Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper and the House speaker arrived as the U.S. considers reviving peace talks with the Taliban.
Tag: Terrorism
Afghan Village of 70 Families Faces Ruin With Mosque Massacre
A bomber killed at least 73 people in a village of just 70 families, a brutal blow in one area of the country’s east where life feels like a slow death.
Pakistan Avoids Terrorism Blacklist and Sanctions
The country could be blacklisted in February if it does not make progress clamping down on terrorism financing, money laundering.
Blast at Mosque Kills Dozens in Afghanistan
The attack in Deh Bala, a small agricultural district in the east of the country, caused the building’s roof to collapse.
At a School for Suicide Bombers’ Children, Dancing, Drawing and Deradicalization
Amid fears of an ISIS renewal, Indonesia is trying to keep extremism from being passed to the next generation.
‘We Looked to Escape Death’: Violence Uproots Nearly 500,000 in Burkina Faso
Aid groups and the government of the West African nation have been at a loss to respond to a fast-moving emergency, set off by lawlessness and suspected terrorist attacks in a once-tranquil country.
Failed Notre-Dame Plot Leads to Shame, Regret and Heavy Sentences
The trial has shed new light on the role of women in homegrown terrorism in France.
Trump’s Abrupt Shifts in Middle East Unnerve U.S. Allies
President Trump’s acquiescence to a Turkish raid on the Kurds in northern Syria alarmed allies for its unpredictability as much as its betrayal.
James Foley’s Mother Worries About ISIS Resurrection as Turks Attack Kurds
Diane Foley, mother of James W. Foley, the first American hostage of the Islamic State to be beheaded, said she hoped the ISIS prisoners believed responsible do not escape custody as Syria plunges into a volatile new phase.
Indonesia Security Chief Stabbed in Attack Linked to ISIS
A married couple used knives and scissors to assault the minister, a former general, leaving him with two stomach wounds.