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Afghanistan won’t be at the Olympics
When the thousands of international athletes march proudly behind their national flags along the banks of the River Seine in…What to read next: Taylor Swift is a rotter | Whisper it, but Rishi Sunak has had a good week | Sadiq Khan should be ashamed of his attack on the Chief Rabbi | The BBC Proms could do much better than Sam Smith
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Turkish Airlines to resume flights to Afghanistan
Turkish Airlines announced that it will resume its flights to Afghanistan starting from May 21 of this year. Anadolu Agency of Turkey reported on Tuesday, April 30th, the commencement of the airline’s flights to Afghanistan. According to reports, Turkish Airlines will operate flights between Kabul and Istanbul and vice versa four times a week on […]
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The lasting toll of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
This week, Scott Pelley reported on the families who held the home front while their spouses, fathers and mothers fought in the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. About 600,000 American veterans have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Symptoms can include anxiety, fear, irritability, and depression.Through their reporting for this week's story, Scott Pelley and the 60 Minutes team found some symptoms of PTSD are, in a sense, contagious: some family members living...