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Watchdog: Nuclear states modernize weapons, Chinese arsenal growing
Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said that “we are drifting into one of the most dangerous periods in human history."
By The Associated Press
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Russian, Chinese diplomats attend conference on Afghanistan
Russia and China are among a few countries that have kept their diplomatic missions in Afghanistan’s capital since the Taliban took power in August 2021.
Islamic State degraded in Afghanistan, but still poses threat, experts say
There are concerns that in the potential chaos of a post-withdrawal Afghanistan, ISIS “will be able to find additional space to operate.”
2nd person pleads guilty in counterfeit military clothing scheme
A New York City man has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to manufacture counterfeit brand-name clothing overseas that was then sold in the U.S., including to the military in violation of federal law, prosecutors said Thursday.
Pakistan’s prime minister pokes U.S., says bin Laden ‘martyred’ during Navy SEAL raid
“We sided with the U.S. in the War on Terror but they came here and killed him, martyred him," Pakistan's prime minister said of bin Laden.
US Afghanistan peace envoy takes efforts to Pakistan
A U.S. peace envoy remained in Pakistan on Tuesday as part of efforts to find a negotiated end to Afghanistan’s 18 -year war, even though President Donald Trump has not expressed any interest in resuming talks with the Taliban.
US meets China, Russia and Pakistan to talk peace in Afghanistan
Representatives of Russia, China, the United States and Pakistan have agreed that negotiation is the only road to peace in Afghanistan, including an early resumption of direct U.S. talks with the Taliban.
Taliban say Afghanistan has freed several of their prisoners
Taliban officials say several of their group's members have been freed from Afghan jails, including former shadow governors, just days after a U.S. envoy met top Taliban leaders in the Pakistani capital following the suspension of U.S.-Taliban talks last month.
Taliban meet US peace envoy for first time since Trump announced deal ‘dead’
The Taliban met with a U.S. envoy in the Pakistani capital, a Taliban official said Saturday, the first such encounter since President Donald Trump announced a month ago that a seemingly imminent peace deal to end Afghanistan's 18-year war was dead.
Taliban send high-level delegation to Islamabad in push to resurrect peace deal
The Taliban announced Wednesday they are sending a high-level delegation to Pakistan’s capital as part of a tour that has included Russia, China and Iran in a push to resurrect an Afghanistan peace deal with Washington that seemed imminent just a month ago.
White House confirms bin Laden son schwacked
The White House announced Saturday that Hamza bin Laden , the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, was killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press