Afghanistan
Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out
Middle East
January 1, 2019
Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s neighbors, caught off-guard by reports of US plans to withdraw thousands of troops, have begun preparing…
Trump vows to ‘destroy’ ISIS before leaving Syria
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Trump vows to ‘destroy’ ISIS before leaving Syria
A senior Republican senator said Sunday that President Donald Trump had promised to stay in Syria to finish the job…
Taliban dismiss Afghanistan’s peace talks offer
Middle East
December 30, 2018
Taliban dismiss Afghanistan’s peace talks offer
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Taliban have rejected Kabul’s offer of talks next month in Saudi Arabia where the…
‘Worse every day’: Afghans expect 2019 to be even deadlier
Middle East
December 30, 2018
‘Worse every day’: Afghans expect 2019 to be even deadlier
After a year of record bloodshed, Afghans are bracing for an even deadlier 2019 with the threat of a…
Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks
Middle East
December 28, 2018
Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – As moves toward peace pick up in Afghanistan, the Taliban are trying to show they have…
Trump declares end to US ‘policeman’ role in surprise Iraq visit
Middle East
December 27, 2018
Trump declares end to US ‘policeman’ role in surprise Iraq visit
President Donald Trump used a lightning visit to Iraq — his first with US troops in a conflict zone since…
Iran in talks with Afghan Taliban: Iranian state media
Middle East
December 26, 2018
Iran in talks with Afghan Taliban: Iranian state media
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has been holding talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban with the knowledge of the Afghan government, a senior…
Kabul attack on gov’t building leaves 43 dead
Middle East
December 25, 2018
Kabul attack on gov’t building leaves 43 dead
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan authorities on Tuesday collected 43 bodies from a government compound in the capital Kabul that was…
Trump moves up defense chief’s exit to January 1
World
December 24, 2018
Trump moves up defense chief’s exit to January 1
Donald Trump on Sunday announced he will replace Defense Secretary Jim Mattis with his deputy Patrick Shanahan, speeding up…
Order signed for US military’s controversial Syria exit
Middle East
December 24, 2018
Order signed for US military’s controversial Syria exit
The order to withdraw American troops from Syria has been signed, the US military said Sunday, after President Donald…