| 单词 | provincial capital |
| 例句 | The Little City was what we called the demons’ Sacramento, the provincial capital up to the north. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But in its hometown, Peshawar, a Pakistani provincial capital near the Afghanistan border, Khumariyaan’s music holds a symbolic charge. Khumariyaan Performed at Asia Society on Sunday 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Saleh decides to travel to his hometown, Raqqa, in northern Syria, the only provincial capital ruled by insurgents, and where foreign Islamist extremists are asserting control. In ‘Our Terrible Country,’ Mohammad Ali Atassi Explores the Syrian Revolt 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z Simultaneous arrests across the provincial capital of Guangzhou netted members of one of the most notorious gangs in South China, police say. China’s real-life Walter White 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The research was done in collaboration with Indonesia’s National Research Center for Archaeology, and scientists from culture heritage department of Makassar, the provincial capital. Indonesian cave art is earliest known record of 'story telling', researchers say 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Kirkham carried his own petition to the provincial capital of San Antonio de Béxar for the return of three enslaved people who had escaped from his plantation the year before. Enslaved, Terrorized, Disenfranchised: Black Americans Still Found Ways to Change America 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z But the choice of this oil-rich provincial capital was unusual, and an illustration of how a musical-theater boom on Broadway is rippling across the stage world. An Unexpected New Stop on the Road to Broadway: Edmonton 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z An ancient crossroads town, it was in her time the provincial capital and home to a few French officials. Footsteps: In Laos, the Lady and the Jars 2012-07-13T16:23:26Z Duck over to Vancouver Island and Victoria, the sublime, amenity-rich provincial capital. 2010-02-03T21:30:00Z In the south-west corner of Saskatchewan, the park is a four-hour drive from provincial capital Regina, or seven hours from Calgary to the town of Val Marie at the park’s western entrance. 10 of Canada's best lesser-known national parks 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z Yet the island's streets felt almost lazy, like those of a provincial capital, and were dotted with fruit and bakery stands. Frugal Traveler Blog: Saving Rubles in St. Petersburg 2012-09-04T21:23:01Z The protests began peacefully late Wednesday in dozens of Spanish provincial capitals and other towns in the northeastern Catalonia region, home to the rapper Pablo Hasél. Spain: Dozens arrested in fresh riots over rapper’s jailing 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z In Anbar in January, 10 people were killed when gunmen wearing explosive belts stormed a police building in provincial capital Ramadi. Gunmen kill 27 in raids on west Iraq checkpoints 2012-03-05T11:41:03Z We conducted an interview-based study with residents of many different locations, including a middle-to-upper class, liberal neighborhood in the provincial capital, Winnipeg. How taxing sugary drinks reinforces weight stigma 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Just 48 minutes later, we glided, quietly and smoothly into Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong, and China’s third-largest city, home to 14 million people. China's new high-speed train from Hong Kong to Guangzhou 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The children needed enlightenment, so we took them to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, with its thought-provoking displays that climb toward a glass spire overlooking the provincial capital. Driving along the Trans-Canada Highway isn’t a road trip. It’s a family culinary tour. 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Across the country, in the heart of historic Cáceres, a provincial capital in the southwestern region of Extremadura, construction is moving along for the Sept. Journeys: In Spain, Chefs Extend Empires to Hotels 2010-03-12T17:01:00Z We were told to return the next day; David suggested we drive to nearby Puyo, the provincial capital, and meet some Achuar leaders. Amazon Awakening 2010-10-15T18:24:00Z That event, which gathers 70 eagle hunters on horseback in a Mongolian provincial capital, Olgii, near the Kazakh border, provides the film with a sports-movie structure. Review: In ‘The Eagle Huntress,’ a Girl From Kazakhstan Soars 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Every few weeks, Ismail takes the fresh honey to Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital, more than 50km away, where it’s sold to shops and consumed mainly by local customers. Busy bees turn Afghan schoolgirl into an entrepreneur 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z Arcade Fire were making their debut performance in the provincial capital, playing for tens of thousands as part of the city's Summer festival. Arcade Fire pledge $1m to Haiti charity 2010-07-14T10:16:00Z Another four, clearly traumatized, were taken to the Chengdu Panda Base, located near the provincial capital of Chengdu and the so-called panda capital of the world. Bearing Up Nicely: Wolong Pandas 2010-08-19T14:20:00Z And I found Cristian in the airport at Jayapura, Papua’s provincial capital, en route to Wamena and glommed on, happy to cancel a last-minute hotel reservation I had made for four times as much. In Papua, Indonesia, a Visit to the Welcoming Dani People 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z At the age of 9, the younger Mr. Shen was sent to the Hunan Arts School in the provincial capital for training in singing, dancing and acrobatics for the opera. Shen Wei Revives ‘Map,’ a Work from 2005 2014-04-11T21:47:13Z Spain’s conservative Popular Party, the main opposition party, has called for its own protest against the amnesty negotiations for Sunday, in public squares in each provincial capital. Protests turn ugly as pressure mounts on Spain’s acting government for amnesty talks with Catalans 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Many people inside and outside the provincial capital are still sleeping outside, even as temperatures drop. More than 90% of people killed by western Afghanistan quake were women and children, UN says 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z The epicenter was just outside Herat City, the provincial capital and cultural hub. Another Powerful Quake Hits Afghanistan, Days After Deadly Temblors 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Nanjing, the provincial capital of affluent Jiangsu province, said it would let people buy flats without proof of eligibility in four districts, effectively easing its last restrictions on home purchases. Three Chinese cities lift house-buying curbs 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Videos showed both the exit and entry areas of the Shenzhen railway station were flooded, with trains connecting the city and the provincial capital of Guangzhou suspended. Hong Kong, Shenzhen deluged by heaviest rain on record, 83 hurt 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z The rain also shattered 12-year-old records in the provincial capital of Fuzhou, weather officials said, prompting warnings that 49 reservoirs had exceeded flood limits. Floods from waning typhoon hit transport, force evacuations in China 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z The rain shattered 12-year-old records in the provincial capital of Fuzhou, weather officials said, prompting warnings that 49 reservoirs had exceeded flood limits. Floods from waning Typhoon Haikui hit transport, force evacuations in China 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Monday’s protest took place in the provincial capital, also called Sweida, where angry men and woman called for the downfall of Assad’s government. Protesters in southern Syria smash statue as they mark 2015 assassination of anti-government leader 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Evacuated residents are taken to a shelter in Kharkiv, the provincial capital and Ukraine’s second-largest city. An evacuation order finds few followers in northeast Ukraine despite Russia’s push to retake region 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z It said protesters were coming to the provincial capital from nearby villages. Protests rock government-held areas in southern Syria as economy crumbles 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z A rebel group attacked Kadugli, the provincial capital of South Kordofan and clashed with the military, killing and displacing civilians, according to the U.N. mission in Sudan. Global aid official appeals for funds to help Sudanese trapped in war between generals 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Record rainfall inundated the provincial capital of Zhengzhou, turning streets into rushing rivers and flooding a subway line, trapping passengers in the cars. Vast swath of northeastern China threatened by flooding as rivers rise above warning levels 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Monday’s festivities began with gun salutes in the capital, Islamabad, and in each of the four provincial capitals. Pakistan’s caretaker premier is to be sworn in as people celebrate Independence Day 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z As residual rain from a typhoon drifted to northeast China, Heilongjiang province on Friday warned of swelling rivers amid severe weather and even tornadoes as storms pounded cities, including the already waterlogged provincial capital, Harbin. Russian defence minister Shoigu visits troops in Ukraine 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z As residual rain from a typhoon drifted to northeast China, Heilongjiang province on Friday warned of swelling rivers amid severe weather and even tornadoes as storms pounded cities, including the already waterlogged provincial capital, Harbin. West African bloc seeks solution to Niger coup as deadline nears 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z As residual rain from a typhoon drifted to northeast China, Heilongjiang province on Friday warned of swelling rivers amid severe weather and even tornadoes as storms pounded cities, including the already waterlogged provincial capital, Harbin. Exclusive: Russia doubles 2023 defence spending plan as war costs soar 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Record rainfall inundated the provincial capital of Zhengzhou on July 20 that year, turning streets into rushing rivers and flooding at least part of a subway line, trapping passengers in the cars. Deadly flooding in China worsens as rescues continue and areas downriver brace for high water 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z A state of emergency has been imposed in the hospitals in Peshawar, the provincial capital. At Least 35 Dead in Blast at Political Rally in Pakistan 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z One district of provincial capital Dalian received 93 millimetres of rain in an hour. Five dead after heavy rains in eastern China, crops damaged in northeast 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Record rainfall inundated the provincial capital of Zhengzhou on July 20 that year, turning streets into rushing rivers and flooding at least part of a subway line. Flooding displaces 10,000 around China as Beijing gets a slight respite from an extreme heat wave 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z “Sometimes, just to wash the dishes, we have to wait for so long,” said Setareh, 27, a university student in Zahedan, the provincial capital. In Iran, Some Are Chasing the Last Drops of Water 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Genena, the provincial capital of West Darfur province, has experienced some of the worst battles in the conflict, with tens of thousands of its residents fleeing to neighboring Chad. Sudan officials say airstrike kills 17, including 5 children, in capital Khartoum 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Carberry, nicknamed “King Spud Country” for its quality potato crops, is a town of fewer than 2,000 people about two hours west of Winnipeg, the provincial capital. At Least 15 Die in Highway Crash in Canada 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z In Genena, the provincial capital of West Darfur, the RSF and allied Arab militias rampaged through the city over the past week, killing and wounding hundreds of people, according to local activists and U.N. officials. UN: Sudan’s war displaces over 2 million, as fighting rages in Darfur region 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Environment Canada's Air Quality Health Index put the Alberta provincial capital Edmonton and oil sands hub Fort McMurray in the "high risk" category. Western Canada covered in smoke as wildfires loosen grip on Quebec 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Muizuddin Ahmadi, the local Taliban head of information, said it was unclear how many people had been killed in the mosque blast in the provincial capital, Faizabad, but there had been multiple casualties. Afghanistan blast: Taliban officials targeted at mosque prayers 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z But rain is forecast in that area and for the provincial capital, Halifax, where another wildfire has forced the evacuation of thousands. Rain forecast in Nova Scotia promises relief after week of wildfires 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z In the provincial capital of Guangzhou, the power load climbed to 21 million kW on May 30, up by more than 20% from a year earlier. Southern China sizzles in high temperatures, stressing power grids 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Nova Scotia is battling two large fires that are threatening communities on the outskirts of Halifax, the provincial capital. Canada's military and U.S. firefighters to aid Nova Scotia's wildfire fight 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Edmonton, the provincial capital and a city with a large union presence, is likely to back the New Democrats. Alberta’s Vote Will Test American-Style Far-Right Politics 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Fighting was also reported in al-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur. U.S., Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend ‘imperfect’ cease-fire 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Outside Calgary, the NDP is expected to clean up in the provincial capital Edmonton, while the UCP is tipped to sweep most rural ridings and smaller cities. Canada's oil capital Calgary to be swing city in Alberta election 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z In 415, a mob of Christians set upon Hypatia, a pagan philosopher, as she traveled the streets of the provincial capital in her chariot. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The South Korean consulate in the provincial capital of Shenyang had been informed of Son’s detention and allowed access to the player as required by international treaty. South Korea soccer player Son Jun-ho detained in China on suspicion of taking bribe 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Also, the head of the neighboring Kursk region reported that a Ukrainian drone was shot down near the provincial capital, also called Kursk. Ukraine’s occupied nuke plant faces possible staffing crunch 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Similar events were held in central squares in provincial capitals throughout Cuba, state-run television showed. Cubans, waylaid by weather and fuel shortage, march for May Day five days late 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z The WFP has said its offices and warehouses in Nyala, the provincial capital of South Darfur, were attacked and looted last week. UN warns of lab risk, more displacement amid Sudan conflict 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Residents in parts of West Sumatra province, including the provincial capital of Padang, felt the earthquake strongly for about 30 seconds, causing panic, National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said. Indonesia lifts tsunami alert after powerful undersea quake 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z It happened inside the Lanzhou Biopharmaceutical Plant, a manufacturer of vaccines that occupies a warehouselike building in the center of Lanzhou, a provincial capital with nearly 4 million inhabitants about 960 miles southwest of Beijing. China’s struggles with lab safety carry danger of another pandemic In the small camp next to an evangelical church outside the provincial capital Goma, Buregeya spends his time leaning against the tin wall of the church or playing cards with schoolfriends also displaced from Kibumba. Conflict in eastern Congo forces thousands of schools to close 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Back then, Irbil was a backwater provincial capital without even an airport. Kurds remain biggest winners from US-led invasion of Iraq 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Authorities locked down Zhengzhou, a provincial capital home to over 10 million people, with no public announcement, even though they were reporting only a handful of cases. Ignoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Rural Alberta tends to vote conservative while the provincial capital Edmonton, home to a larger proportion of public sector workers, usually votes NDP. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith struggles to broaden appeal ahead of May election 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z A local councillor in the provincial capital Gorom-Gorom, who did not wish to be named, said hundreds of civilians had fled from Tin-Akoff since Monday. At least 19 soldiers killed in north Burkina Faso attack on Monday, security sources say 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z In the provincial capital of Kahramanmaras, which has the same name as the province, residents also complained of difficulties finding a place to stay. Turkish quake victims sleep in trains, tents, greenhouses 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z “The first jolt was really strong followed by shaking that woke me up and my baby,” Red Cross officer MJ Oxemer told The Associated Press by telephone from the provincial capital of Masbate city. Philippines quake causes hospital evacuation, minor damage 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z One avalanche destroyed several buildings in the provincial capital Khorog, killing eight people, the emergencies committee said. Avalanches kill 10 people in Tajikistan 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z A passing driver took pity on him and brought him to the comparative shelter of the provincial capital of Idlib, where tents have been set up for the newly displaced. Nowhere to run: Quake displaces Syrians in rebel enclave, again 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Their anger has spurred protests in and around the provincial capital Goma, some of which have turned deadly. Eight civilians dead in clash with U.N. peacekeepers in east Congo -local govt 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z In Hatay’s provincial capital of Antakya, where 10-storey buildings had crumbled on to the streets, Reuters journalists saw rescue work being carried out at one of the dozens of mounds of rubble. In Turkey's worst-hit province, residents cry for help amid weak quake response 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Sunday’s bombing took place near the Musa Khan checkpoint in Quetta, the Baluchistan provincial capital, said local police official Mohammad Khan. Bomb kills soldier, wounds 11 people in southwest Pakistan 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The quake, felt as far away as Cairo, was centered north of Gaziantep, a Turkish provincial capital. Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, killing more than 600 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The helicopter was able to land in the provincial capital Goma. One peacekeeper killed in Congo after U.N. chopper comes under fire 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The operation came days after a suicide bomber attacked a mosque within a police and government compound in the city of Peshawar, the provincial capital, killing 101 people and wounding at least 225. Police: 2 Pakistani Taliban commanders killed in northwest 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z In 2014, the group carried out a massacre at a school in Peshawar, a provincial capital near the border. Your Thursday Briefing: Rising Militancy in Pakistan 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Instead, the outbreak seemed to arrive in full force mere days after it inundated Guangzhou, the provincial capital nearly 200 miles away, he said. China’s Covid Tsunami Recedes, Bringing Relief, Grief and Anxiety 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The bombing in this northwest provincial capital, one of the deadliest terrorist attacks on Pakistani forces, also left 57 people hospitalized with injuries. Death toll in Pakistan mosque blast skyrockets to at least 83 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z The explosion interrupted a period of relative calm in Peshawar, a northern provincial capital. Your Tuesday Briefing: A Bombing in Pakistan 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the explosion broke a relative period of calm in Peshawar, the provincial capital of the restive province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Blast at Pakistan Mosque Kills Dozens 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z The deprivation suffered in the village is mirrored all over Kherson, from the provincial capital of the same name to the constellation of villages divided by tracts of farmland that surround it. Russians gone from Ukraine village, fear and hardship remain 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z The attack on Kitshanga is a new offensive by rebels who have seized large areas of eastern Congo's North Kivu province in a rapid onslaught since May that threatened the provincial capital, Goma. U.N. condemns M23 rebel offensive on Congo town, hundreds flee 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Several civil society organizations have called for a demonstration on Wednesday in the provincial capital Goma to protest delays implementing the M23 withdrawal, although the city authorities have not authorised the march. Congolese president says M23 rebels have not withdrawn as agreed 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Haji Zaid, a spokesman for the governor’s office in southern Kandahar province, said in a tweet that the lashings took place at the sports stadium in the city of Kandahar, the provincial capital. Taliban official says 9 men lashed in public in Afghanistan 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z As night fell, protesters in parts of the provincial capital torched cars and tires and hurled fireworks toward police forces, who used tear gas to try to disperse the crowds. Bolivia protesters burn cars, clash with police after governor arrested 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z In the provincial capital of Quetta, 12 people were wounded when assailants threw a hand grenade in a bazaar near a residential area, Mohesar added. Pakistan troops search for attackers after 6 soldiers killed 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Rojas died in clashes with the army in the nearby provincial capital of Ayacucho, which has emerged as an unlikely epicenter of unrest in Peru’s still unfolding political crisis. Peru’s dark past surfaces as young protester is laid to rest 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z “When I emptied my pockets to go through security at the provincial capital, I notified the guards about the spray,” he says. Advice | What to do if you’re arrested abroad Several weeks before Russian troops captured the provincial capital of Kherson, Ludmila Taranov was scrolling through an online dating site, looking for someone to have coffee with — someone to take her mind off her troubles. 'I'm not going without you.' Ukrainian lovers defy the rules of war 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Rivers, 35, came to Russia in August, while Ms. Griner was on trial, to play for the team of Samara, a provincial capital more than 500 miles east of Moscow. Brittney Griner Swap Puts Spotlight on Americans in Russia 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Last month, Russia’s army was forced to quit all the parts of Kherson province that it had controlled on the west bank of the Dnipro River, including the provincial capital, the city of Kherson. Kremlin appears to scale back its ambitions in Ukraine 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z An unspecified number of those punished also received two-year prison terms in Charakar, the provincial capital, he added. Taliban official: 27 people lashed in public in Afghanistan 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Despite its conservatism, in recent weeks women have joined protests in the provincial capital Zahedan. 'It started with a protest, but a revolution is taking shape': BBC identifies many more people killed in Iran’s protests 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Yet interviews with people in Lanzhou, a provincial capital in western China, indicate that a desire for a shift in Covid policy has reached China’s huge interior as well. After Fanning Covid Fears, China Must Now Try to Allay Them 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Last month, Russian troops, cut off from their own supply lines, were forced to abandon the strategic city of Kherson, the only provincial capital they had managed to capture since February. The weaponization of winter: Ukraine aims to stop Russia from regrouping as temperatures drop 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The latest wave of displacement has come from areas in and near Kherson, a strategic provincial capital in the south that was recaptured by Ukraine from Russian forces two weeks ago. Lviv was once a safe haven for Ukrainians fleeing the war. Now it's suffering too 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z The Russian withdrawal from the only provincial capital it gained in nine months of war was one of Moscow’s most significant battlefield losses. After Russian retreat, Ukrainian military plans next move 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Five officials were arrested after a building collapse that killed 53 people on the outskirts of Henan’s provincial capital Changsha in April. 4 detained over China trading company fire that killed 38 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Kherson, the provincial capital occupied by Russia, is back in Ukrainian hands. Buoyed by southern success, Ukraine revives long-shot dream of retaking Crimea 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z On Monday, the government of the provincial capital, Guangzhou, suspended access to its Baiyun district, home to some 3.7 million people, following outbreaks there. China anti-virus curbs spur fears of global economic impact 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z On Sunday, he is due to celebrate a public Mass in the provincial capital, Asti. Pope Francis goes back to his roots in visit to northern Italy town 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, the only provincial capital captured by Russia since it invaded in February, is back in Ukrainian hands, though Moscow’s forces are still close enough to remain a menace. Kherson's newly liberated residents wonder: Who collaborated with the Russians? 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Last week’s decision by Russian forces to pull out of Kherson, the only provincial capital Moscow had seized in the war, was another serious reversal. Russian forces pummel Ukraine with missile strikes 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The liberation of Kherson - the only provincial capital that Moscow had seized - had sparked days of celebration in Ukraine and allowed families to be reunited for the first time in months. Russian airstrikes reported in cities across Ukraine 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The liberation of Kherson — the only provincial capital that Moscow had seized — had sparked days of celebration in Ukraine and allowed families to be reunited for the first time in months. Russian airstrikes reported in cities across Ukraine 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The end of Russia’s occupation of the city — the only provincial capital seized since the February invasion — has sparked days of celebration. Zelenskyy: Battle for Kherson was D-Day-like watershed 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The major provincial capital of Shijiazhuang just outside Beijing has also reopened free testing centers after just one day of closure. China state media demands strict adherence to ‘zero-COVID’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z It was the only provincial capital that had been under Russian control since the early days of the invasion. Analysis: Ukrainian liberation a powerful dynamic in war 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The city was the only provincial capital that Russia had seized this year, and its capture marked one of Russia’s biggest early successes. Ukraine’s Advances 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Kherson was the only provincial capital captured by Russia, seized in the invasion’s first weeks. Kherson Diary: No power, no water but the joy just flows 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z But above all in Kherson, a provincial capital that had once been one of Russia’s biggest prizes of war, there was unbridled jubilation and a fragile sense of relief. Ukrainian Soldiers Sweeping Into Kherson Are Greeted With Jubilation 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Kherson is the only provincial capital Russia had captured, and is a major link in Russia’s effort to control the southern coastline along the Black Sea. Ukrainian Forces Enter Kherson, a Strategic Prize, in a Blow to Putin 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Now Russian forces have been forced to abandon the only provincial capital they had managed to capture since February's full invasion. Kherson biggest Russian loss since withdrawal from Kyiv 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Even as Russian troops fall back in Kherson region, it remains a possibility that they will vacate rural areas but retrench to defend the provincial capital, Kherson. Zelensky says dozens of towns and villages in the Kherson region have been retaken. 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The months-long Ukrainian offensive to recapture the city of Kherson, the only provincial capital that has been under Russian control since the early days of the invasion, is coming to a head. EXPLAINER: How important is a Russian retreat from Kherson? 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Kherson was the only provincial capital Moscow captured after invading Ukraine in February. US to buy South Korean howitzer rounds to send to Ukraine 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The largest city, Kherson, is a symbolic and strategic prize in the war, the only provincial capital seized by Russia after its invasion in February and a key to controlling Ukraine’s Black Sea coastline. Ukraine Moves Forward in South, With Little Resistance From Russia 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Kherson is the only provincial capital that Moscow captured, and the Russian withdrawal could allow Ukraine to win back territory in the south that it had lost. Officials: US sending Ukraine $400 million in military aid 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z A forced pullout from Kherson - the only provincial capital Moscow has captured - would mark one of Russia’s worst setbacks yet, recalling their retreat from the capital in the early days of the war. Russia says troops begin to withdraw from key Ukrainian city 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Moscow took Kherson soon after the invasion on Feb. 24 — the only provincial capital it has captured — and illegally annexed the wider region of the same name in September. Russia says retreat from key city begun but Ukraine cautious 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The prize: the southern city of Kherson, the only provincial capital Russia captured after its invasion in February. Deception and Trickery Are the Other Weapons in the Ukraine War 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Even as Russian troops fall back in the Kherson region, the possibility remains that they will vacate only rural areas but retrench to defend the provincial capital, Kherson. Ukraine Moves Forward in South, With Little Resistance From Russia 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Eight months later, the city, a former shipbuilding center, is the only provincial capital that they have seized. Why Control of Kherson Is Important to Russia and Ukraine 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z The contest for the only provincial capital seized by Moscow in its invasion may be one of the most consequential of the war. Women managers have improved Vatican more than men, pope says 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z Those areas included the Maram camp just northwest of the provincial capital of Idlib, where nine were killed and 77 wounded. Monitors say 9 killed in Syria shelling of tent settlements 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z The contest for the only provincial capital seized by Moscow in the full-scale invasion launched on Feb. 24 may be one of the most consequential of the war so far. Ukrainian forces brace for bloody fight for Kherson 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Officials have called three days of mourning in the southern province of Fars, after the attack in the provincial capital of Shiraz. Attack on Iran shrine will not go unanswered - foreign minister 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Ukrainian forces pressing an offensive in the south have zeroed in on Kherson, a provincial capital that has been under Russian control since the early days of the invasion. EXPLAINER: What would retreat from Kherson mean for Russia? 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z That may mean the Russians are preparing to abandon their defence of the provincial capital and retreat across the Dnipro River, the soldiers said when Reuters visited their positions on Friday. Ukraine troops say Russian woes could preface pullback in south 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Security forces with heavy weapons roam the streets of Sanandaj, the provincial capital of Iran’s Kurdistan region, in armored vehicles. At the center of Iran’s uprising, Kurds now face a mounting crackdown 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Amnesty International has said security forces killed at least 66 people in a violent crackdown after Friday prayers in Zahedan, the provincial capital. Factbox: Ethnic groups swept up in Iran's nationwide protests 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z It said a fourth member of the security forces was killed in Mahabad, and firing by security forces killed another person in Sanandaj, Iranian Kurdistan's provincial capital. Seven killed in unrest in Iran's Kurdish region, rights group says 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Smith became Alberta's third female premier, and nineteenth overall, at a ceremony in the provincial capital Edmonton. Danielle Smith sworn in as premier of Canada's oil province Alberta 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Nineteen more people were reported to have died on Friday following a standoff between protesters and police at a police station in Zahedan, the provincial capital of the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province. Iran protests: 'Nine Europeans' arrested in latest unrest 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z And at least two gin and tonics in provincial capitals. Unexpected humor and 'a spot of gin': Queen Elizabeth II's Sacramento visit remembered 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, four girls’ schools in Gardez, the provincial capital, and one in the Samkani district began operating without formal permission from the Taliban Education Ministry. UN says Taliban has harassed its Afghan female employees 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z The earthquake also affected Chengdu, the provincial capital, where residents were under strict zero-COVID controls, meaning they were not allowed to leave their buildings. Death toll from western China earthquake rises to 93 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, four girls schools above grade 6 in Gardez, the provincial capital, and one in the Samkani district began operating without formal permission from the Taliban Education Ministry. Taliban close girls schools in east that had briefly opened 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z Buildings were also shaken in the provincial capital of Chengdu, where 21 million people are among the 65 million Chinese under a strict COVID-19 lockdown confining them to their homes and residential compounds. Heavy rain after deadly China quake complicates recovery 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z In all, 65 million Chinese in 33 cities, including seven provincial capitals, are currently under varying levels of lockdown. China earthquake deaths rise to 74 as lockdown anger grows 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The attack began Sunday morning with reports of several stabbings at the James Smith Cree Nation, an Indigenous community roughly 200 miles north of Regina, the provincial capital. Canadian stabbing suspect found dead after 10 killed; brother at large 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z The temblor devastated towns, schools and rural communities outside the provincial capital of Chengdu, leading to a years-long effort to rebuild with more resistant materials. Powerful quake shakes southwest China; damage not yet known 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z The police search came as thousands of fans descended on the provincial capital for a sold-out annual Labor Day game between the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. At least 10 dead and 15 injured in stabbings, Saskatchewan police say 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Three of the children in Saturday’s explosion were killed immediately and a girl later died from her wounds at the hospital in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, according to a doctor there. 4 Afghan kids playing with unexploded shell killed in school 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z On 6 August, the first provincial capital was captured by the militants. The pilot who defected to the Taliban in his Black Hawk 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The subway in Chengdu, the provincial capital, said it turned off thousands of lights in stations. China plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop amid drought 2022-08-20T04:00:00Z By then, the Taliban was rapidly seizing provincial capitals. Opinion | One year’s hindsight on Afghanistan: A good decision, horribly executed 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z At about the same time, the Taliban seized control of a provincial capital for the first time since their defeat in 2001, taking control of the strategically important city of Kunduz. Who are the Taliban? 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z In the end, the Taliban seized the capital without significant fighting last August, capping a weeks-long military blitz in which they rapidly captured provincial capitals without much resistance from the increasingly demoralized Afghan security forces. A year on, ex-Afghan leader defends role in Taliban takeover 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z The Russian Defense Ministry claimed Saturday its forces had taken control of Pisky, a village on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk, the provincial capital that pro-Moscow separatists have claimed since 2014. Russian shelling heavy in east; Ukraine strikes key bridge 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z But none of the 34 provincial capitals had fallen. The Tumultuous Summer That Changed the World 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The provincial capital Haikou has lifted its lockdown that lasted hours on Monday. China races to contain COVID outbreaks in tourism hubs Tibet, Hainan 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z They swept across Afghanistan in just 10 days, taking their first provincial capital on 6 August. Who are the Taliban? 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z In the oil-rich province of Basra, dozens of people took to the streets for a third straight day and burned tires, blocking the main road to the provincial capital, to protest the power cuts. World Digest: Aug. 8, 2022 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in Quetta, the provincial capital. Grenade at store selling flags in southwest Pakistan kills 1 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Like dominoes, other provincial capital cities began toppling as well, even in places like Kandahar where the Afghan forces had defended well for months. The Tumultuous Summer That Changed the World 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Sweida had seen rare protests earlier this year, when dozens gathered in the provincial capital to demand a halt to cuts in gas subsidies. At least 17 dead in rare clashes in Syria's Sweida 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z And the city where he landed on Sunday — Edmonton — reflects that diversity more than outsiders might expect from a provincial capital in Canada’s prairie heartland. A religiously diverse Edmonton hosts Pope Francis’ visit 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z The pope spent the rest of the day resting at a seminary in the provincial capital. Pope set for historic apology for school abuses in Canada 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Ukraine was transfixed earlier this month by the death in a Russian missile strike of a 4-year-old girl with Down syndrome in the central provincial capital of Vinnytsia. News Analysis: Entering a sixth month of war, Ukraine faces thorny dilemmas 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Afghan commandos in July in Kunduz, a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan that Taliban insurgents had cut off on all sides. The Tumultuous Summer That Changed the World 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z On a recent afternoon, Liu sat at home in Dongsheng village, south of Sichuan provincial capital Chengdu, snipping the seed pods off the stems, which are covered in large thorns like a rose. What inflation? China’s peppercorn purveyors are feeling the heat. 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z About a third were in the western province of Gansu, where authorities in the provincial capital, Lanzhou, extended a temporary lockdown for some of the four million residents. Outbreaks in China prompt lockdowns and fears of more economic woes. 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z As weeks went by without resolution, some bank customers began to gather in Henan’s provincial capital, Zhengzhou, for a series of protests demanding that regulators act more forcefully. ‘My Worldview Has Been Destroyed’: Chinese Banking Scandal Tests Faith in the System 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Police in the provincial capital of Jayapura told local media the incident, the deadliest in recent years, occurred on Saturday morning in the remote highland area of Nduga. Nine shot dead in Indonesia's restive Papua, say police 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Shepard said one of the group’s leaders had just left when the group arrived to the provincial capital of David to get phone cards and was blocked by protesters from leaving that city. Md. churches’ youth group stuck at Panama compound amid political unrest 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Seventy-one people, including three children, were hospitalized after three missiles hit the center of Vinnytsia, a typically sleepy provincial capital, leaving behind a harrowing scene of smoking ruins. Strikes on Civilians Deep in Ukraine Show Russia’s Lethal Reach 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Three rockets hit the center of Vinnytsia, a provincial capital, at around 10:30 a.m.according to Ukraine’s National Police. A strike in central Ukraine kills at least 12, officials say. 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z They were farmers and herders from villages near the provincial capital, roughly 40 miles away. Africa’s desperate hunger: Ukraine war pushes Somalia toward famine According to official reports, protesters marched through the provincial capital of Nukus last Friday and then tried to seize local government buildings. Uzbekistan says 18 killed, hundreds wounded in Karakalpakstan unrest 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z They even saved enough to expand their shared home and send Mr. Mohammad’s two sons to school in the provincial capital. ‘We Have Nothing:’ Afghan Quake Survivors Despair Over Recovery 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z “I did not expect to survive,” she said on Thursday from her hospital bed in Sharana, the provincial capital of Paktika Province in Afghanistan’s southeast. In Afghan Quake: ‘I Did Not Expect to Survive’ 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z He will make his apology the following morning in Edmonton, the provincial capital. Vatican Signals Pope Will Keep His Plan to Visit Canada for Apology 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Tremors were felt in India and Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, and the provincial capital of Peshawar, according to Pakistan’s National Seismic Monitoring Center, but no severe damage or casualties were reported. Afghanistan quake kills more than 1,000, injures 1,600, officials say 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The quake struck about 28 miles southwest of the city of Khost, a provincial capital in the country’s southeast, the United States Geological Survey said. Earthquake in Afghanistan Kills at Least 255, Officials Say 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Unable to resolve the issue online, customers set out earlier this week to demand government action at Henan province’s office of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission in the provincial capital Zhengzhou. Residents say China used health tracker for crowd control 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z He said he coordinates with similar units attached to the Defense Ministry and a Taliban quick reaction force stationed in the provincial capital. Inside the Taliban’s secret war in the Panjshir Valley 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Russia has its own difficulties, particularly in southern Ukraine, where the provincial capital of Kherson captured earlier in the war is still contested. Momentum in Ukraine Is Shifting in Russia’s Favor 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Kramatorsk, which serves as the provincial capital for Ukrainian-controlled areas of the Donetsk region, has been repeatedly struck by missiles but has escaped the sweeping destruction in other towns. Struggling in Ukraine’s East, Russian Forces Strike in Kyiv 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian army reported heavy fighting around Donetsk, the provincial capital, as well as Lyman to the north, a small city that serves as a key rail hub in the Donetsk region. Russian troops entering Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian army said that heavy fighting was ongoing around Donetsk, the provincial capital. Russian troops storm city amid eastern Ukraine bombardments 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Clashes continued at the Rumangabo base in the Rutshuru area of North Kivu province about 25 miles from the provincial capital, Goma. World Digest: May 26, 2022 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z The operation followed reports of clashes late last year between protesters and security forces in the provincial capital, Khorog, in which at least one protester was killed by police. Tajikistan starts 'anti-terror operation' near China, Afghan borders - RIA 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z But several prominent Indigenous leaders snubbed invitations to a reconciliation ceremony in Victoria, British Columbia — a provincial capital named after the British monarch. Charles and Camilla visit Canada amid residential schools reckoning 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Four months later, Raqqa became Syria’s first provincial capital to fall under the full control of IS. ‘We found nothing:’ Thousands of IS victims still missing 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Flight MU5735 with 123 passengers and nine crew members was headed from the city of Kunming in southwestern China to Guangzhou, a provincial capital and export manufacturing hub near Hong Kong in the southeast. Black boxes from China Eastern crash sent to US for analysis 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z In Nyala, West Darfur’s provincial capital, where Zakaria lives, the price of sugar and petrol is twice what it was weeks ago. Sudanese go hungry as prices spiral upward in wake of coup 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The six cities in Zhejiang, which included the provincial capital of Hangzhou, will host the Asian Games in September. China central bank expands digital yuan pilot scheme to more cities 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Some progress has been made in Changchun, the provincial capital and an auto manufacturing hub that has been locked down for nearly three weeks. Shanghai official admits city was ill-prepared for omicron wave 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z With the four deaths at the airfield, it arrived in Lutsk, a provincial capital only 55 miles from Poland. With Bombings and a Funeral, the War Arrives in Ukraine’s West 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z The capture of Kherson, a strategic southern provincial capital where the Dnipro River flows into the Black Sea, would be the first significant urban centre to fall since Moscow launched its invasion on Feb. 24. Russian troops enter strategic Ukrainian port of Kherson 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The truck convoy protests in Ottawa and several provincial capitals represent an unexpected show of strength for the far right and populist right factions at their helm. A Moment for Canada’s Far Right, Still Struggling for Support 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z That was enough to touch off a minor rebellion in this Uzbek-dominated northern provincial capital. A popular Uzbek commander fought for the Taliban for more than two decades. He was arrested anyway. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Officials in Ottawa and numerous provincial capitals worked to ensure that escalating protests against pandemic-related public health measures remained peaceful Saturday. Canada police act to rein in protests against COVID measures 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z A protest is planned in the provincial capital of Toronto on Saturday. Canada PM: military response not in cards for COVID protests 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Sharp, the panel’s coordinator and expert on armed groups, and Catalan, a humanitarian expert, embarked on the field visit from Kananga, the provincial capital of Kasai Central, toward the locality of Bunkonde. Congo court sentences dozens to death over UN expert murders 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Some homes in Qala-e-Naw, the provincial capital, suffered cracks but no major injuries or widespread damage, he added. Twin earthquakes in western Afghanistan kill at least 22 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z On July 11, he came home for lunch, as usual, from his workshop in the provincial capital of Holguín. Mass Trials in Cuba Deepen Its Harshest Crackdown in Decades 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Even the city of Zhuhai in the far south has suspended flights to Beijing and bus service with the Guangdong provincial capital of Guangzhou. Anti-coronavirus measures tightened across China 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The provincial capital of Zhengzhou has shut non-essential public facilities like beauty salons, banned dining in restaurants, and stopped taxis and ride-hailing platforms from operating in quarantined areas, local officials told a briefing on Tuesday. Chinese cities tighten COVID-19 curbs as Tianjin battles Omicron outbreak 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z A police statement issued Sunday said the raid was carried out in the provincial capital’s Manzoor Shaheed precinct area. Pakistani police say they killed 6 militants in southwest 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z Earlier in the week, the WFP said an unidentified armed group had attacked one of its warehouses in North Darfur’s provincial capital of el-Fasher. UN food agency halts work in North Darfur, affects 2 million 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z In one of the most remarkable military campaigns, the Taliban captured all 33 provincial capitals and Kabul, the nation’s capital, in less than two weeks, without facing much resistance. Former Afghan President Says He Fled Nation to ‘Save Kabul’ 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — The 46-year-old shopkeeper searched street by street for three days, calling in countless favors in an attempt to recover his son’s body after this provincial capital fell to the Taliban in August. Final weeks of fighting among deadliest for Afghan security forces, former official says: 4,000 dead and 1,000 missing 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z The military carried out a full-fledged offensive in the region after an army run school was attacked in December 2014 in the provincial capital of Peshawar. Militants gun down Pakistani soldier near Afghan border 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Calls by the Taliban for more fighters from Pakistan began over the summer as Afghan government-held provincial capitals fell in quick succession. Taliban recruits flood into Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan as the group works to consolidate control 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Calls by Taliban for more fighters from Pakistan began over the summer as Afghan government-held provincial capitals fell in quick succession. Taliban recruits flood into Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan as the group works to consolidate control 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z The burst of attacks came as Taliban fighters encircled numerous provincial capitals and ultimately seized control of Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, on Aug. 15. U.S. airstrikes on Taliban surged in war’s final month amid failed bid to prevent Afghan army’s collapse 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z But when the Taliban captured the provincial capital of Panjshir, no one knew whether he was alive or dead. Afghanistan to Wisconsin: Refugees dream of home 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The IS affiliate in Afghanistan has targeted Shiite mosques in the provincial capitals of Kunduz and Kandahar, and carried out frequent attacks on Taliban vehicles. The AP Interview: Taliban seek ties with US, other ex-foes 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z The camp is less than three miles east of the provincial capital, Genena, and houses displaced people from the Masalit tribe, who have been forced to leave their homes during the Darfur conflict. World Digest: Dec. 5, 2021 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z The collapse of Afghanistan began on Aug. 6, with the fall of a western provincial capital to Taliban powers. With No Resources, Authority or Country, Afghan Ambassador Presses On 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z After registering with his local Taliban commander, he returned to his family’s farm, never appearing worried that he would be a target despite rumors of Taliban night raids in the provincial capital and neighboring villages. Taliban wages campaign of targeted killings against former members of Afghan security forces 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z He said that wildlife officials on Monday had to amputate half of the trunk in a life-or-death operation at an elephant training center near Banda Aceh, the provincial capital. Indonesia baby elephant dies after losing half of her trunk 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Along the roadways that approach the provincial capital of Santa Rosa, the challenge for the government is clear. Argentina's hinterland, where cows outnumber people, could tip balance in Congress 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z In the small newsroom downstairs, the white board that marked the fall of provincial capitals is still there, though in the end, the country fell apart too fast to track. When the Taliban Are in Your Bedroom 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z But along the provincial capital’s sidewalks and roads, the intricately groomed trees suggest that there are still efforts to breathe new life into Marib. The unlikeliest of sights amid Yemen’s war: Trees sculpted into whimsical forms 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z As the Taliban pushed into Ghazni, one of the provincial capital’s senior police officers was imprisoned, along with scores of other police, despite being granted amnesty, according to his nephew. Taliban wages campaign of targeted killings against former members of Afghan security forces 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z But on just one day last week, pictures from Jalalabad - the provincial capital of Nangarhar - appeared online showing two bodies swinging from a rope. Islamic State violence dents Taliban claims of safer Afghanistan 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Using the money they borrowed on that August day, Mohammed and Anisa found seats in a pickup truck, which drove them several hours to Hajjah city, the provincial capital. Both his children were dying. Yemen’s crisis forced him to choose only one to save. While they were waiting for the results, they traveled around the provincial capital of Xi’an and visited many scenic spots. 2 rule-breaking retirees go on a road trip, leaving COVID cases in their wake 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Video posted online showed people on top of the almost-submerged bus as water was flowing over the nearby bridge outside the Hebei provincial capital of Shijiazhuang. Bus plunge, floods leave at least 28 dead in northern China 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z The center of the earthquake was about 60 miles from Quetta, the provincial capital that is near the Afghan border. Pakistan Earthquake Kills at Least 20 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Tianjin in northern China sold 40 out of 61 plots, while Shenyang, the provincial capital of Liaoning, offloaded 19 of 46 lots, the Reuters analysis showed. Analysis-Fall in China's $1.3 trln land sales to test local finances, economy 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The area, about 60 miles from Quetta, the provincial capital, is dotted with coal mines, which has Shaheen worried the death toll could rise. World Digest: Oct. 6, 2021 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z The villagers were gathered, Mohammed said, and ordered to take the seven corpses to the provincial capital, Maidan Shahr, to protest the strike. ‘Everyone here hated the Americans’: Rural Afghans live with the Taliban and a painful U.S. legacy 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z In Phuket Town, the island’s provincial capital, colorful, 19th-century shop houses have long drawn visitors to the historic Old Town district. Thailand’s Quarantine-Island Experiment Is Showing (Modest) Results 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z IS has claimed several attacks against the Taliban, including several killings in the provincial capital of Jalalabad. Bomb targets mosque in Kabul, ‘a number of civilians’ dead 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z It has claimed several attacks against them, including several killings in the provincial capital of Jalalabad. Bomb targets mosque in Kabul, ‘a number of civilians’ dead 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Several Taliban fighters have been killed in IS attacks in the provincial capital of Jalalabad. Taliban say they have raided IS hideout north of Kabul 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z The company often invested heavily in projects in provincial capitals, where officials with ambitions to become Politburo members were measured by their ability to create economic growth. China and Evergrande Ascended Together. Now One Is About to Fall. 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Aug. 9, from the AP: "Taliban press on, take two more provincial capitals." Empire of chickenhawks: Why America's chaotic departure from Afghanistan was actually perfect 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z In one attack, gunmen opened fire on a Taliban vehicle at a local gas station in the provincial capital of Jalalabad, killing two fighters and a gas station attendant, witnesses said. Attackers strike Taliban in eastern Afghanistan, 5 killed 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Victor Yeimo, 39, who is the international spokesman of the West Papua National Committee, was arrested in the provincial capital of Jayapura in May. U.N. rights expert says Papuan held in Indonesia at risk of dying 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Separately, three explosions targeted Taliban vehicles in the eastern provincial capital of Jalalabad on Saturday, killing three people and wounding 20, witnesses said. Taliban replace ministry for women with one restricting them 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Several officials and Afghans who are familiar and in contact with Baradar told The Associated Press that he was in the southwestern provincial capital of Kandahar for a meeting with Taliban’s leader Haibatullah Akhunzada. Friction among Taliban pragmatists, hard-liners intensifies 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z By Wednesday, Aug. 11, here was the headline in Al Jazeera: "Timeline: Afghanistan provincial capitals captured by the Taliban." Empire of chickenhawks: Why America's chaotic departure from Afghanistan was actually perfect 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Aug. 15 - Taliban fighters enter the capital Kabul, completing a lightning offensive that saw provincial capitals fall to the insurgents like dominoes. The dramatic first month of the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z An agreement was reached the following day, with elders agreeing to hand over Afghan army forces and weapons to the Taliban, who had guaranteed them safe passage to the provincial capital, Qalat. Chaos and confusion: The frenzied final hours of the Afghan government 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The Taliban said on Sunday that their forces had made it into the provincial capital, Bazarak, and had captured large quantities of weapons and ammunition. Taliban claim control of Panjshir as evacuation flights await clearance 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Earlier, the Taliban said their forces were now in the provincial capital, Bazarak, where they inflicted "numerous casualties", though this was disputed by the NRF. Afghanistan: Resistance leader says open to peace talks with Taliban 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Earlier, Taliban forces said they had fought their way into the provincial capital of Panjshir after securing the surrounding districts. Afghan opposition leader Massoud says he is ready for talks with Taliban 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z The Taliban took control of its provincial capital on 11 August. Afghanistan: Life for those left behind 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z It is the only serious military challenge the Taliban has faced since Kabul and 33 provincial capitals fell in 10 days. Taliban finalizes plans for new government not expected to include any former leaders 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z While the Taliban are cementing control of Kabul and provincial capitals, they are fighting with opposition groups and remnants of the Afghan army holding out in mountains north of the capital. Taliban preparing to reveal new Afghan government amid economic turmoil 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z A series of provincial capitals and Kabul fell to the Taliban less than a month later. Biden focused on ‘perception’ of Afghan forces in final call with Ghani: Report 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Within little more than a week, its fighters overran Afghanistan's three largest provincial capitals and were poised to enter Kabul. U.S. troops depart a dramatically changed Afghanistan after 2 weeks of chaos and 20 years of war 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Days later, the Afghan military started folding across provincial capitals in the country with little fight against the Taliban. Exclusive: Before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed Ghani to ‘change perception’ 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z Soon, provincial capitals too were under siege, despite American air power and an Afghan military that Mr. Biden and other senior officials said was nearly 300,000 strong. In Afghanistan, an Unceremonious End, and a Shrouded Beginning 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z The Taliban pushed an offensive that by early August toppled key cities, including provincial capitals. Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z The Taliban then pushed an offensive that by early August toppled key cities, including provincial capitals. Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z In Afghanistan she had readied herself to flee for nearly a week as she watched provincial capitals collapse in rapid succession. ‘What Will Happen to Me?’ An Uncertain Future Awaits Afghans Who Fled 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z It’s a strategically important provincial capital in the west of the country, and is close to the borders with Iran and Turkmenistan. 'I'm like a prisoner': Life in a Taliban city 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z According to the White House, the U.S. has evacuated or facilitated the evacuation of nearly 100,000 people since Aug. 14, when the Taliban approached Kabul after rapidly capturing provincial capitals across the country. U.S. military members killed in Kabul airport bombing, Pentagon says 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z Two days later, the first provincial capital fell. Inside the Afghanistan debacle: Biden abandoned Trump’s pullout plan 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z The State Department dawdled for months in getting visas for Afghan allies and, as the Taliban seized cities, towns and provincial capitals, it neglected contingency planning for a possible evacuation. Opinion | A Rough Beast Returns 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z And outside provincial capitals, even in the north, it is rare to see women not wearing the burqa. America’s Afghan War: A Defeat Foretold? 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z Within a little more than a week, Taliban fighters overran more than a dozen provincial capitals and entered Kabul with no resistance. Afghan army’s total collapse forces soul-searching at NATO meeting 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z In just 10 days, the Taliban took control of every provincial capital across the nation, despite the Afghan government wielding a massive U.S.-funded and equipped military, an air force and special commando units. Anti-Taliban fighters claim victories as first stirrings of armed resistance emerge 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z While Mr. Biden was speaking to the press on July 8, the Taliban were capturing districts with relative ease and turning the battle toward the big prizes: provincial capitals. Inside the Afghanistan debacle: Biden abandoned Trump’s pullout plan 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z “It was working to keep the Taliban out of the provincial capitals, and that was an important status,” she said. News Analysis: What went wrong in Afghanistan? 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The Taliban, the intelligence report accurately predicted, were likely to secure provincial capitals, the border and the country’s north before moving on Kabul. Intelligence Agencies Did Not Predict Imminence of Afghan Collapse, Officials Say 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z By midsummer, they were able to besiege provincial capitals cut off from resupplies or reinforcements. Collapse and Conquest: The Taliban Strategy That Seized Afghanistan 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z This week, just nine days after the Taliban seized their first provincial capital, the insurgents walked into the capital, Kabul. Who Are the Taliban, and What Do They Want? 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z This time, the report said, the militant group would first secure border crossings, commandeer provincial capitals and seize swaths of the country’s north before moving in on Kabul, a prediction that proved accurate. Intelligence Warned of Afghan Military Collapse, Despite Biden’s Assurances 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Reports from several provincial capitals said local elders and tribal chieftains negotiated with advancing Taliban troops, agreeing not to raise arms against them in exchange for a peaceful resolution. News Analysis: What went wrong in Afghanistan? 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z With Kandahar and Herat, a dozen provincial capitals are now in the group’s grasp. In Taliban’s 7-day march to power, a stunning string of wins 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z That’s what made events earlier this month so extraordinary — the rapid collapse of more than 15 major provincial capitals in a span of just nine days. Collapse and Conquest: The Taliban Strategy That Seized Afghanistan 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z In Kunduz, the first major provincial capital to fall to the Taliban, residents were unconvinced by promises of peace from their new rulers. Who Are the Taliban, and What Do They Want? 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Bigger gains followed, including combat aircraft, when the Taliban rolled up provincial capitals and military bases with stunning speed, topped by capturing the biggest prize, Kabul, over the weekend. Billions spent on Afghan army ultimately benefitted Taliban 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters took their first provincial capital on 6 August - and by 15 August, they were at the gates of Kabul. How the Taliban stormed across Afghanistan in ten days 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Militants complete their sweep of the country’s south, taking four more provincial capitals. In Taliban’s 7-day march to power, a stunning string of wins 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Instead, it took 10 days, with provincial capitals falling one after the next. Afghan government collapses as Taliban sweeps in, U.S. sends more troops to aid chaotic withdrawal 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Within a little more than a week, Taliban fighters overran more than a dozen provincial capitals and entered Kabul with no resistance, triggering the departure of Afghanistan’s president and the collapse of his government. Afghanistan’s military collapse: Illicit deals and mass desertions 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z It was only eight days ago that a remote provincial capital, Zaranj, in the far west, became the first to fall to the Taliban. Kabul’s Sudden Fall to Taliban Ends U.S. Era in Afghanistan 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Over the course of the last ten days, the Taliban has taken 18 other provincial capitals. Taliban spokesman says ‘the war is over in Afghanistan’ – live news 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z “The offensive you’re seeing across the country now to take these provincial capitals would have commenced, and we would have been back at war with the Taliban,” he said. ‘Blood on his hands’: Biden under fire over collapse in Afghanistan 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z In taking that provincial capital and surrounding areas, the insurgents gained control of the Torkham border crossing, a major trade and transit route between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Afghan government collapses as Ghani flees the country 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Almost a third of the country’s provincial capitals are now under their control. 'Taliban actions are a problem for all humanity' 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Since then, the Taliban has taken new territory, including the provincial capitals of Herat in the west and Kandahar in the south. Europe’s contentious deportations of Afghans grind to a halt as Taliban surges 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The Taliban was taking control of more and more of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals, most of them seized without a major fight, and the militants were bearing down on Kabul, the national capital. Biden administration scrambled as its orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan unraveled 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z Even as the Taliban started capturing provincial capitals and cities across the nation, polls have shown most voters have backed withdrawing troops. ‘Blood on his hands’: Biden under fire over collapse in Afghanistan 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z The Taliban last week overran Kunduz, one of a succession of provincial capitals to fall to the Islamist militant group as it swiftly encircles the nation’s capital, Kabul. 'My heart is beating with fear': Fleeing the advancing Taliban, finding uncertain refuge 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z The Taliban are now in control of more than half of the provincial capitals in the country. Afghan conflict: Taliban near Kabul and attack northern stronghold 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z The BBC on Friday showed footage of Afghan Security Forces fleeing the provincial capital Kandahar, the Taliban’s birthplace in southern Afghanistan. Biden’s bullish take on Afghanistan steamrolled by Taliban as extremists take provincial capitals 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z But when the fighters rolled into the northern city of Kunduz the following week, making it the first major provincial capital to fall, U.S. officials realized that their scenarios were illusory. Biden administration scrambled as its orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan unraveled 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z Some of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals are toppling like dominoes at the flick of a Taliban offensive. Opinion | We’ve always known this moment would come in Afghanistan 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The militants control half of the country’s 34 provincial capitals, holding key cities such as Kandahar and Herat and heightening concern of a government collapse. ‘We are ready to fight’: Seniors at a girls-only high school in Afghanistan face an uncertain future 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The Taliban’s advance across the nation’s south on Friday, staggering in speed and scale, leaves the insurgents holding half of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals and controlling roughly two-thirds of the country. Mass Afghan government surrenders as Taliban fighters overrun three key cities in sweeping territorial gains 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z On Friday, officials confirmed that those included two of the country’s most important provincial capitals: Kandahar and Herat. The Afghan Military Was Built Over 20 Years. How Did It Collapse So Quickly? 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z It was a small but significant victory in an advance that has brought more than half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals under Taliban control; that includes Kandahar, its second-largest city and the militant group’s birthplace. U.S. troops returning to Afghanistan to rescue Americans in face of Taliban onslaught 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Eight astonishing days have seen the Taliban seize half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals, with its fighters drawing a tightening net around Kabul. With Taliban again triumphantly ensconced in Kandahar, time circles back on itself 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z He said the speed at which the Taliban have taken over provincial capitals is “deeply concerning.” U.S. Embassy shredding, burning documents in case Taliban win 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z They now control about a third of Afghanistan's provincial capitals. Afghanistan: Diplomats hasten exit as Taliban near Kabul 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Afghan troops were then consolidated to defend Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals in recent weeks as the Taliban pivoted from attacking rural areas to targeting cities. The Afghan Military Was Built Over 20 Years. How Did It Collapse So Quickly? 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Now in control of more than half of the country’s 34 provincial capitals, it appears the Taliban insurgency is attempting to isolate the capital of Kabul. First U.S. troops arrive in Afghanistan to aid evacuation as Taliban advance 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z One reporter asked Kirby whether Pentagon leaders were surprised by the rate at which Taliban forces have been taking control of provincial capitals in Afghanistan. Taliban advances in Afghanistan ‘deeply concerning’, says Pentagon – US politics live 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The Taliban captured two major cities, the country’s second- and third-largest after Kabul, and a strategic provincial capital on Thursday, further squeezing the embattled government just weeks before the end of the American military mission. Australia urgently evacuates Afghans threatened by Taliban 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z When the Taliban seized provincial capitals such as Kunduz, they freed prisoners held there, augmenting their forces. Opinion | The bloody war in Afghanistan is nearing a final tipping point 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z But that strategy proved futile as the insurgent fighters overran city after city, capturing around half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals in a week, and encircling Kabul. The Afghan Military Was Built Over 20 Years. How Did It Collapse So Quickly? 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The fall of Ghazni, a provincial capital 80 miles southwest of Kabul, intensified Afghans’ concerns about surrender deals between the Taliban and local leaders that appear to have contributed to the group’s dramatic battlefield sweep. U.S. sending thousands of troops to Afghanistan as embassy staff are withdrawn, Taliban continues advance 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The Taliban’s seemingly unstoppable advance across Afghanistan continued on Friday, as insurgents took control of four more provincial capitals after their seizure on Thursday of Kandahar and Herat, the country’s second and third biggest cities. Taliban advances in Afghanistan ‘deeply concerning’, says Pentagon – US politics live 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z And when Kandahar and Herat fall, the insurgents will control 13 provincial capitals, including another provincial capital south of Kabul, Ghazni, and one in the northwest, Qala-e-Naw. Afghanistan Collapse Accelerates as the Taliban Move Closer to Capturing 2 Vital Cities 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The Taliban escalated its campaign a week ago, moving to seize provincial capitals that have fallen like a row of dominoes and mounting a surprisingly sophisticated campaign. Opinion | The bloody war in Afghanistan is nearing a final tipping point 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z But while Afghan commandos have managed to continue fighting in some areas, they have largely folded in a number of northern provincial capitals. U.S. Is Sending 3,000 Troops Back to Afghanistan to Begin Evacuations 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z A day later, Ghazni’s governor was arrested by government officials after fleeing the provincial capital as it fell. U.S. sending thousands of troops to Afghanistan as embassy staff are withdrawn, Taliban continues advance 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z As one provincial capital after another has fallen to the Taliban, the message from Washington to the Afghans facing the onslaught has been that their survival is in their own hands. Taliban advances in Afghanistan ‘deeply concerning’, says Pentagon – US politics live 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z On Thursday afternoon, the Taliban seized Ghazni, a provincial capital and strategic city about 90 miles south of Kabul. Afghanistan Collapse Accelerates as the Taliban Move Closer to Capturing 2 Vital Cities 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The announcement came just hours after the Taliban captured the western city of Herat as well as Ghazni, a strategic provincial capital south of Kabul. US sending 3K troops for partial Afghan embassy evacuation 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The Taliban on Thursday seized the city of Ghazni, marking the 10th provincial capital now in the hands of the insurgents. ‘Not acceptable’: Trump slams Biden’s handling of U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Almost a third of the country's 34 provincial capitals are now under Taliban control. Afghanistan: Taliban take 10th provincial capital as Ghazni falls 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Faizabad city, in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, on Wednesday became the eighth provincial capital to be seized by the Taliban. Taliban battle government forces as U.S. fears Kabul could fall in 90 days 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z In recent weeks, after sweeping through much of the Afghanistan’s countryside, the insurgents started besieging multiple provincial capitals simultaneously for the first time in the 20-year war. Could the Taliban Take Over Afghanistan? Here’s What We Know. 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z For instance, in the southwestern provincial capital of Zaranj, Afghan troops fled mostly without a fight, leaving no one to coordinate a strike on massing Taliban militants, the official said. Hundreds of Afghan forces surrender in Kunduz as Taliban consolidates hold on country’s north 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Eight of 34 provincial capitals have fallen with stunning speed in the last week alone. Biden administration tries to mobilize international diplomatic effort to halt Taliban 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z The Taliban, who ruled the country from 1996 until U.S. forces invaded after the 9/11 attacks, captured three more provincial capitals Wednesday, giving them effective control of about two-thirds of the country. US keeping distance as Afghan forces face Taliban rout 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z "Attacking provincial capitals and targeting civilians is inconsistent with the spirit of the agreement," he said. Taliban appear intent on 'battlefield victory' - State Department 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Then on Friday, those front lines broke: The Taliban captured Zaranj, a provincial capital near the border with Iran, after facing little resistance from Afghan security forces upon entering the city. Could the Taliban Take Over Afghanistan? Here’s What We Know. 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z The move essentially ceded the last island of government control in the provincial capital to the Taliban. Hundreds of Afghan forces surrender in Kunduz as Taliban consolidates hold on country’s north 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z In Farah, one of the provincial capitals now under insurgent control, Taliban fighters could be seen dragging the bloody corpse of an Afghan security forces member while shouting “God is great!” Taliban continues their blitz across Afghanistan 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z The insurgents now control nine of the country's 34 provincial capitals, seizing three of them within 24 hours. Afghanistan war: Afghan president rallies army in Taliban-besieged city 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z How that plan takes into consideration the capture of now nine provincial capitals around the country remains unclear. Taliban Overrun 3 More Provincial Capitals, Increasing Pressure on Kabul 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z But it is not clear how that plan addresses the capture of now nine provincial capitals around the country — or accounts for the exhaustion of the country’s air force and commandos. Could the Taliban Take Over Afghanistan? Here’s What We Know. 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z The Taliban has now pushed into nine provincial capitals. Hundreds of Afghan forces surrender in Kunduz as Taliban consolidates hold on country’s north 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z A U.S. defense official told Reuters the three-month reassessment of how long Afghan forces can hold out is based on how quickly the provincial capitals across the country have been falling. Taliban continues their blitz across Afghanistan 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z The insurgents earlier captured six other provincial capitals in the country in less than a week, including Kunduz in Kunduz province — one of the country’s largest cities. Afghan officials: 3 more provincial capitals fall to Taliban 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z There are simply not enough of those troops to fight for all of the country’s 34 provincial capitals. Taliban Overrun 3 More Provincial Capitals, Increasing Pressure on Kabul 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The worsening outlook comes as Taliban fighters, emboldened by the American military departure, have steadily retaken ground from Afghan government forces — including at least seven provincial capitals in a span of days. U.S. officials warn collapse of Afghan capital could come sooner than expected 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Seven of the country’s 34 provincial capitals are now in Taliban hands. ‘Complete, utter failure’: Frustration with Afghan army boils over as Taliban take 7th province 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The insurgents have captured five out of 34 provincial capitals in the country in less than a week. US envoy to warn Taliban not to bet on Afghan takeover 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Taliban and government officials have confirmed that the Islamists have overrun six provincial capitals in recent days in the north, west and south. Taliban tighten control of Afghan north as residents weigh options 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The United States said it was up to Afghan security forces to defend the country after Taliban militants captured a sixth provincial capital on Monday, along with border towns and trade routes. North Korea says U.S., South Korea will face new threats for military drills 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z After weeks of encircling provincial capitals, the Taliban seized their first on Friday, taking control of Zaranj in western Nimruz province. U.S. officials warn collapse of Afghan capital could come sooner than expected 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z Six of the country’s 34 provincial capitals are now in Taliban hands. Biden under fire, Taliban on the march amid ‘meltdown’ of Afghan security forces 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z That military mission will be based in Pemba, the provincial capital. Rwandan, Mozambican forces retake port from insurgents 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z He predicted that the wave of provincial capitals falling to the Taliban would continue until mid-September. Stunning speed of Taliban victories ramps up the pressure on Kabul — and Washington 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z The minibus was traveling from the garrison city of Rawalpindi to Lahore, the provincial capital, Shahzad said. Pakistan crash sets fire to minibus, kills 10 passengers 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z A U.S. official said it is predicted that at least nine provincial capitals could be under Taliban control soon. U.S. officials warn collapse of Afghan capital could come sooner than expected 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z And the city of Kandahar, the provincial capital of Kandahar, also remains under siege. Taliban press on, take another Afghan provincial capital 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z KABUL, Afghanistan — First, a remote provincial capital in Afghanistan’s southwest fell. The Propaganda War Intensifies in Afghanistan as the Taliban Gain Ground 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Many of the country’s 34 provincial capitals, in both the north and the south, are under siege. The War in Afghanistan: How It Started and How It Is Ending 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Last month, central Henan province was hit by severe storms, with the provincial capital Zhengzhou seeing the equivalent of a year’s worth of rain in just three days. Heavy rain in Sichuan causes economic losses, houses collapse - state media 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z On Friday, the Taliban seized on that opening: In Zaranj, a provincial capital near the border with Iran, insurgents faced little resistance upon entering the city. As Afghan Cities Fall to Taliban, Brutal New Chapter Unfolds 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters overran three provincial capitals including the strategic northeastern city of Kunduz on Sunday, local officials said, as the insurgents intensified pressure on the north and threatened further cities. Japan PM Suga's support falls below 30% for 1st time - Asahi newspaper 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z On Friday, Taliban fighters seized control of the provincial capital of Zaranj after overrunning ANA troops, only hours after they assassinated the government’s top media officer in Kabul. Taliban continues capturing more cities in Afghanistan 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters overran two provincial capitals, including the strategic northeastern city of Kunduz and northern Sar-e Pul on Sunday, local officials said, as the insurgents intensified pressure on the north and threatened further cities. Singapore to tweak foreign worker policies amid local job concerns 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z On Friday, the insurgents captured their first provincial capital in years when they took control of Zaranj, on the border with Iran in Afghanistan’s southern Nimroz province. Taliban seize government buildings in Afghan cities Kunduz, Sar-e Pul 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z The capital, Sheberghan, in Jowzjan Province, collapsed less than 24 hours after a provincial capital in southwestern Afghanistan was also taken over by the Taliban. Taliban Take Second Afghan City in Two Days 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z On Friday, the Taliban took control of the southwestern Nimruz provincial capital of Zaranj, where the government says it is still battling insurgents inside the capital. World Digest: Aug. 7, 2021 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z If the city falls, it will be the second provincial capital in as many days to succumb to the Taliban. Lawmaker says Taliban enter north Afghan provincial capital 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Fighting also continued around the major western city of Herat, in Kandahar city in the south and in other provincial capitals. Taliban Seize Afghan Provincial Capital Just Weeks Before Final U.S. Withdrawal 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z The fall of a provincial capital to the Taliban marks a significant escalation of the group’s offensive. Taliban fighters overrun an Afghan provincial capital for the first time since withdrawal of foreign forces 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Taliban insurgents captured an Afghan provincial capital and killed the government's senior media officer in Kabul on Friday amid a deteriorating security situation as U.S. and other foreign troops withdraw. U.S. Senate passes bill to help Taiwan regain WHO status 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z The Taliban captured an Afghan provincial capital and assassinated the government’s top media officer in Kabul on Friday. U.N. says Afghan war has entered 'deadlier, more destructive phase' 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Several other of the country’s 34 provincial capitals are threatened. Lawmaker says Taliban enter north Afghan provincial capital 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z The Taliban on Friday reportedly seized control of its first provincial capital, achieving a key symbolic victory by overrunning Afghan government forces and taking control of Zaranj, capital of the southern province of Nimroz. Taliban fighters seize first provincial capital in Afghanistan 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Other provincial capitals under pressure include Herat in the west and Kandahar in the south. Taliban capture regional capital - Afghan officials 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters on Friday intensified clashes with Afghan forces and targeted militias allied with the government, officials said, stretching their dominance of border towns and closing in on two provincial capitals as foreign forces leave. Beware Taliban promises, Afghanistan envoy to China warns 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters on Friday intensified clashes with Afghan forces and targeted militias allied with the government, officials said, stretching their dominance of border towns and closing in on two provincial capitals as foreign forces leave. Australian police to charge man after allegation of rape in Parliament House 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z On Friday, the Taliban took control of the southwestern Nimroz provincial capital of Zaranj, where the government says it is still battling insurgents inside the capital. Lawmaker says Taliban enter north Afghan provincial capital 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters on Friday intensified clashes with Afghan forces and targeted militias allied with the government, officials said, stretching their dominance of border towns and closing in on two provincial capitals as foreign forces leave. Taliban close in on two provincial Afghan capitals as U.S. forces exit country 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Most of the fatalities were in the provincial capital of Zhengzhou, where the equivalent of nearly a year’s rain fell in three days. Rains, gales pummel China's southeastern coastline 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z “Taliban are pushing against the provincial capitals ... not just to exert pressure but to capture them,” said Asfandyar Mir, a South Asia analyst from Stanford University. Taliban target provincial Afghan cities in response to U.S. strikes, commanders say 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Guangzhou, the provincial capital, is planning a 5,000-capacity quarantine centre to ease the burden on regular hotels, which many hope will allow more foreigners to enter China. In China's Silicon Valley, COVID curbs pinch hardware startups 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z The fall of Lashkar Gah would be a major turning point in the Taliban offensive and it would also be the first provincial capital to be captured by the insurgents in several years. Airstrikes pummel Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z The Taliban are now trying to seize provincial capitals after already taking smaller administrative districts. UN Security Council condemns attacks on Afghan civilians 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Capturing the Helmand provincial capital would be of huge symbolic value to the insurgents as they continue their rapid advance after the pullout of foreign forces. Afghanistan fighting traps terrified Lashkar Gah residents 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z It would also be the first provincial capital captured by the Taliban in years. Taliban take much of provincial capital in south Afghanistan 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Wuhan, a provincial capital of 11 million people in central China, is the latest city to undergo citywide testing. China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID-19 outbreak spreads 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z It is one of three provincial capitals under attack. Afghanistan: General says Taliban gains threaten global security 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Wuhan, a provincial capital of 11 million people in central China, is the latest city to undergo city-wide testing. China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters pushed deeper into the southern Afghan provincial capital of Lashkargahon Monday and closed in on government buildings, a senior official said, as the insurgents pressed a rapid advance. US, UK embassies in Afghanistan accuse Taliban of possible war crimes 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Lashkar Gah is one of three provincial capitals under siege by the Taliban as they stepped up their onslaught against government forces. Taliban take much of provincial capital in south Afghanistan 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z The Taliban are now trying to seize provincial capitals after already taking large swaths of land and scores of districts in more rural areas, as well as several key border crossings with neighboring countries. Afghan president seeks defense of cities as Taliban advance 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Russian-brokered deals at the time forced rebels to hand over heavy weapons but kept the army from entering many towns including the old quarter of the provincial capital known as Deraa al Balaad. Syrian army steps up offensive in restive southern city 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z The Taliban are now trying to seize provincial capitals, after already taking smaller administrative districts in the past months. Afghan official: mortar attack in Kandahar kills 5 people 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z But if the insurgent group seizes the city this time it will be the first provincial capital to fall to the Taliban since 2016. Key Afghan City in Danger of Falling to the Taliban 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z The two other provincial capitals under siege are in the neighboring province of Kandahar, also in the south, and in western Herat province. Taliban take much of provincial capital in south Afghanistan 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z In the provincial capital of Zhengzhou, a year’s worth of rain fell in just three days. China flooding brought fear, then washed away livelihoods 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Xinxiang and other cities saw floods as the rains moved north from the provincial capital Zhengzhou, where flash floods killed more than 50 people, including 12 in the inundated subway system. More rain to hit China’s flood-ravaged Henan province 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z The goal was the same — strengthen the provincial capital’s security perimeter — but the scope larger. In a city besieged by the Taliban, Afghan military advances disappear with forces stretched thin The Taliban escalated its offensive in recent weeks, taking rural districts and surrounding provincial capitals, after U.S. U.S offers further air support to Afghan troops amid Taliban offensive 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z "Mobile internet is still down and there are security forces everywhere," a resident of the provincial capital of Ahvaz, who asked not to be named, told Reuters. Iran condemns U.N. criticism of deaths during protests in Khuzestan 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z The airport in the provincial capital of Hangzhou, southwest of Shanghai, canceled 90% of flights on Sunday and was expected to cancel more on Monday, the newspaper Zhejiang Daily reported on its website. China cancels flights, moves ships as typhoon approaches 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z For weeks, the Afghan military has bitterly fought to maintain control of provincial capitals after losing huge swaths of the country’s rural territory, often with little or no resistance. U.S. escalates airstrikes on Taliban, officials say, as Afghan military loses ground 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Canada joined the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan in 2001 with many troops initially based in the provincial capital of Kandahar. Canada to relocate Afghans who assisted in war amid ‘rapidly deteriorating’ security situation 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z The Taliban now threaten most of Afghanistan’s 34 provincial capitals and even Kabul, the national capital. U.S. strikes Taliban targets in a show of force in Afghanistan 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z In the provincial capital of Zhengzhou, at least 12 people died when floodwaters inundated an underground subway line on Tuesday night. China floods: Henan mother dies after saving baby from mudslide 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z Since Biden's withdrawal decision, violence has risen sharply with the militants launching major offensives, taking districts and important border crossings and encircling or closing in on several provincial capitals, including Kandahar. U.S. launches air strikes in aid of embattled Afghan forces 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z No provincial capitals have fallen, but Milley said the Taliban’s strategy has forced Afghan security forces to abandon some districts and reconsolidate to defend populated cities. U.S. escalates airstrikes on Taliban, officials say, as Afghan military loses ground 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z The 33 deaths reported included 12 people who were trapped by rising waters in the subway system in the hard-hit provincial capital of Zhengzhou. Typhoon to bring heavy rains to Taiwan, China over weekend 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z The Taliban control about half of Afghanistan’s 419 district centers, and while they have yet to capture any of the 34 provincial capitals, they are pressuring about half of them, Milley said. To reach a peace deal, Taliban say Afghan president must go 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z In towns and villages on the outskirts of Zhengzhou, the provincial capital at the center of the disaster, residents described still more who remained unaccounted for, like the grocer and his customers. ‘He Never Came Back’: Frantic Searches for Loved Ones After Flood 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z The Taliban are also putting pressure on the outskirts of half of the provincial capitals, trying to isolate them. Exclusive-As Taliban advances, Afghan military overhauls war strategy to limit losses 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Videos shared on social media show hundreds of people marching in Ahvaz, the provincial capital, and other cities. Protests over water shortages in Iran turn deadly in a summer of drought and rolling blackouts 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Many gathered at a school in the provincial capital with few supplies. Afghan politicians, Taliban meet in Doha as fighting continues 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Shaheen said there are no plans to make a military push on Kabul and that the Taliban have so far “restrained” themselves from taking provincial capitals. To reach a peace deal, Taliban say Afghan president must go 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z In April, a different group attacked a hotel in Quetta, the provincial capital of Baluchistan, only moments before China’s ambassador was scheduled to arrive. China Criticized the Afghan War. Now It Worries About the Withdrawal. 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Police on Wednesday arrested 23 students demonstrating against the law in the provincial capital of Jayapura, while another 40 were arrested in Jakarta on Thursday, according to Papuan groups. Indonesia parliament passes revised autonomy law for restive Papua 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z In late June, the Taliban entered Kunduz city, testing their limits against soldiers and police — the ones who haven’t given up — in the provincial capital’s streets. Selling Fruit Where the Taliban Stalk the Streets 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z On Monday, the Taliban circled the central city of Ghazni and made attacks overnight in their latest offensive on a provincial capital, a local security official said, only to be pushed back by Afghan forces. Taliban warn of 'consequences' if Turkey runs Kabul airport 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z A February 2020 agreement the Taliban signed with the United States reportedly prevents the insurgents from capturing provincial capitals. Taliban surge in north Afghanistan sends thousands fleeing 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z “I think, certainly, the provincial capitals are at risk, and we’ll see how that shakes out over the next few weeks,” McKenzie told reporters aboard a military aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean. Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan steps down, marking a symbolic end to 20 years of war 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z He cautioned that provincial capitals were at risk but noted that the U.S.-backed Afghan security forces “are determined to fight very hard for those provincial capitals.” In symbolic end to war, U.S. general to step down from command in Afghanistan 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in the country, several other provincial capitals are under siege. Selling Fruit Where the Taliban Stalk the Streets 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, Taliban forces entered another provincial capital, Qala-e-Naw, freeing more than 100 prisoners there and nearly taking the capital of Badghis Province. Taliban Enter Kandahar City and Seize Border Posts 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z The militants are besieging provincial capitals and seizing rural districts, often with little or no resistance from government troops. In Afghanistan debate, Biden’s instincts align with those of Trump 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z “I think the Afghans are determined to fight very hard for those provincial capitals.” Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan steps down, marking a symbolic end to 20 years of war 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z At the moment, authorities in Kabul still control all of the 34 provincial capitals, although two of them near the borders of China, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are now being contested. Taliban resurgence raises terrorism fears from Moscow to Beijing 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z However, at the Moscow presser, the Taliban promised not to attack provincial capitals or seize them by force, and expressed hopes for a “political resolution” with Kabul. Taliban say they now control 85% of Afghanistan’s territory 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Reports and photos widely shared on social media show some government officials in the provincial capital of Faizabad boarding one of the last commercial flights to Kabul. AP Interview: Afghan warlord slams govt, quick US goodbye 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z According to officials, troops on Wednesday recaptured government buildings in the western city of Qala-e-Naw - the first major provincial capital entered by the Taliban in their latest offensive. Taliban capture key Afghanistan-Iran border crossing 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Since U.S. troops began leaving Afghanistan, Taliban fighters have swept across much of the country, encircling provincial capitals and in some cases cutting deals with Afghan troops who have laid down their arms. Biden forcefully defends Afghan pullout despite Taliban gains 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced, provincial capitals are under siege and in some cases, Afghan troops have fled into neighboring Tajikistan. In Forceful Defense of Afghan Withdrawal, Biden Says U.S. Achieved Its Objectives 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Main cities and provincial capitals remain under government control. Afghan forces retake provincial capital after Taliban incursion -defence ministry 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban pushed their way into a provincial capital in Afghanistan’s northwest on Wednesday, freeing prisoners there and threatening to overrun the city itself. Taliban Attack a Provincial Capital in Afghanistan’s North, Freeing Prisoners 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Videos widely circulated on social media appeared to show Taliban fighters speeding into the provincial capital on motorcycles. Iran hosts high-level Afghan peace talks as fighting surges 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z The deal outlined certain military tactics that both sides would refrain from, including attacking provincial capitals. Taliban Try to Polish Their Image as They Push for Victory 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z In general, Muskowekwan drew its pupils from up to a half dozen Indigenous communities in a wide area north of Regina, the provincial capital. With Discovery of Unmarked Graves, Canada’s Indigenous Seek Reckoning 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z As the withdrawal has continued, the Taliban have launched a broad offensive in several parts of the country, threatening provincial capitals like Kunduz in the north and Lashkar Gah in the south. Afghan government could fall within 6 months of U.S. military withdrawal, new intelligence assessment says 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Other provincial capitals in the country’s north — long known as an anti-Taliban stronghold — are also under siege, with insurgent fighters on the periphery of at least three other important cities. Taliban Attack a Provincial Capital in Afghanistan’s North, Freeing Prisoners 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z As the withdrawal has continued, the Taliban has launched a broad offensive in several parts of the country, threatening provincial capitals like Kunduz in the north and Lashkar Gah in the south. Afghan government could fall within six months of U.S. military withdrawal, new intelligence assessment says 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z The discovery in Saskatchewan was made by the Cowessess First Nation at the Marieval Indian Residential School, about 87 miles from the provincial capital, Regina. In Canada, Another ‘Horrific’ Discovery of Indigenous Children’s Remains 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z But they’ve held back from capturing big provincial capitals such as Kandahar or Jalalabad, perhaps because they fear U.S. reprisals or maybe just because their forces are stretched. Opinion | In Afghanistan, a summer of pain awaits 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters took control of a key district in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province on Monday and encircled the provincial capital, adding to a string of recent victories. Opinion | An avoidable tragedy looms in Afghanistan. Biden must act quickly to avert it. 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The Taliban say they have control of the whole northern province of Kunduz, with only the provincial capital retained by the government. US could slow Afghanistan withdrawal amid Taliban gains 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Some militia leaders fear the flagging peace talks in Doha, Qatar, will collapse after foreign troops depart and the Taliban will intensify an all-out assault to capture provincial capitals and lay siege to Kabul. Attacked and Vulnerable, Some Afghans Are Forming Their Own Armies 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Chinese elephant pack moves away from provincial capital: China's famed wandering elephants are on the move again, heading southwest. World Digest: June 12, 2021 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z The Taliban, intoxicated with imminent victory, are advancing toward major provincial capitals. Opinion | In Afghanistan, a summer of pain awaits 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z More residents living on the outskirts of the North Kivu provincial capital were forced to evacuate again a week later when fears rose there would be another eruption. Thousands return home in east Congo after volcano eruption 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z After navigating around the fighting, however, the entire family managed to reach the government-held provincial capital on foot. Afghan war enters more brutal phase as U.S. troops begin pullout 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the family reached the outskirts of Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan, where authorities fear deadly accidents between residents and the wild animals will become more likely. A herd of elephants has roamed 300 miles across China and is headed toward a city 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z The government of the provincial capital, Guangzhou, a business center of 15 million people, ordered mass testing after locally acquired infections were found beginning May 21. China re-imposes travel curbs on province after virus cases 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z “The soldiers simply dropped their weapons, got in their vehicles and went to the district center or provincial capital,” said Faqirullah, a village elder who goes by one name. A Wave of Afghan Surrenders to the Taliban Picks Up Speed 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z “Once U.S. military support is gone, the Taliban should be able to take and hold several provincial capitals and hold them indefinitely,” said Roggio. Afghan forces struggle, demoralized, rife with corruption 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Protesters were marching in provincial capitals around Colombia on Wednesday to demand government concessions on economic support for the poor and other issues, following almost a month of widespread protests. Brazil Senate recalls current, ex-health ministers to COVID-19 probe 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Media reports said similar protests were held Friday in at least 10 provincial capitals and cities across Indonesia. Indonesia Muslims protest at US Embassy over Israel strikes 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z So three years ago, girls older than 12 stopped attending classes in the two rural districts just south of this low-slung provincial capital in Afghanistan’s northwest. In Taliban-Controlled Areas, Girls Are Fleeing for One Thing: an Education 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Mohammed, the Sudanese refugee official, said Sudan deported at least 33 troops Sunday from North Darfur’s provincial capital of el-Fasher to a refugee camp in the eastern province of Kassala, on the borders with Ethiopia. Sudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee camp 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z In April a car bomb at a luxury hotel in the city of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, killed four people, in an attack later claimed by the Pakistani Taliban. Pakistan says 4 soldiers killed in ambush by Afghan militants along border 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z On Friday, a car bomb exploded in the provincial capital of Logar, killing at least 21 people and wounding at least 91, according to the Interior Ministry. As the U.S. departs Afghanistan, will the old Taliban reemerge? 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z On Sept. 28 of that year, a wave estimated to be 13 to 23 feet in height struck the provincial capital of Palu following a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred along a strike-slip fault. Surprising tsunami triggers may lurk off California's coast, scientists say 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Taliban control notwithstanding, every month the districts’ teachers trudge to Sheberghan, the provincial capital, to collect their salaries, one of many anomalies in a country that is already under de facto control of two governments. In Taliban-Controlled Areas, Girls Are Fleeing for One Thing: an Education 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z Even as she worked as a hairdresser and studied to become a makeup artist in Bojnurd, the provincial capital, a greater passion pulled her in: applying finishes to cars. At Tehran garage, Iranian woman polishes cars and her dreams 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Dozens of people were buried under the rubble of the obliterated guesthouse in the provincial capital of Pul-e Alam, about 40 miles south of Kabul, and over 100 more were wounded. Afghan Blast on Eve of U.S. Pullout Deadline Kills at Least 27 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters overran a small Afghan army base on the edge of Ghazni’s provincial capital Saturday, south of Kabul. Taliban warns of counterattacks as original May 1 deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal passes 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z They’re not rushing home, even though the family of 63 people is crammed into nine small rooms in Nangarhar’s provincial capital of Jalalabad. Islamic State degraded in Afghanistan but still poses threat 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z The company trades fuel and operates storage facilities in the provincial capital Guangzhou. China police detain 2 staff of BP venture, others in fuel trade probe -sources | Reuters Ten districts and the provincial capital of Kupang were affected by flash floods and a landslide that damaged five bridges and several public facilities in East Nusa Tenggara province, Jati said. Rescuers hampered by damaged roads, more rain in Indonesia 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z This week, on Palm Sunday morning, the newlyweds strapped pressure cooker nail bombs to their chests and detonated them as they drove into the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the provincial capital of Makassar. 'Familial terrorism': How personal ties link suicide bombings in Southeast Asia 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Khalil Aser, spokesman for the provincial police chief, said the blast took place in the provincial capital of Taleqan and was caused by a so-called sticky bomb attached to the cleric’s car. Attacks in Afghanistan kill 4, including religious scholar 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z One woman was killed in Jalalabad, Nangahar’s provincial capital, and two others were shot farther to the west, according to spokesmen for the governor and the Ministry of Public Health. Three female polio workers gunned down in Afghanistan 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z The crash occurred north of the provincial capital, Sohag, with health authorities dispatching 72 ambulances, according to the prime minister. Train collision in southern Egypt kills at least 32, injures 165 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Mekelle, the provincial capital, is relatively calm, but there are reports of fighting elsewhere. Young men take up arms in northern Ethiopia as atrocities fuel insurgency 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z Elite units are also in the country’s north, where the Taliban almost breached the Kunduz provincial capital in September, and in western Afghanistan, where Taliban fighters are encircling Farah city. With less U.S. tactical support, Afghanistan’s elite forces are struggling to roll back Taliban advances 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z He was arrested shortly after the attacks by police in Jalalabad, the provincial capital. IS claims killing of 3 female media workers in Afghanistan 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z He was arrested shortly after the attacks by police in Jalalabad, the provincial capital. IS claims killing of 3 female media workers in Afghanistan 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z In South Darfur, people took to the streets of Nyala, the provincial capital. Sudan’s new Cabinet sworn in amid protests over dire economy 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Under Muslim rule, Tiberias became a provincial capital in the early Islamic empire and grew in prominence. By Sea of Galilee, archaeologists find ruins of early mosque 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z They believed he was being followed by a Taliban informant in the provincial capital where he lives, he said. U.S. to resume processing thousands of stalled visas for Afghans who aided Americans 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Some households in the provincial capital Pemba are hosting several other families. Worsening Islamist insurgency drives Mozambique humanitarian crisis 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z The Ministry of Health says similar warehouses have been set up at provincial capitals to ensure that vaccines stay cool and don’t get spoiled as they travel through the country. Colombia says it’s ready to distribute coronavirus vaccines 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z In North Kordofan province, authorities arrested more than 100 people after protests turned violent in the city of Obeid, the provincial capital, said Hassam Hamed Abdel-Rahim, the province’s chief police official. Sudan’s new Cabinet sworn in amid protests over dire economy 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z At least eight other soldiers were killed near Kunduz city, the provincial capital, he said. Afghan officials: Taliban attacks, violence kills dozens 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z At least eight other soldiers were killed near Kunduz city, the provincial capital, he said. Afghan officials: Taliban attacks, violence kills dozens 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z The fighting near the provincial capital of Faroz Koh also killed one officer and wounded another, according to a statement by the National Directorate for Security. Afghan intel agency says it killed council member in battle 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z The National Health Commission said Heilongjiang province in the region traditionally known as Manchuria recorded 43 new cases, most of them centered on the city of Suihua outside the provincial capital of Harbin. Asia Today: China’s cases spike ahead of WHO research visit 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Residents later brought the bodies of the deceased to the provincial capital in protest. Afghan president expresses grief over civilian deaths in airstrike 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z That same day, protesters took the remains of those killedto the provincial capital, saying women and children were among the dead. Afghan Leaders Sideline Spokesmen in an Escalating Misinformation War 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital, is in lockdown and people and vehicles are barred from leaving the city. New coronavirus cases in China double, mainly in Hebei province 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z In southern Helmand province, at least five civilians were reported killed and five wounded in a suspected airstrike on the outskirts of the provincial capital. World Digest: Jan. 7, 2021 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z News of the killings quickly spread in the Hazara community, and members took to the streets in the provincial capital, Quetta, and surrounding areas to protest, blocking highways with burning tires and tree trunks. World Digest: Jan. 3, 2021 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z The attack took place late on Saturday night, near the small town of Mach, not far from the provincial capital, Quetta, and close to the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan coal miners kidnapped and killed in IS attack 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z As fighters inched closer to Kandahar city, the provincial capital, women at a community center in the city began reporting harassment as they traveled to and from classes, said Maryam Durani, a women’s rights activist. How life under Taliban rule in Afghanistan has changed — and how it hasn’t 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Feminist groups and other advocates of the bill called for people to demonstrate at provincial capitals around the country on Tuesday while the measure is debated in the Senate. Argentina's senate poised to vote on legalizing abortion, rare in region 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z The nearest population center is Herat city, the provincial capital, 45 miles north. In a Village of Widows, the Opium Trade Has Taken a Deadly Toll 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z After being released by their captors, the schoolboys were bused to Katsina, the provincial capital, where they met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. Nigeria’s freed schoolboys reunite with parents after ordeal 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z After being released by their captors, the schoolboys were bused to Katsina, the provincial capital, where they met with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. Nigeria’s freed schoolboys reunite with parents after ordeal 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z After his neighbors were brutally beaten for denying Taliban fighters housing, he fled to the government-held provincial capital earlier this month. How life under Taliban rule in Afghanistan has changed — and how it hasn’t 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z She moved with her brother to the provincial capital, Ataq, and was able to start a business selling baked goods for events to supplement the family’s income. Yemen is collapsing. That may be its salvation 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z In northern Balkh Province, the U.S.-led coalition forces built a base next to the provincial capital’s airport. U.S. Leaves Behind Afghan Bases — and a Legacy of Land Disputes 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z American airstrikes pushed the Taliban back, helping to keep the provincial capital, Maiden Shah, in government hands. As the U.S. rushes to the exits two decades after invading Afghanistan, the Taliban surges 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z The convoy was targeted while on patrol along the main highway linking the provincial capital of Gardes with neighboring Khost province. Afghan officials: Suicide car bomber kills 3 intel officers 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z The base sits just east of the provincial capital in Ghazni, 90 miles southwest of Kabul. Car bombing at Afghan base kills at least 30 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z With food rations running low, Mrs. Chiang and her sister Qin fled Beijing largely on foot for the faraway city of Chongqing, where leader Chiang Kai-shek had established a provincial capital for the Nationalist government. Cecilia Chiang, grand dame of Chinese cooking in America, dies at 100 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z With food rations running low, Chiang and her sister Qin fled Beijing largely on foot for the faraway city of Chongqing, where leader Chiang Kai-shek had established a provincial capital for the Nationalist government. Cecilia Chiang, grande dame of Chinese cooking in America, dies at 100 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in Peshawar which is the provincial capital of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. Bomb at seminary in Pakistan kills 8 students, wounds 136 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Doctors at a hospital close to the site of the air strike in the provincial capital Taloqan said the majority of victims brought in were children. Afghanistan conflict: 'Children among dead' in air strike on school 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Ten women and three men were also injured in the incident in Jalalabad, the provincial capital. Stampede in eastern Afghanistan kills at least 11 elderly women seeking visas to leave the country 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z This week the United States took part in airstrikes against the Taliban at the start of the offensive in Helmand, during which Taliban forces took major checkpoints and closed in on the provincial capital. Taliban to 'reset' commitments under agreement with Washington to bring down violence: U.S. special envoy 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z The governor’s spokesman, Asadullah Dawlatzai, said only that along with the eight fatalities, about 30 people - both military and civilians - were wounded in the attack, which took place in Mihterlam, the provincial capital. Officials: Suicide car bomb targets Afghan governor, kills 8 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z The governor’s spokesman, Asadullah Dawlatzai, said only that along with the eight fatalities, about 30 people — both military and civilians — were wounded in the attack, which took place in Mihterlam, the provincial capital. Officials: Suicide car bomb targets Afghan governor, kills 8 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z Farhad said a second accident on the highway connecting the provincial capital Herat and Islam Qala at the border with neighboring Iran took place when two vehicles collided with a fuel tanker. Afghan official: 16 killed in separate traffic accidents 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Unrest has flared in the restive Indonesian region of Papua with police firing shots during a protest by hundreds of university students in the provincial capital, Jayapura. Protests flare in Papua as students demand independence referendum 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Some 200 people were killed in riots in the provincial capital, Urumqi, 11 years ago. China is building vast new detention centers for Muslims in Xinjiang 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z A suicide car bomber targeted the entrance gate of the base in the provincial capital Gardez then two gunmen started shooting at the Afghan security forces, Mangal said. Taliban attacked a military base in Afghanistan, killing 3 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z Afghan government forces there are mostly constrained to the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah, and some villages that serve as district centers. Taliban Violated Afghan Deal With Shelling of American Bases, U.S. Officials Say 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z About 150 miles west of New Orleans, Lafayette is known as the provincial capital of a region populated by French-speaking Cajuns and Creoles. In One Louisiana City, a Police Shooting, a Pandemic and a Hurricane 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z He said authorities were working day and night to help rain-affected residents in the city and elsewhere in Sindh, where Karachi is the provincial capital. World Digest: Aug. 28, 2020 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z The government forces were supported by helicopter gunships flown by the South African mercenary company Dyck Advisory Group, but their efforts were hampered by the need to return to the provincial capital, Pemba, to refuel. Battle looms in Mozambique over extremists’ control of port 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The attack struck in the provincial capital of Pul-e-Alam and targeted a police checkpoint. 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