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One woman challenges perceptions of Somalia one Instagram post at a time

Culture

Ugaaso Boocow wanted to correct perceptions of Somalia. But instead of taking to the streets or the airwaves, she took to Instagram and is primed to be a star.

Mogadishu Camps For Displaced People Still Packed

Conflict & Justice

Afghan Withdrawal Raises Concerns Over Security, Economy

Global Politics

Beloved Pakistani Singer Ghazala Javed Killed Trying to Pursue Career

Lifestyle & Belief

Afghans Mourn The Death Of Rabbani

Conflict & Justice

Top of the Hour: Taliban Attacks US Embassy in Kabul, Morning Headlines

The Taliban is taking responsibility for an attack near the U.S. embassy in Kabul this morning. The Taliban’s website is currently running a statement saying “Operation Martyrdom” has begun.

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A Somali American’s journey to the US and back to his home country comes full circle

Arts, Culture & Media

This newly elected president of Somalia was the subject of our 2011 Geo Quiz. In this interview, he was back in Buffalo working as a civil servant after a stint in his home country as a prime minister.

The World

Amid famine, Somali government regains control of capital

Conflict & Justice

In Somalia, there are renewed hopes that victims of the country’s famine may at last receive much needed aid. Over the weekend African peacekeepers forced Somalia’s al-Shabab Islamist rebels out of the capital, Mogadishu.

The World

Taliban Claims Responsibility for Attack on Afghanistan Defense Ministry

Conflict & Justice

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on Afghanistan’s heavily fortified Defense Ministry, which killed two and wounded seven others. Ray Rivera, foreign correspondent for The New York Times reports from Kabul.

The World

Taliban leader secretly freed from Kabul jail

Global Politics

A senior Taliban commander has been secretly released early from jail in Kabul. Akbar Agha had been sentenced to sixteen years in jail in 2004 for kidnapping three United Nations workers but received a presidential pardon for unknown reasons.