The U.S. embassy in Pakistan warned about a possible terrorist attack against American citizens at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. | File Photo | Photo Credit: AFP The U.S. embassy in Pakistan has warned about a possible terrorist attack against American citizens at the Marriott Hotel here in the country’s capital and prohibited American staff … Read more
President Joe Biden authorized on Saturday an additional 1,000 U.S. troops for deployment to Afghanistan, raising to roughly 5,000 the number of U.S. troops to ensure what Biden called an “orderly and safe drawdown” of American and allied personnel. U.S. troops will also help in the evacuation of Afghans who worked with the military during … Read more
The Taliban have captured another three provincial capitals in southern Afghanistan, including in Helmand, the scene of some of the heaviest fighting in the past two decades, as the insurgents press a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling the capital, Kabul. The loss of Helmand’s provincial capital comes after years of toil and blood spilled … Read more