WASHINGTON — The United States and 97 other countries said on Sunday that they would continue to take in people fleeing Afghanistan after the American…
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On Afghanistan’s Front Line, There Are No Good Choices
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — As the first chatter of gunfire began, a police unit tested its heavy machine gun. The gunner pointed the barrel in the…
Afghan Civilian Casualties Soar as U.S. Exits, Monitors Say
KABUL, Afghanistan — Civilian casualties and rights violations are rising sharply in Afghanistan, human rights groups say, with the Taliban carrying out the bulk of…
Elite Afghan Forces Suffer Horrific Casualties as Taliban Advance
KABUL, Afghanistan — At least 24 Afghan commandos and five police officers were killed after they were surrounded by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan on…
More than 100 People Killed in Attack in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Armed assailants killed around 100 civilians in an overnight attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the government said on…
An Israeli Death and the Tangled Conflict Left Behind
RAMAT GAN, Israel — Four holes in the wooden door to his tiny apartment mark where shrapnel from a Hamas rocket penetrated the home of…
An Israeli Death and the Tangled Conflict Left Behind
RAMAT GAN, Israel — Four holes in the wooden door to his tiny apartment mark where shrapnel from a Hamas rocket penetrated the home of…
When Fighting Erupts Between Israel and Hamas, Charges of War Crimes Follow
The Israeli missile that slammed into a Palestinian apartment exacted a shocking toll: eight children and two women, killed as they celebrated a major Muslim…
Gaza Rocket Finds a Rare Gap in Israeli Armor, and a Boy Is Killed
SDEROT, Israel — It was 1:30 p.m. on Friday in Sderot, and Ido Avigal, 5, was being laid to rest a few miles to the…
Bombing Outside School Kills at Least 20 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — An explosion killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens of others in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday, local officials said, and many of…