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WASHINGTON: They move from place to place at a moment's notice in a desperate bid to evade the Taliban — girls whose lives are in danger simply because they chose to play a sport they loved. An international effort to evacuate members of…

WASHINGTON: Army General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Wednesday that it's "possible" that the US will have to coordinate with the Taliban on any future counterterrorism strikes in Afghanistan against…

NEW YORK: President Biden on Tuesday hailed what he called the “extraordinary success” of the evacuation of Kabul as he vehemently defended his decision to end America’s war in Afghanistan, just one day after the end of a twoweek rescue…

KABUL: The Taliban held full control of Kabul's international airport Tuesday after the last US plane left its runway, marking the end of America's longest war and leaving behind a now-quiet airfield and Afghans outside it still hoping…

NEW YORK: In the final hours on Monday of the US military presence in Afghanistan, hope dwindled among the Afghans seeking to escape the country via the international airport in Kabul, the focal point of the US evacuation effort since…

WASHINGTON: The evacuation operations at Kabul airport continue to remain "uninterrupted" following the rocket attack, confirmed the White House on Monday. In a statement, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said US President Joe Biden…

KABUL: Rockets struck a neighborhood near Kabul's international airport on Monday amid the ongoing US withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn't immediately clear who launched them. The rockets struck Monday morning in Kabul's Salim Karwan…

WASHINGTON: Whipped by the Taliban and shoved from behind by other desperate Afghans, marriage certificate in hand, Sharifa Afzali thrust her cell phone at the US soldier barring the Kabul airport gate. On the other end was her husband,…

WASHINGTON: A senior Pentagon official held talks with the Chinese military for the first time since President Joe Biden took office in January to focus on managing risk between the two countries, a US official told Reuters on Friday.…

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is aiming to dissuade President Joe Biden from returning to the Iran nuclear deal when the two leaders meet at the White House on Friday. The meeting, originally scheduled for Thursday,…