Afghanistan coffers swell as Taliban taxman collects

A dusty logjam of trucks inches across a rut in the mountains splitting Pakistan and Afghanistan, teeming with a cargo of fruit and coal — and paying the Taliban authorities for the privilege of passage.In downtown Kabul, a patrol of accountants insp…

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Three arrested in Japan for ‘sushi terrorism’ pranks

Three people have been arrested in Japan over unhygienic pranks at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant after footage of their antics — dubbed “sushi terrorism” — sparked outrage online.Police accused the young trio of seeking to obstruct business at ma…

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