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A women's rights activist places a candle beside a poster with the pictures of Noor Mukadam, who was recently beheaded, during a candle light vigil to pay tribute to Noor and other domestic violence victims, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, July 25, 2021. The killing of Mukadam in an upscale neighborhood of Pakistan's capital has shone a spotlight on the relentless violence against women in the country. Rights activists say such gender-based assaults are on the rise as Pakistan barrels toward greater religious extremism. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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Brutal killing spotlights violence against women in Pakistan

by Kathy Gannon Associated PressJuly 30, 2021

Vehicles are parked at Bagram Airfield after the American military left the base, in Parwan province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 5, 2021. The U.S. left Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years, winding up its "forever war," in the night, without notifying the new Afghan commander until more than two hours after they slipped away. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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US left airfield at night, didn’t tell new commander

by Kathy Gannon Associated PressJuly 5, 2021

FILE - In this, Friday, April 9, 2021, file photo, volunteers clean the outer areas of the historic Mohabat Khan Mosque ahead of the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan. Muslims are facing their second Ramadan in the shadow of the pandemic. Many Muslim majority countries have been hit by an intense new coronavirus wave. While some countries imposed new Ramadan restrictions, concern is high that the month’s rituals could stoke a further surge. (AP...

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Muslims face restrictions in 2nd pandemic Ramadan

by Mariam Fam Associated Press, Kathy Gannon Associated Press, and Bassem Mroue Associated PressApril 12, 2021

An appeal hearing in the Daniel Pearl murder case was held at the Supreme Court, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. The court on Thursday has ordered the release of Ahmad Saeed Omar Sheikh who was convicted and later acquitted in the gruesome beheading of American journalist Pearl in 2002. The court also dismissed an appeal of Sheikh's acquittal by Pearl's family. (AP Photo/Waseem Khan)

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Pakistani court orders suspect in Daniel Pearl’s death freed

by Kathy Gannon Associated PressJanuary 28, 2021

FILE- In this March 29, 2002 file photo, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's kidnap-slaying, appears at the court in Karachi, Pakistan. On Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020, a provincial court in Pakistan overturned a Supreme Court Decision that Sheikh should remain in custody during an appeal of his acquittal on charges he murdered Pearl. (AP Photo/Zia Mazhar, File)

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Court orders release of man charged in Daniel Pearl killing

by Kathy Gannon Associated Press, and Adil Jawad Associated PressDecember 25, 2020

In this March 29, 2002, file photo, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl’s kidnap-slaying, appears at the court in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Pakistan’s top court accepts appeal by Daniel Pearl’s family

by Kathy Gannon Associated PressSeptember 28, 2020

Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, a masked woman walks by the closed retail store Sunnyland Outdoor Living in Dallas, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. The location has been closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak but beginning Friday, statewide rules for retailers will be relaxed allowing allowing locations to provide customer pick-up of non-essential products. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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Virus pushes US unemployment to highest since Depression

by David Crary Associated Press, Kathy Gannon Associated Press, Staff Report Associated Press, and Angela Charlton Associated PressApril 23, 2020

FILE - In this Dec. 25, 2019, file photo, an Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Goble, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.. Goble, a U.S. Special Forces soldier who died in Afghanistan this week, was seizing a Taliban weapons cache when he was killed, the U.S. military said Friday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Taliban council OKs cease-fire

by Kathy Gannon Associated Press, and Rahim Faiez Associated PressDecember 29, 2019

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Karzai, whose final years in power were characterized by a cantankerous relationship with the United States, said on Tuesday that Washington used blackmail and corruption to manipulate his officials, undermine his government and foment violence among the country's many factions. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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Karzai: US cash fed corruption in Afghanistan

by Kathy Gannon Associated PressDecember 10, 2019

Kidnapped teachers Australian Timothy Weeks, top, and American Kevin King are shown in two photos taken from video released on June 21, 2017.

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Taliban free hostages in prisoner swap

by Kathy Gannon Associated PressNovember 19, 2019