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Tom Davis, shakes hands with Freddie De Los Santos after winning at Men's H4 Time Trial at the Fuji International Speedway at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
From battlefield to Tokyo: Combat vets vie at Paralympics

By Tim Sullivan Sep. 07, 2021 11:01 AM EDT

A health worker makes a mark on the door of a house after vaccinating the children of the family during a polio campaign in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Gunmen on Tuesday targeted members of polio teams in eastern Afghanistan, killing a number of staffers, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Attacks target polio teams in east Afghanistan, 5 killed

By Kathy Gannon And Tameem Akhgar Jun. 15, 2021 03:15 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Apr. 14, 2021 08:51 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 14 The Chicago Tribune...

FILE - in this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, students attend an open air class at a primary school in Kabul, Afghanistan, An Afghan education ministry memo banning girls, 12 years old and older, from singing at public school functions, which the education ministry tells The Associated Press was a mistake, is causing a social media stir. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Afghan ministry tried to shift blame over girls singing ban

By Rahim Faiez Mar. 15, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

FILE - in this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, students attend an open air class at a primary school in Kabul, Afghanistan, An Afghan education ministry memo banning girls, 12 years old and older, from singing at public school functions, which the education ministry tells The Associated Press was a mistake, is causing a social media stir. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Memo banning Afghan girls singing prompts #IAmMySong protest

By Kathy Gannon Mar. 12, 2021 03:15 PM EST

UN experts: COVID-19 upped extremist threats in conflicts

By Edith M. Lederer Feb. 04, 2021 10:28 PM EST
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the threat from the Islamic State and al-Qaida extremist groups in conflict areas including...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives at the Pentagon, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief

By Robert Burns And Andrew Taylor Jan. 22, 2021 12:31 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden leaves after speaking at an event at The Queen theater, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy

By Deb Riechmann And Matthew Lee Jan. 16, 2021 01:08 AM EST

A healthcare worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Despite a steady rise in coronavirus cases, Pakistan on Monday launched a five-day vaccination campaign against polio amid tight security, hoping to eradicate the crippling children's disease this year. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistan launches new anti-polio drive amid tight security

By Munir Ahmed Jan. 11, 2021 03:29 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Dec. 02, 2020 06:36 PM EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 1 The Wall Street Journal...

Relatives carry the dead body of a boy who was killed by a mortar shell attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Mortar shells slammed into different parts of the Afghan capital on Saturday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
EU, other donors step up with funds to help Afghanistan

By Jamey Keaten Nov. 24, 2020 07:18 AM EST

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Official warns of humanitarian disaster if Afghan talks fail

By Rahim Faiez Nov. 17, 2020 10:04 AM EST

President Donald Trump talks with reporters after leaving a campaign rally at Pensacola International Airport, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, aboard Air Force One. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Four years in, Trump has plenty of unfinished business

By Aamer Madhani And Deb Riechmann Oct. 24, 2020 08:22 AM EDT

Stampede kills 11 Afghans seeking visas to leave country

By Tameem Akhgar Oct. 21, 2020 04:03 AM EDT
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least 11 women were trampled to death when a stampede broke out Wednesday among thousands of Afghans waiting in a soccer stadium...

In this UNTV image, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, speaks in a pre-recorded video message during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, at UN headquarters in New York. The U.N.'s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from heads-of-state, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic. (UNTV via AP)
The Latest: Venezuela's Guaidó urges nations to decry Maduro

By The Associated Press Sep. 23, 2020 10:25 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 18, 2005 file photo, Ali Al-Tamimi, center, walks with two unidentified men, as he leaves the Albert V. Bryan Courthouse, in Alexandria, Va. A judge on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 ordered Islamic scholar Ali Al-Tamimi, serving a life sentence for soliciting treason after the Sept. 11 attacks, be released from custody while he pursues his appeal. The order Tuesday grants release to Ali Al-Timimi in part because of concerns he is susceptible to the coronavirus and in part because of a recent Supreme Court case that could invalidate several counts on which he was convicted back in 2005. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Islamic scholar ordered released while appeal is pursued

By Matthew Barakat Aug. 18, 2020 06:37 PM EDT

A health worker gives a polio vaccine to a child at a slum area in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. Pakistani government launched an anti-polio vaccination campaign in an effort to eradicate the crippling disease affected children. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistan launches anti-polio drive as COVID-19 cases decline

By Munir Ahmed Aug. 15, 2020 07:27 AM EDT

Delegates wearing a protective face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus attend an Afghan Loya Jirga meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The traditional council opened Friday in the Afghan capital to decide the release of a final 400 Taliban - the last hurdle to the start of negotiations between Kabul’s political leadership and the Taliban in keeping with a peace deal the United States signed with the insurgent movement in February. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Traditional Afghan council meets on release of 400 Taliban

By Tameem Akhgar And Kathy Gannon Aug. 07, 2020 03:53 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 3, 2019 file photo, delegates attend the last day of the Afghan Loya Jirga meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan officials said a traditional consultative council or Loya Jirga will convene Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, to decide whether the last 400 Taliban prisoners will be released as part of a peace agreement, even as its Health Ministry says half of Kabul’s residents are infected with the coronavirus. The Taliban have rejected any changes to the deal they signed in February with the U.S. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
Afghan council to decide whether Kabul releases 400 Taliban

By Tameem Akhgar And Kathy Gannon Aug. 06, 2020 07:11 AM EDT

Afghan officials say Pakistani rockets kill 9, wound 50

By Abdul Sattar And Tameem Akhgar Jul. 31, 2020 08:01 AM EDT
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan fired a barrage of rockets across its southwestern border killing nine people and wounding 50 in an Afghan border town, Afghan...