If the president is genuinely committed to closing the book on a two decade-long misadventure in Afghanistan, he needs to resist the temptation of accepting the same, old advice. ( read original story ...)
Rockets from Afghanistan kill boy in Pakistan, wound 7
Pakistan’s military says rockets fired by militants inside Afghanistan killed a five-year-old boy and wounded seven other children in northwest Pakistan on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Biden should stick to Afghanistan withdrawal timetable
NATO member states claim their troops will remain in Afghanistan regardless of whether President Biden honors the U.S.-Taliban agreement to withdraw all U.S. troops by May 1. ( read original story ...)
U.N. convoy in Afghanistan attacked by gunmen, five Afghan security force members killed
Unknown gunmen attacked a United Nations convoy on the outskirts of Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, killing five Afghan security force members who were escorting the international agency's vehicles ... ( read original story ...)
Captive bears set free into mountains of Iraq
People run away as Kurdish animal rights activists release a bear into the wild after rescuing several bears from captivity in people's homes, in Dohuk, Iraq. REUTERS/Ari Jalal ... ( read original story ...)
US hits Myanmar with sanctions, aid cuts, export bans in bid to reverse military coup
The U.S. is implementing its first penalties against Myanmar's military leaders after declaring their overthrow of the democratically elected government last week a coup d'état. With financial ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar ruler calls for end to protests, sanctions loom
Myanmar's new junta leader on Thursday called on civil servants to return to work and urged people to stop mass gatherings to avoid spreading coronavirus, as a sixth day of protests against him and ... ( read original story ...)
General Who Led Myanmar Coup Poses Challenges for West
The international community is grappling with how and even whether to engage with the regime of Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who last week ended Myanmar’s decadelong transition to democracy. ( read original story ...)
Biden’s Myanmar Sanctions Include Redirecting Over $40 Million in U.S. Aid
"As part of today's actions, USAID [U.S. Agency for International Development] will redirect $42.4 million of assistance away from work that benefits the Government of Burma," the White House wrote in ... ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden and Mitch McConnell Could End Up in a Truce, Thanks to Myanmar
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