TAMEEM AKHGAR / The Associated PressMar 6, 2020
Militants from the Islamic State group have declared war on Afghanistan's Shiites; IS claims responsibility for Friday's attack. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Marjorie Cohn / TruthdigMar 5, 2020
A closer look at the Trump administration's agreement with the Taliban reveals all the president's concerned with is bragging rights. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
KATHY GANNON and MATTHEW LEE / The Associated PressFeb 21, 2020
The planned Feb. 29 signing depends on the success of a week-long nationwide "reduction in violence" agreement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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BEN FOX / The Associated PressJan 10, 2020
Just hours earlier, the Secretary of State had said the U.S. didn’t know when or where attacks might occur. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
NASSER KARIMI, JON GAMBRELL and ZEINA KARAM /The Associated PressJan 5, 2020
The accord had blocked Tehran from having enough material to build an atomic weapon. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
The Associated PressJan 5, 2020
The resolution is backed by most Shiite members of parliament;
many Sunni and Kurdish legislators apparently are opposed. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM / The Associated PressJan 3, 2020
The U.S. urges American citizens to leave Iraq immediately in the wake of Friday's airstrike against Gen. Soleimani. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated PressDec 10, 2019
The directive comes in reaction to last week's deadly shooting at a Pensacola Navy base by a Saudi aviation student. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA / The Associated PressOct 25, 2019
The demonstrators, mostly young, unemployed men, carried Iraqi flags and demanded jobs, water and electricity. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated PressOct 25, 2019
The announcement comes even as the president again tweets that the U.S. military mission in Syria is completed. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
SUZAN FRASER and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV / The Associated PressOct 22, 2019
The two powers announce an agreement to jointly patrol almost the entire northeastern Syrian border after the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated PressOct 21, 2019
Defense Secretary Esper says the plan is still in the discussion phase and is designed to give the president "maneuver room." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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