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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby talks to the media. AP Photo
Pentagon: Kabul drone attack inquiry could lead to disciplinary action

Strike that killed 10 civilians in Kabul has reignited debate on the use of drones

WorldSeptember 21, 2021
Taliban militants boating on Bamiyan’s Band-e Amir lakes.
Taliban take boat rides in Afghanistan’s Band-e Amir national park

The scenic lakes are the latest tourist attraction to become a militant haven

WorldSeptember 18, 2021
An explosion severed an underground gas pipeline near Damascus, cutting power to the city and outlying suburbs. Photo: AFP, file
Damascus plunged into darkness after gas pipeline 'sabotage'

Syria's power sector has suffered numerous sabotage attacks since civil war began in 2011

SyriaSeptember 18, 2021
An Afghan UH-60 Black Hawk
Afghanistan: Can the Taliban fly abandoned US aircraft?

The militants apparently tried to fly a $6 million US helicopter

AsiaAugust 27, 2021
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said the group plans to prevent Afghan civilians from entering Kabul airport. AP
Kabul crisis: Taliban spokesman says only foreigners will be given access to airport

The militants held a press conference in the Afghan capital on Tuesday afternoon

WorldAugust 24, 2021
Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo during their meeting in Tianjin, China. AP
China weighs up risk and benefit of being in Taliban Afghanistan

Beijing seeks assurance of security as it pursues goals that will require considerable investment

AsiaAugust 23, 2021
Newly absorbed personnel in the Afghan security forces take part in a military training in Bandejoy area of Dara district in Panjshir province on August 21, 2021, days after the Taliban took over most of Afghanistan. AFP
Hundreds of Taliban fighters heading to Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan

Panjshir remains one of the few areas not yet controlled by the group

AsiaAugust 22, 2021
US military helicopters drop decoy flares while flying over the Afghan capital of Kabul. Photo: AP
Coalition aircraft use decoy flares near Kabul airport

Hundreds of decades-old heat-seeking missiles remain unaccounted for in Afghanistan

WorldAugust 22, 2021
Taliban fighters and local residents sit on an Afghan National Army vehicle in Laghman province. AFP
How Afghanistan's Army was pulled apart by corruption

Coalition efforts to build an effective Afghan force to hold back the Taliban failed to overcome persistent hurdles

AsiaAugust 16, 2021
An artist's rendition of the Al Faw port in Basra, Iraq, which is currently under construction. Daewoo E&C
An overland route to rival Suez: the wild ambition of Iraq’s Al Faw port

Multibillion-dollar project envisages a new trade route to rival the canal, but its completion is mired in political rivalry

IraqAugust 08, 2021
Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz. The US, Israel and UK blamed Iran for a lethal attack on an Israeli-managed tanker off the coast of Oman. AP
Israel and Iran signal danger of confrontation

Two civilian sailors were killed on Thursday when explosive drones hit their ship

MENAAugust 02, 2021
An Afghan commando stands guard during an exercise at a military camp in Lashkar Gah in Helmand province. AFP
Taliban fight to control former British garrison district of Lashkar Gah

Government stations commandos in Helmand capital but forces are stretched across several fronts

AsiaAugust 02, 2021
In this photo provided by the Colorado Department of Transportation, equipment works to clear mud and debris from a mudslide on Interstate-70 through Glenwood Canyon, Colorado. Colorado Department of Transportation via AP
Colorado landslide: miraculous escape for more than 100 motorists

Flash flood warnings were issued within minutes of a hillside collapsing onto motorway

The AmericasJuly 31, 2021
According to the supreme leader's official website, Mr Khamenei said that Mr Rouhani's government has shown that the West cannot be trusted. EPA
Khamenei condemns US in new blow to paused Iran nuclear talks

Negotiations are set to resume in Vienna in the coming weeks after the swearing in of Ebrahim Raisi's government

MENAJuly 28, 2021
Turkish troops in armoured personnel carriers in the village of Iblin in the Jabal Al Zawiya region of Syria's rebel-held north-western Idlib province, on July 22, 2021. AFP
Two Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq clash with PKK

Turkish forces increase operations in the semi-autonomous Kurdish Region of Iraq

IraqJuly 28, 2021
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