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ISLAMABAD — The Taliban have warned that the military weapons left behind by the United States in Afghanistan now belong to them as “spoils of war” and will be utilized to defend against any attempts to reclaim them. The statement marks the first official response from the internationally unrecognized government in Kabul to President Donald…
Of President Trump’s cabinet picks, Tulsi Gabbard, a former representative from Hawaii, could have the hardest time making it through the confirmation process. On Thursday, with several key senators still undecided, she appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee for an all-important hearing as senators grilled her on her past remarks about Edward Snowden and her…
Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai has been named the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024, following a year of exceptional performances with both bat and ball. The International Cricket Council announced the award on Monday. At just 24, Omarzai emerged as one of the top performers in One-Day Internationals last year, building on a…
ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Any soccer fan googling “Abdukodir Khusanov” in recent weeks will have inevitably come across a video of that same Uzbek player running almost the entire length of a pitch to successfully catch an opponent bearing down on his team’s goal. Khusanov reportedly clocked 37 kilometers per hour during that lightning dash, a…
ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan reportedly have agreed to allow female students to pursue higher education in Pakistan, provided that their male guardians also are granted visas to accompany them, according to officials privy to the understanding. The revelation comes as hundreds of Afghan students took entrance examinations on Saturday to secure admission to…
The images are now ingrained in history. Frantic crowds of people chasing after aircraft, trying to flee Afghanistan as American forces pulled out in 2021. In the middle of that chaotic scene that August were two little boys, whose lives, unbeknownst to them, were about to be altered forever. They were at the Kabul airstrip…
Islamabad, Pakistan — A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday. The deal came as Joe Biden, who oversaw the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, handed power over…
After the longest of goodbyes, the worst president in modern American history is finally, thankfully, gone. It’s been equal parts enraging and entertaining to watch Joe Biden take what he clearly feels is a well-earned victory lap: A slurry farewell address from the Oval Office, followed by a fawning exit interview in which he insisted,…
Violence against women and girls is pervasive across the world, and often underreported. Rampant physical, sexual, and psychological violence is part of what activists have called a global attack on women’s rights. Nowhere is that more apparent than in Afghanistan, where the Taliban has erased women from public life and severely restricted their fundamental rights….
Making his final trip as America’s top diplomat last week, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Paris, his former hometown, to a hero’s welcome. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, proclaimed Mr. Blinken “an eminent servant of peace” at a ceremony at the Élysée Palace before awarding him the country’s highest tribute, the Legion of…
