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Taliban Take Kabul, U.S. Troops Arrive to Facilitate Departures
Afghanistan has fallen to the Taliban, and U.S. troops now in the country are working to secure Hamid Karzai International...
China says ready for ‘friendly relations’ with Taliban after rout
China is ready to deepen "friendly and cooperative" relations with Afghanistan, a government spokeswoman said Monday, after the Taliban seized...
‘War is over’: Taliban in control of Afghanistan as tense calm grips Kabul
The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan over after taking control of the presidential palace in Kabul while Western nations...
Afghan pullout is ‘biggest NATO debacle’: Merkel party chief
The withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan is the "biggest debacle" that NATO has suffered since its founding, the head...
US to send 3,000 troops to Kabul airport to pull out embassy staff
The United States said Thursday it was sending 3,000 troops to the international airport in Afghanistan's capital Kabul immediately to...
US frustration mounts over Afghan failure to halt Taliban
The failure of Afghan security forces to blunt the advance of the Taliban has left US officials deeply frustrated after...
North Korea warns of ‘serious security crisis’ over US-Seoul drills
Seoul will face a "serious security crisis" for going ahead with its joint military drills with the United States, a...
Two more cities fall to Taliban as thousands flee northern Afghanistan
The Taliban seized two more Afghan cities Tuesday -- including one just 200 kilometres (125 miles) from Kabul -- as...
CIA chief visits Israel amid Iran tensions
US Central Intelligence Agency chief William Burns was due in Israel Tuesday for talks on common foe Iran, as rising...
Philippines says US military deal ‘in full force again’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has walked back on a decision to end a key military deal with the United States,...
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