Aftermath of the September 11 attacks
Bulgaria: 40 Illegal Migrants detained in Strandzha
Another group of migrants were detained in Strandzha region on their way to "Trakia" highway, Nova TV reported.
The group is about 40 people - men, women and minor children - who say they are from Afghanistan.
They claim that many other refugees want to go to Germany and France like them.
US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks
Americans are remembering 9/11 with moments of silence, readings of victims' names, volunteer work and other tributes 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
Victims' relatives and dignitaries will convene Sunday at the places where hijacked jets crashed on Sept. 11, 2001, the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.
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Afghan shepherds in Tunceli dream of home
In Turkish mountains so high the silver clouds almost touch the top of his head, the homesick Afghan shepherd prepares his baaing flock for a good shear.
The locals in the eastern province of Tunceli's Mercan Valley have been gradually replaced by Afghans, who fled here by foot and truck across Iran from the poverty and bloodshed back home.
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Pentagon chief orders reforms to reduce civilian deaths
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered Pentagon officials on Jan. 27 to undertake reforms to reduce the number of civilian deaths from military strikes after multiple unjustified fatal incidents.
World Bank says donors approve release of $280 mln for Afghanistan
International donors agreed to release $280 million in aid to Afghanistan, the World Bank has said, after repeated warnings that more than half the population face "acute" food shortages this winter.
Montenegro Govt Allocates 100,000 Euros for Afghan Refugees
Afghan evacuees arrive at Pristina airport in Kosovo in August. Photo: EPA-EFE/VALDRIN XHEMAJ
A total of 100,000 euros will be allocated after Montenegro pledged financial support during a UN meeting on September 13.
Democracy Digest: Slovakia and Czechia Join the Afghan Hounding
"We want to help Afghanistan and countries in that region," Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger told a news conference. "But we don't want a repeat of the situation from 2015, so that's where we'll aim all our steps."
Lucid lessons on Afghanistan urged at BSF panel
Bled – The need to draw lucid lessons from Afghanistan was emphasised at a Bled Strategic Forum panel on European defence on Thursday, but the panellists said these lessons should draw not just on the last few weeks in Afghanistan, they should be informed by the broader geopolitical situation.
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EU Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs Gather to Discuss Flow of Migrants, Refugees from Afghanistan
European Union justice and home affairs ministers are meeting Tuesday to discuss the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan and the flow of refugees and migrants it is expected to produce.
The meeting comes the day after the last U.S. forces flew out of Kabul's international airport, ending America's longest war.
Rockets hit neighborhood near Kabul airport amid US pullout
Rockets struck a neighborhood near Kabul's international airport on Aug. 30 amid the ongoing U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn't immediately clear who launched them.
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The rockets struck on Aug. 30 morning in Kabul's Salim Karwan neighborhood, witnesses said. Gunfire immediately followed the explosions but it wasn't immediately clear who was firing.