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Launching into space during COVID-19: Two Americans prepare for liftoff from Cape Canaveral

Cape Canaveral is readying for its first manned space launch from the United States in nine years and the first time astronauts will fly on a commercial rocket made by SpaceX. The launch is scheduled for 4:33 pm ET on Wednesday.

Afghans determined to vote for a president despite Taliban threats and suicide bombings

Amid Taliban threats and tighter security, Afghans will vote Saturday in a presidential election. Whoever wins will likely attempt to join a peace process between the U.S. and the Taliban that has left out the Afghan government.

Son of famed Afghan resistance fighter launches new political movement

Against the uncertainty over talks that have now collapsed between the U.S and the Taliban, the son of the most prominent anti-Taliban fighter of the late 20th century is trying to resuscitate his father's political coalition for a new generation in Afghanistan.

Aid agencies under threat in Afghanistan as Taliban attempts to tax them

The Taliban in Afghanistan are becoming what one think-tank calls a "government in waiting," taxing individuals in the provinces and extending a kind of regulatory jurisdiction over medical clinics and other public institutions.

Rare Eid al-Fitr ceasefire in Afghanistan offers a chance to reconnect

A ceasefire in Afghanistan held over Eid al-Fitr offered Taliban fighters, Afghan forces and civilians a rare chance to reconnect. Less than a week later, however, the Taliban kidnapped 80 security forces.