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More Than a Million Afghans Flee as Economy Collapses
ZARANJ, Afghanistan — From their hide-out in the desert ravine, the migrants could just make out the white lights of…
ISIS Siege of Syria Prison Proves It’s Still a Threat
BEIRUT, Lebanon — One week after Islamic State fighters attacked a prison in northeastern Syria, where they have held out…
On Patrol: 12 Days With a Taliban Police Unit in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan — A young Taliban fighter with a pair of handcuffs dangling from his finger warily watched the stream…
Threatened and Beaten, Afghan Women Defy Taliban With Protests
KABUL, Afghanistan — On a raw January morning, Khujasta Elham trudged through a snowstorm to sign her name on a…
Two Earthquakes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 27
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two earthquakes struck a remote, mountainous area of western Afghanistan, killing at least 27 people and destroying…
U.S. Military Focusing on ISIS Cell Behind Attack at Kabul Airport
In October, Colin H. Kahl, the under secretary of defense for policy, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that ISIS-K…