Afghanistan’s Taliban have ordered their members not to harbor “foreign” fighters in their ranks in an attempt to dispel allegations the Islamist insurgency continues to maintain close ties with al-Qaida and other terror groups in breach of a...
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Senator Jack Reed said he favored seeking an extension of the May 1 deadline for withdrawing troops that President Donald Trump and the Taliban negotiated last year.
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has played a crucial role in the US-Taliban Doha peace process in an attempt to bring stability to war-torn Afghanistan. Of late, the PM and Pakistani armed forces chief also expressed their eagerness to settle...
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The War on Terror is an international military campaign launched by the US following the September 11 attacks. The campaign targets are mostly Sunni Islamic fundamentalist armed groups including Al-Qaeda*, Daesh* and the Taliban*.
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The B-1 remains well-liked by pilots for its unusual maneuverability and responsiveness for an aircraft of its size.
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NATO defense ministers wrapped up a two-day, virtual meeting Thursday, refusing to commit to a deadline to withdraw forces from Afghanistan by May 1, as required by last year’s agreement between the United States and the Taliban.
Instead, the...
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It’s never about science. It’s always about punishing the American people.
On his first day in office Joe Biden killed off an estimated 52,100 American jobs.
That must be a record, right?
After his bizarre inaugural behind fences and...
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Taliban militants learning how to make bombs and improvised explosive devices were killed in a massive explosion when a bomb was accidentally ignited.
At least 30 militants were killed in the blast Saturday, according to Khaama Press, the Afghan...
A Pakistani Taliban militant who is alleged to have shot Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai has threatened a second attempt on her life, saying in a tweet that next time, “there would be no mistake."
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Unusually intense fighting in the winter by Taliban insurgents has spurred Afghan government preparations for more violence in the warmer spring, which international players fear will further endanger the nation’s fragile peace process.
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(Steven Hayward) Notable news items are coming so fast and furious today that I might as well make a quick omnibus post to try to catch up.
• Let’s start with the Feel Good Story of the Day:
30 Taliban militants are killed in explosion...
KABUL (Sputnik) - The Taliban on Tuesday urged the United States to stick to the Doha peace agreement as the Joe Biden administration put the accord, which marks its first anniversary in February, under review.
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan need to do more to meet the terms of a 2020 peace deal with the United States to allow for all international forces to leave the country by a May...
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A United Nations report published Monday points to a sharp increase in targeted killings of human rights defenders and journalists in Afghanistan since peace talks started between the Taliban and Afghan government last September. At least 11 rights...
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The Taliban's meeting last month with high-ranking Iranian officials in Tehran is seen by some experts as an effort by the Iranian regime to increase its leverage in negotiations with the Biden administration and maintain influence in Afghan...
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The Taliban called for the return of its Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as it denounced the Afghan government as a "corrupt and illegitimate regime."
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The Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan – seemingly pushed to the brink last year following unrelenting pressure from the U.S. and Afghan militaries, and by multiple Taliban offenses – appears to have recovered and may soon look to strike...
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On his first day in office, President Biden canceled permits for the Keystone XL pipeline. Environmentalists and anti-fossil fuel activists should not have applauded his move.
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KABUL (Sputnik) - Two Afghan soldiers and a former director of the National Directorate of Security were killed in an attack by members of the Taliban movement in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, a source in the provincial council told...
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Will we ever get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, ever? ABC News reports that President Joe Biden's administration is preparing for the likelihood that troops will remain in Afghanistan past a May deadline established in an agreement with the Taliban...
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