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Opinion | A Power Vacuum In Syria Is A Threat For Everyone
The spectre of another monstrosity like ISIS rising again in Syria may not be too far-fetched.
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Taliban Offer Three-Month Ceasefire In Return For Prisoner Release
An Afghan government negotiator on Thursday said the Taliban had offered a three-month ceasefire in exchange for the release of 7,000 insurgent prisoners, as the militant group continues a sweeping offensive across the country.
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Afghan Troops Struggle To Replace Americans At Key Bagram Base
After American troops withdrew without notifying them, Afghan soldiers guarding the Bagram Air Base have been left with thousands of Taliban prisoners and a certainty that the enemy will attack.
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Afghanistan To Release 1,500 Taliban Prisoners From Jails: Decree
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is set to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners in coming days to pave the way for direct talks with the hardline insurgent group that are aimed at ending the 18-year-long war in Afghanistan, according to a copy of the decree seen by Reuters.
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Taliban Raised Foreign Troops, Sanctions Say Afghanistan Officials
The presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan, United Nations sanctions and prisoners of war were among issues raised by the Taliban at the first official meeting with Afghan government representatives this week, Afghan officials said today.
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Former US War Prisoner Bowe Bergdahl Charged With Desertion, Misbehaviour
US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan, was formally charged on Wednesday with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, and could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of the most serious count, the Army said.
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Former Afghanistan War Prisoner Bowe Bergdahl Questioned in Army Probe
Freed U.S. prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl on Wednesday answered all questions put to him by the U.S. Army general investigating the circumstances leading to his capture by the Taliban, Bergdahl's attorney said.
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US Launches Questioning of ex-Prisoner of War Bowe Bergdahl
US military investigators started questioning a former prisoner of war on Wednesday to determine how he entered Taliban captivity, after a contested prisoner swap for his release.
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Parents of Former POW Bergdahl Strained by His Silence: Friend
Freed war prisoner Bowe Bergdahl has not yet reached out to his parents who campaigned hard for his freedom and who hold out hope he will eventually contact them once fully recovered from trauma inflicted by his Taliban captors, a family friend said on Friday.
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Bowe Bergdahl Venturing Out in Public: US Army
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was a prisoner of war in Afghanistan for five years, has been allowed to venture off the Texas military base where he is receiving care as part of his "reintegration process" into society, a US Army spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
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Opinion | A Power Vacuum In Syria Is A Threat For Everyone
The spectre of another monstrosity like ISIS rising again in Syria may not be too far-fetched.
-
Taliban Offer Three-Month Ceasefire In Return For Prisoner Release
An Afghan government negotiator on Thursday said the Taliban had offered a three-month ceasefire in exchange for the release of 7,000 insurgent prisoners, as the militant group continues a sweeping offensive across the country.
-
Afghan Troops Struggle To Replace Americans At Key Bagram Base
After American troops withdrew without notifying them, Afghan soldiers guarding the Bagram Air Base have been left with thousands of Taliban prisoners and a certainty that the enemy will attack.
-
Afghanistan To Release 1,500 Taliban Prisoners From Jails: Decree
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is set to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners in coming days to pave the way for direct talks with the hardline insurgent group that are aimed at ending the 18-year-long war in Afghanistan, according to a copy of the decree seen by Reuters.
-
Taliban Raised Foreign Troops, Sanctions Say Afghanistan Officials
The presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan, United Nations sanctions and prisoners of war were among issues raised by the Taliban at the first official meeting with Afghan government representatives this week, Afghan officials said today.
-
Former US War Prisoner Bowe Bergdahl Charged With Desertion, Misbehaviour
US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan, was formally charged on Wednesday with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, and could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of the most serious count, the Army said.
-
Former Afghanistan War Prisoner Bowe Bergdahl Questioned in Army Probe
Freed U.S. prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl on Wednesday answered all questions put to him by the U.S. Army general investigating the circumstances leading to his capture by the Taliban, Bergdahl's attorney said.
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US Launches Questioning of ex-Prisoner of War Bowe Bergdahl
US military investigators started questioning a former prisoner of war on Wednesday to determine how he entered Taliban captivity, after a contested prisoner swap for his release.
-
Parents of Former POW Bergdahl Strained by His Silence: Friend
Freed war prisoner Bowe Bergdahl has not yet reached out to his parents who campaigned hard for his freedom and who hold out hope he will eventually contact them once fully recovered from trauma inflicted by his Taliban captors, a family friend said on Friday.
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Bowe Bergdahl Venturing Out in Public: US Army
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was a prisoner of war in Afghanistan for five years, has been allowed to venture off the Texas military base where he is receiving care as part of his "reintegration process" into society, a US Army spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
