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9 things about Afghanistan's Bagram airbase that Trump claims China occupies
As US President Donald Trump claims China occupies the Bagram Airbase, an assertion rejected by both Beijing and the Taliban, ...
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‘WISHstory’: US troops in Afghanistan face challenges in economic rebuilding and aid efforts
Explore the story of Qudrat Wardak, a young Afghan boy with severe heart defects, and his journey for life-saving surgery in ...
Former Taliban commander pleads guilty to kidnapping of journalist, killings of US soldiers
Taliban commander accused directing attacks on American and NATO troops has pleaded guilty to charges against him, ...
As Trump invokes Bagram, story of the strategic air base in Afghanistan
The Bagram Airflied was built in the 1950s by the USSR. It has played a central role in the Soviet-Afghan War (1979-89) as ...
Bombing in a former stronghold of Pakistani Taliban kills 7 people and wounds 16
Police say at least seven people were killed and 16 wounded after a powerful bomb went off outside the office of a ...
Pakistan says its troops killed 54 militants attempting to sneak in from Afghanistan
Pakistan in recent months has witnessed a surge in violence, mostly blamed on the Pakistani Taliban, known as ...
Ex-Taliban commander pleads guilty to taking US journalist hostage
A former commander in the Taliban has pleaded guilty to taking an American journalist and two Afghan nationals hostage in ...
Pakistan Says It Killed 54 Militants Trying to Enter From Afghanistan
The Pakistani military is under strain on several fronts as it also faces the possibility of armed conflict with India.
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Ex-Taliban commander pleads guilty to taking US journalist hostage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former commander in the Taliban has pleaded guilty to taking an American journalist and two Afghan nationals hostage in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2008 and 2009, the U.S ...