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Donald Trump

Trump blames Iran for tanker attacks but calls for talks

President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for attacks on oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but he also held out ...

Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., Frank

Islamic State in Afghanistan aims to attack US, general says

The Islamic State group in Afghanistan is a "very worrisome" threat to the United States, and U.S. counterterrorism efforts ...

2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg lays out foreign policy vision

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg laid out his foreign policy vision Tuesday, calling for an end to "endless ...

ICC prosecutor asks to appeal rejection of Afghanistan probe

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor on Friday sought to appeal the court's rejection of an investigation into ...

Bombings in Afghan capital kill 2 people, injure 2 reporters

Four explosions struck the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing at least two people and wounding 27 others, officials said.

US envoy for Afghanistan on 2-week peace mission

The U.S. envoy for Afghanistan is traveling to Afghanistan and also Belgium, Germany, Pakistan, Qatar and the United Arab ...

Police: Suicide car bomb hits Afghan capital, kills 4

A car bomb targeting a U.S. convoy exploded early Friday in an eastern Kabul neighborhood, leaving four Afghan civilians dead ...

Security forces mistakenly kill 6 civilians in Afghanistan

An Afghan security forces raid against Taliban fighters in eastern Nangarhar province mistakenly killed at least six ...

Trump considers pardons for soldiers accused of war crimes

President Donald Trump said Friday that he has been considering pardons for several American military members accused of war ...

John Walker Lindh

"American Taliban" John Walker Lindh is released from prison

John Walker Lindh, the Californian who took up arms for the Taliban and was captured by U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2001, ...

John Walker Lindh

AP Was There: The roots of the 'American Taliban'

This story was first published on Dec. 21, 2001, when AP journalist Justin Pritchard reported on the American Taliban fighter ...

John Walker Lindh

'American Taliban' fighter to be released after 17 years

John Walker Lindh, the young Californian who became known as the American Taliban after he was captured by U.S. forces in the ...

Afghanistan envoy briefs skeptical lawmakers on peace talks

An envoy to Afghanistan was met with skepticism Wednesday on Capitol Hill as he briefed lawmakers on peace talks with the ...

Donald Trump

Trump's foreign policy challenges mounting around the world

New North Korea missile tests . A trade standoff with China. Fresh nuclear tensions with Iran. President Donald Trump's ...

Taliban attack aid group office in Afghan capital, kills 5

Taliban fighters attacked the offices of a U.S.-based aid organization in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, setting off a huge ...

Mark Milley

Army training brigade prepares for new worldwide deployments

Just months after the Army's new training brigade returned from Afghanistan, its teams are preparing for a different type of ...

In darkness, Hungary deports Afghan family of 6 to Serbia

Hungary deported a family of six Afghan asylum-seekers to Serbia on Tuesday, making them cross through a gate in the border ...

Afghan official: Taliban storm checkpoint, killing 20 troops

The Taliban stormed an army checkpoint in Afghanistan's western Farah province, killing 20 soldiers and abducting two, the ...

Suhail Shaheen

Taliban say gap narrowing in talks with US

The Taliban on Saturday said the gap is narrowing in talks with Washington's special peace envoy over a timetable for the ...

Afghanistan's grand council ends with call for peace talks

An Afghan grand council convened by President Ashraf Ghani ended Friday with a resounding call for peace with the Taliban and ...