Meeting Trump’s May 1 withdrawal deadline could lead to a rout. ( read original story ...)
U.S. makes another attempt at an Afghanistan agreement
For four years the Trump administration sought an agreement in Afghanistan and the removal of U.S. military forces from a nation where the U.S. has no strategic interest. The U.S. has been in ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan withdrawal deadline is only the start for lasting peace
American officials have circulated a suggested framework for such a government and have also asked the UN to convene a meeting of Afghanistan's principal neighbors, Pakistan, Iran and China, along ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s Government Needs to Go | Opinion
The Afghan government is making way to implement a U.S.-inspired strategy in Afghanistan. Can anything be done to enforce it without further harming the unity of the Afghan people and stability of the ... ( read original story ...)
HAF: ‘The Forgotten History’ Project Moves Beyond Afghanistan Stereotypes to Explore Friendship
Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat is readying “The Forgotten History,” her next feature after the acclaimed “A Letter to the President” (2017). Sadat is one of the few women ... ( read original story ...)
British fighter planes attack Islamic State strongholds in Iraq
Britain's Royal Air Force announced a five-day bombing campaign on Monday against Islamic State forces in Iraq, in support of Iraqi ground troops. ( read original story ...)
5 rockets target Iraq base housing US troops: Security source
At least five rockets hit the Iraqi military airbase of Balad north of Baghdad on Monday, without causing casualties, Iraqi security officials said. The Iraqi military said two additional rockets fell ... ( read original story ...)
Twenty-Five Things That Caught My Eye: Iraq, COVID-19 & Nursing Homes
Stories that captured my attention today, from Christians in Iraq to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s nursing-home scandal. ( read original story ...)
2 rockets hit airbase in Iraq’s Salahudin province: statement
BAGHDAD, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Two rockets on Monday landed near an Iraqi military airbase in Iraq's Salahudin province in the north of Baghdad, the Iraqi military said. The attack took place in the ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong Blasts South Korea, Biden over ‘Stupid’ War Games
One of North Korea's most senior officials has lashed out at South Korea and its ally, the United States, over their decision to conduct joint military exercises despite concerns that a three-year-old ... ( read original story ...)