afghanistan

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Anton Nootenboom, the Barefoot Dutchman
HealthCulture
Dutch veteran Nootenboom finishes barefoot walk in New York
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Dutch soldiers patrol the area around Camp Marmal in Afghanistan, March 2021
Politics
Dutch gov't cannot go back on promise to help Afghan security guards, Ombudsman says
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A Dutch soldier speaking to a man in the Uruzgan province of Afghanistan with the help of an interpreter, June 2010
Politics
"Death sentence", "broken promise": Opposition fierce about abandomnent of Afghan guards
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Several KLM aircraft at Schiphol Airport. 21 May 2021
Business
KLM avoids Iran, Iraq, Jordan airspace as Middle East violence escalates
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Three Afghan women and a young boy standing outside a shoe store in Kabul, Afghanistan. The women are wearing blue burqas (burkas).
Politics
Netherlands wants Taliban prosecuted for violating women's rights in Afghanistan
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Crime scene tape and a police car, with police officers in the background
Crime
More incidents of honor violence in Netherlands; Victims almost always women
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The offices of Dutch public broadcaster, NOS, at the Media Park in Hilversum. 24 April 2024
CrimePolitics
Netherlands rises two places in press freedom index; Some politicians cause concern
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King's Day in Amsterdam, 27 April 2017
CultureLifestyle
Netherlands the sixth happiest country in the world; Down one spot
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The souvenir shop at Damstraat 2A, a pharmacy, and another souvenir shop at the intersection with Nes in September 2021
Crime
Investigators link many Amsterdam tourist shops to money laundering, drug trafficking
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Schengen visa
Politics
Romania and Bulgaria close to Schengen status 
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Evacuees boarding a plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, 18 August 2021
Politics
Dutch government unprepared for Afghanistan's fall, despite warnings to ready evacuation
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Flag of Netherlands against the backdrop of the river in Haarlem
Politics
Immigration to the Netherlands jumped 60% in 2022; Now above pre-pandemic levels
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European union flag in front of building
PoliticsBusiness
EU starts sanctioning perpetrators of sexual violence against woman at NL's insistence
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A Dutch soldier speaking to a man in the Uruzgan province of Afghanistan with the help of an interpreter, June 2010
CrimePolitics
Australian soldiers killed an Afghan in 2010 based on a Dutch tip
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Voters in The Hague, 15 Mar 2017
Politics
The Netherlands moves into the top 10 on Economist's Democracy Index
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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
Politics
Netherlands got most asylum applications since 2015 last year
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A Taliban parade in Kabul, Afghanistan in August 2022
Politics
The Netherlands condemns the Taliban's ban on women working at NGOs
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Evacuees boarding a plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, 18 August 2021
Politics
Very difficult to get last 156 Afghans awaiting evacuation to Netherlands: Dutch FM