Elderly British Couple Return Home After Taliban Release
(AFP) — An elderly British couple released by the Taliban authorities after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan arrived back in the UK on Saturday. Peter Reynolds, 80, and ...
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Trump Names Afghanistan, India, China, and 20 Other Nations Illegal Drug Threats
President Donald Trump submitted a “Presidential Determination” document to Congress on Monday that identified 23 nations – including Afghanistan, India, China, Venezuela, and Pakistan – as major producers of illegal ...
Rep. Burchett and Gaza Protester Get Into Physical Altercation on Capitol Hill
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) was briefly caught in a physical altercation with a demonstrator Thursday near the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill. The encounter began when the protester ...
Massive Quake Hits Afghanistan-Pakistan Border, Over 800 Killed
One of the worst earthquakes in Afghanistan’s history struck the border region with Pakistan on Sunday, killing over 800 people and injuring at least 2,800 more. The quake struck at ...
Iran’s Mass Deportations Are Fueling Regional Instability
While many Iranians took to the streets to celebrate the end of the short but dramatic 12-day war with Israel in June, Abdullatif, 23, couldn’t join the joyful crowds. As ...
Afghanistan Can’t Handle Another Refugee Crisis
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Afghanistan grapples with a refugee crisis as Iran rapidly expels tens of thousands of people, a Bangladeshi Air Force plane ...
Moscow’s Recognition of the Taliban Will Backfire
Nearly four years after the Taliban’s reconquest of Afghanistan, Moscow has formally recognized the Taliban regime as the legitimate government of Afghanistan—a move that has been welcomed by China. Moscow’s ...
Russia’s Recognition Could Bolster Taliban Regime
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Russia becomes the first foreign government to formally recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar ...
Report: Iranian Official Says Tehran Deporting 8,000 Afghans a Day
An Iranian border governor revealed this week, Afghan news outlets relayed, that Iran has dramatically increased the rate of mass deportations of Afghans, resulting in over 8,000 repatriations a day. ...
Driver exclaims ‘I should have served with f–king Taliban’ moments before fatal traffic-stop shootout with police: bodycam footage
A fatal shootout during a routine traffic stop was captured on heart-stopping video — including the armed driver declaring ‘I should have served with the f–king Taliban’ as he opened ...
