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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kabul on Sunday for his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief amid a swirl of questions about how long US …

Finland defended its title as the happiest country in the world during a year marked by the pandemic, and people’s trust in others and in their government was a key factor. It …

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Afghanistan’s interior minister said Saturday that Afghan security forces can stand their ground even if US troops withdraw, defying a warning from the United States that predicts that …

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – A recently unveiled US draft for a deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government is the best opportunity to accelerate the stalled peace talks between the country’s …

1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, watch CH-47 Chinook helicopters hover overhead during a dust storm at Forward Operating Base Kushamond, Afghanistan, on 17 July, during …

HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) – A fuel tanker exploded at the Islam Qala crossing in western Herat province on the Iranian border on Saturday, injuring at least seven people and starting a massive …

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden made his first call on Tuesday with Vladimir Putin, raising concerns about the arrest of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, while he told the Russian president on …

Copenhagen, Denmark (AP) – Countries whose citizens were killed when Iran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner said on Friday that they wanted Iran to “provide justice and ensure that Iran victims” …

Kabul, Afghanistan (AP) – The top US general held unannounced talks with Taliban peace negotiators in the Persian Gulf to urge reduction in violence in Afghanistan, even as senior US officials in …