Afghanistan
Taliban and US envoy met to discuss ending Afghanistan occupation, Taliban statement says
Middle East
October 14, 2018
Taliban and US envoy met to discuss ending Afghanistan occupation, Taliban statement says
(CNN) ̶ US envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met with Taliban leaders Friday to discuss the conflict in Afghanistan, a…
‘Tehran Taboo’: Vice and virtue on the streets of Iran’s capital
Cinema/TV
October 14, 2018
‘Tehran Taboo’: Vice and virtue on the streets of Iran’s capital
(CNN) ̶ Filmmaking in Iran is not a simple pursuit. There are plenty of ways to fall foul of censors,…
Afghan farmers fleeing drought face more hardship in camps
Middle East
October 12, 2018
Afghan farmers fleeing drought face more hardship in camps
For only the second time in his life, Afghan farmer Murad Khan Ishaqzai has been forced to leave the…
Dozens killed in Afghan clashes as election nears
Middle East
October 11, 2018
Dozens killed in Afghan clashes as election nears
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – At least 15 Afghan border police were killed battling Taliban insurgents on Thursday, an official…
Deaths of civilians spike as US, Afghan air forces pound Afghanistan
Middle East
October 11, 2018
Deaths of civilians spike as US, Afghan air forces pound Afghanistan
(CNN) – The number of civilians — mostly women and children — killed or injured by airstrikes in Afghanistan…
US envoy on Afghan peace takes his mission to Pakistan
Middle East
October 10, 2018
US envoy on Afghan peace takes his mission to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s newly named point man tasked with finding a peaceful end to Afghanistan’s 17-year war is…
Afghan journalists dying in record numbers to report the war
Middle East
September 21, 2018
Afghan journalists dying in record numbers to report the war
Moments after Afghan journalist Samim Faramarz wrapped up his live report on the latest suicide attack in Kabul, a…
Death toll in Afghan suicide attack soars to 68
Middle East
September 12, 2018
Death toll in Afghan suicide attack soars to 68
The death toll from a suicide attack on Afghan protesters has soared to 68, officials said Wednesday, as violence…
Afghan official: Suicide bomber kills 20 in Nangarhar
Middle East
September 11, 2018
Afghan official: Suicide bomber kills 20 in Nangarhar
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-filled vest among a group of people protesting a local…
Bolton: International Criminal Court ‘is already dead to us’
World
September 11, 2018
Bolton: International Criminal Court ‘is already dead to us’
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s long-running reluctant relationship with the International Criminal Court came to a crashing halt on Monday…