The Trump administration’s deal with the Taliban has passed its first important deadline, but hopes for peace in Afghanistan remain as weak as ever. Last week’s agreement between the United States and the Taliban reached the 135-day mark, the point at which the US Army needed to cut 8,600 soldiers …
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This is what you need to know to Catch up and follow your day. (You can also receive daily “5 things you need to know today” in your inbox. Sign up here.) 1. Coronavirus 2. CDC Hospitals now have to send their data on coronavirus patients to the Trump administration …
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More than 40 people, mostly civilians, were injured after gunmen clashed with security forces after a car bomb exploded at a government complex in Samangan province in northern Afghanistan. The attack claimed by the Taliban group on Monday took place at a government facility in Samangan’s capital Aybak, near an …
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The U.S. envoy to Afghanistan said Saturday that Washington intends to continue pursuing a peace deal with the Taliban despite recent reports of its involvement in carrying out Russian rewards on members of the U.S. services and the coalition in the country. Zalmay Khalilzad, who has been conducting negotiations with …
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You pay to kill our troops, we will not invite you to our world leaders meeting. That’s the scenario being analyzed by senior officials at the top levels of the Trump administration, who are scrambling for a way to respond to Russia after it emerged that Moscow paid rewards to …
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