The Biden team picked up where the Obama administration left off with the repatriation of a Moroccan man, reducing the prison population to 39.
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Your Monday Briefing
Indonesia is now the epicenter of the pandemic.
Back to Militias, the Chaotic Afghanistan Way of War
Concerned by the Taliban’s offensive, regional power brokers are again recruiting and arming volunteer militias. But some fear the quick fix will lead to a wider breakdown.
Reuters Photographer Danish Siddiqui Killed in Afghanistan
The Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer was killed in a clash between Afghan forces and the Taliban.
Your Friday Briefing
Myanmar’s junta hoards oxygen as cases climb.
China Criticized the Afghan War. Now It Worries About the Withdrawal.
An explosion that killed Chinese workers in Pakistan has stirred fears in Beijing of regional instability.
Your Thursday Briefing
Europe’s bold climate move.
Selling Fruit Where the Taliban Stalk the Streets
For weeks, the northern city of Kunduz has suffered daily street battles. Times journalists were there to document a cat-and-mouse war for control.
In Haiti, Biden Faces an All Too Familiar Dilemma
Time and again, the world has found that propping up failing states is compelling in the short term and potentially disastrous in the long term.
It’s Situation Normal for U.S. Diplomats in Kabul, Despite Taliban Gains
The Biden administration is determined to keep a diplomatic presence in Afghanistan as the 20-year conflict comes to a close.