A Top Democrat Warns Against a Hasty Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Afghanistan
The Taliban have recently issued orders to their fighters to stop foreign militants from entering their ranks. The orders, reported earlier by the Afghan channel...
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Biden Faces Deadline on Withdrawal From Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — The previous two presidents of the United States declared they wanted to pull all American troops out of Afghanistan, and they both decided...
U.S. Prepares to Lift Terrorist Designation Against Yemeni Rebels, Despite New Attacks
WASHINGTON — Houthi rebels in Yemen will be stripped of a U.S. terrorist designation next week, the State Department said on Friday, despite a recent...
Biden Reverses Trump Terrorist Designation for Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Friday said it would lift a terrorist designation against Houthi rebels in Yemen that the Trump administration had issued...
U.S. Will Examine Giving F.B.I. More Resources to Counter Domestic Extremism
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will examine if additional F.B.I. agents are needed at the bureau’s field offices to address the threat of domestic violent...
Muddled Intelligence Hampered Response to Capitol Riot
WASHINGTON — On Jan. 4, the intelligence division of the United States Capitol Police issued a report listing all the groups known to be descending...
U.S. Should Slow Withdrawal From Afghanistan, Bipartisan Panel Urges
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration should slow the withdrawal of troops in Afghanistan, abandon the May 1 exit deadline and instead reduce American forces further...
U.S. Airstrike Kills Top ISIS Leader in Iraq
BAGHDAD — American airstrikes in a joint mission with Iraqi forces have killed the top Islamic State leader in Iraq, an attack aimed at stemming...
Pentagon Official Approves Guantánamo Trial of 3 Men for Indonesia Bombings
WASHINGTON — After years of delay, the U.S. official overseeing military commissions at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Thursday approved the prosecution of three Southeast Asian...
A Call for Unity to a Nation Facing a Pandemic and Division
WASHINGTON — In the end, the inauguration triumphed over the insurrection. President Biden’s plea for national unity in his Inaugural Address on Wednesday was rooted...