Yousef and his family are Americans. They originally come from Afghanistan. They live in El Cajon, California. On July 15, his wife and four children flew to Afghanistan for a family wedding.
Yousef's wife and their four children boarded a flight on July 15. They were flying from San Diego to attend a family wedding in Afghanistan. Yousef remained in California. He looked forward to his family's return flight set for August 15.
When Yousef's wife and their four children boarded a July 15 flight in San Diego to attend her brother's wedding in Afghanistan, they were looking forward to a month of family gatherings.
Afghanistan is a country in Central Asia. To the west is the country of Iran. To the east is the country of Pakistan. Mountains and deserts cover most of the country's land. The tops of the mountains are covered with snow for most of the year.
Afghanistan is located in Central Asia. Iran is to the west of the country and Pakistan is to the east. Tall mountains and dry deserts cover most of the land. The jagged mountain peaks are covered with snow for most of the year.
Afghanistan is located in Central Asia with Iran to the west and Pakistan to the east. Tall, forbidding mountains and dry deserts cover most of the landscape of Afghanistan. The jagged mountain peaks are treacherous, and are snow-covered for most of the year.
This year, America's longest war could end. President Joe Biden plans to bring home soldiers from Afghanistan. It is a country in Central Asia. American soldiers have been in the country for 20 years.
U.S. troops have been in Afghanistan for nearly 20 years. Afghanistan is a country in Central Asia. Later this year, America's longest war could come to an end. President Joe Biden plans to withdraw U.S. troops from the country by September 11.
In 2021, America's longest war could come to an end. President Joe Biden plans to withdraw all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan this year by the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. He made the announcement on April 14.
The Taliban militant group ran Afghanistan in the late 1990s. Afghanistan is a country in Central Asia.
U.S. troops have been in that country for 20 years ever since they helped remove the Taliban from power in 2001. The United States and other Western nations also helped set up a government.
The Taliban militant group ran Afghanistan in the late 1990s. Afghanistan is a country in Central Asia. U.S. troops have been in that country for 20 years ever since they helped remove the Taliban from power in 2001. The United States and other Western nations also helped set up a government.
The Taliban militant group ran Afghanistan in the late 1990s. U.S. troops have been in that country for 20 years ever since they helped remove the Taliban from power in 2001. The United States and other Western nations also helped set up a government.
In the last two decades, millions of Afghan women and girls received an education. Now the future they were promised is dangerously close to slipping away. The Taliban — who until losing power 20 years ago barred nearly all girls and women from attending school and doled out harsh punishment to those who defied them — are back in control. Like many women, I fear for my Afghan sisters.
A stark warning for the people of Afghanistan has been issued by UN migration agency chief António Vitorino who on Thursday said that ongoing conflict, grinding poverty and climate-related emergencies, have pushed the country to the brink of collapse
The recent withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of foreign-led intervention has left the country grappling with intensified violence, conflict, and humanitarian crises...
Twenty years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda, the country that was widely considered a haven for those behind the attacks – Afghanistan – is again without a functioning government and is facing a dual humanitarian-displacement crisis.
