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Dem undermines GOP Afghanistan hearing with photo of Trump official meeting with Taliban
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) reminded lawmakers that President-elect Donald Trump's first administration had negotiated with ...
Thousands attend funeral of Taliban minister killed by Islamic State suicide bombing
Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a Taliban government minister killed in an Islamic State suicide bombing.
Florida Republican brings ‘America First’ bent to powerful Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Brian Mast’s (R-Fla.) surprising selection to be the next chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is the latest ...
UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise
U.N. experts say there has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the ...
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense pick, says allowing gay troops to serve openly reflects a Marxist agenda
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has repeatedly criticized policies allowing gay ...
How America Created the Enemy It Feared Most
The United States killed it own allies, sabotaging itself in a part of Afghanistan where it never needed to be.
What I Learned From a Reclusive Taliban Commander
Mullah Osman Jawhari led one of the deadliest assaults on American forces in Afghanistan, a battle that came to symbolize the ...
Suicide bomb kills Taliban minister in Kabul
Taliban refugee minister Khalil Haqqani has been killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul, the movement's most high profile ...
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An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister
The explosion struck inside the ministry, killing Khalil Haqqani, officials said. His last official photo showed him at a ...
Vulnerable Afghans Struggle As Taliban Rebuild Kabul Roads
Mohammed Naeem knew the Kabul street where he and his brothers built matching apartment buildings was too narrow, but he was ...
Blinken testifies in hostile hearing over botched Afghanistan withdrawal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan that left 13 servicemen dead.