investigates...
In aid-starved Afghanistan, relief workers fight forgotten food crisis
Humanitarian aid to the country is falling. One reason, diplomats say: The Taliban’s treatment of women. Non-profit groups are scrambling to feed the hungry.
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December 11, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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Our story is about these aid workers who are navigating extraordinary challenges in a country that has been beset by war and bloodshed for decades to serve their country and community. Here's something one charity worker said to me in Herat that stayed with me.
December 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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Meanwhile, the many restrictions and policies imposed by the Taliban make it challenging for nonprofits to operate in the country. Despite all this, there are Afghan doctors, nurses, volunteers and other aid workers doing all that they can to save lives and keep desperate families afloat.
December 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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As of this month -- the last month of the year obviously -- only 45% of the humanitarian plan drawn up for 2024 had been funded, leaving a $1.7 billion shortfall. www.reuters.com/investigates...
In aid-starved Afghanistan, relief workers fight forgotten food crisis
Humanitarian aid to the country is falling. One reason, diplomats say: The Taliban’s treatment of women. Non-profit groups are scrambling to feed the hungry.
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December 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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Three years after the chaotic U.S. pullout, not a single foreign state recognizes the Taliban administration, and Afghanistan remains shut out of development aid. It's estimated that 14.2 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity -- more than a third of the population
December 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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In October, I spent a few weeks in Afghanistan's western Herat province, speaking with the aid workers and volunteers trying to distribute food aid to desperate families and treat women and children suffering acute malnutrition.
December 10, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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With Afghanistan’s economy reeling and millions of people going hungry, nonprofit groups like Aseel are trying to fill a growing humanitarian void, providing aid to destitute families reut.rs/4imupFj 1/5
December 10, 2024 at 11:55 AM