ISIS in Afghanistan Might Be Able to Launch International Attacks Within a Year, Pentagon Official Warns The Afghanistan branch of the Islamic State group might be capable of launching international attacks in 6-12 months, a top...
Lawyer: 'Preposterous' to Blame Afghan Man in US War Deaths An indictment accuses Haji Najibullah of commanding the Taliban fighters responsible for a fatal ambush of three U.S. service...
Putin: No Rush in Officially Recognizing Taliban's Rule At the same time, Putin mentioned Moscow's intention to host another round of talks between Afghan parties next week.
Taliban: Explosion Strikes Mosque in Afghanistan's South The mosque is frequented by the Shiite minority who are frequently targeted by the Islamic State group.
UN Chief: Afghanistan Faces 'Make-or-Break Moment' Eighty percent of Afghanistan’s economy is informal, with women playing an overwhelming role.
Taliban Says US Will Provide Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan The United States made it clear that the talks were in no way a preamble to recognition of the Taliban.
Taliban Official Claims Role in US Chinook Shootdown that Killed 38 in 2011 Muhajer says one of the battles he saw was the 2011 shootdown of Extortion 17, the deadliest single moment of the 20-year war...
Taliban Say They Won't Work with US to Contain Islamic State This extremist group is seen as the greatest threat to the United States.
Taliban Official: At Least 100 Dead, Wounded in Afghan Blast There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, which took place in the city of Kunduz.
Taliban Raid Suspected ISIS Hideout After Bombing in Capital Taliban forces have raided an Islamic State affiliate’s hideout in the Afghan capital and killed several insurgents.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...