The fall of the Western-backed government in August and the Taliban takeover of the country have been followed by an increase in Islamic State attacks across Afghanistan.
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Dozens Killed in Attack on Military Hospital in Afghanistan’s Capital
No group has claimed responsibility for the violence, but the Islamic State has struck more often since the fall of the U.S.-backed government in August.
After Violent Standoff, Pakistan Strikes Deal With Banned Islamist Group
The pact, announced Sunday, defused a crisis that had paralyzed several cities, but it also highlighted the government’s struggle to assert itself against religious extremists.
U.S. Military Jury Condemns Terrorist’s Torture and Urges Clemency
Seven senior officers rebuked the government’s treatment of an admitted terrorist in a handwritten letter from the jury room at Guantánamo Bay.
France and the United States Seek an Elusive Reconciliation
The Biden administration is poised to offer the French some defense-related emollients after their falling out over a sabotaged submarine deal. But some damage may last.
German Woman Convicted of a Crime Against Humanity in Death of Yazidi Child
The woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a court found that she joined the Islamic State and enslaved a Yazidi mother and child, whom she left to die in the summer heat of Iraq in 2015.
A Jewish Far-Right Pundit Splits the French Jewish Community as He Rises
Éric Zemmour, eyeing the presidency, tries to rehabilitate the wartime Vichy regime that collaborated with the Nazis as part of a campaign filled with provocations.
Taliban Honor Suicide Bombers in Bid to Rewrite History
The new government brought together the bombers’ families at a publicized event, praising their actions but alienating those who have suffered at their hands.
Israel Accuses 6 Palestinian Rights Groups of Terrorism
The Defense Ministry said the groups work for leftist militants. Critics said the charge was aimed at quelling scrutiny of Israeli rights abuses.
New Zealand’s Chief Coroner Opens New Inquiry Into Mosque Attacks
The move came after pleas from dozens of families of those killed in Christchurch in 2019 when a white supremacist opened fire on Muslims at prayer.