Reports: Taliban seize key Afghan border crossing with Iran
The seizure is part of a Taliban surge as American troops complete their pullout from Afghanistan.
Tag: Afghanistan
Taliban: Turkey should pull troops from Afghanistan
Development raises serious questions for the United States, other countries and international organizations with missions in Kabul about how to ...
Death toll soars to 58 in school bombing in Afghan capital
Many of the dead are pupils between 11 and 15 years old, with doctors struggling to provide medical care to ...
Experts fear US troop removal from Afghanistan, Iraq could further embolden Iran
US President Donald Trump is "unwittingly undermining American deterrence in the Middle East," says Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president at ...
Trump reportedly poised to order significant troop cuts in Afghanistan, Iraq
Under the planned order, the troop cuts would be completed just five days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office on ...
As Afghanistan peace talks stutter, US says violence levels too high
"By any measure, current levels of violence are too high," US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad tells a House ...
US sanctions International Criminal Court officials over war crimes inquiries
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: The International Criminal Court at The Hague is a “thoroughly broken and corrupt institution."
US and Taliban sign deal to end 18-year Afghan conflict
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper calls the accord a good step but just the beginning, as many expect looming talks ...
Global death toll of landmines rises due to mines laid by terrorist groups
Landmines killed or injured some 6,897 people in 2018, some 71% of the casualties were civilians, and of these, over ...
Afghans face presidential vote amid violence, corruption
International apparatuses set up to ensure a fair and democratic election in impoverished Afghanistan. The Taliban are trying to keep ...