Conflicts / War / Peace
Afghanistan’s fate means West now perceived as weak, UK minister says
By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) -The fate of Afghanistan after a 20-year war led by the United...
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Last living Khmer Rouge leader says not behind Cambodia bloodbath
By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The last surviving leader of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime on Thursday denied...
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Greece says border forces on alert to avoid repeat of 2015 migrant crisis
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's border forces are on alert to avoid a repeat of the mass arrivals of migrants that...
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Britain says: we cannot evacuate unaccompanied children from Afghanistan
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is unable to evacuate unaccompanied children from Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday when asked...
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Afghan refugee in Indonesia fears for family after Taliban takeover
By Heru Asprihanto CIAWI, Indonesia (Reuters) - Despite leaving Afghanistan at the age of five, the country where Azis was...
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Exiled Ghani says he left Kabul to prevent bloodshed, did not take money
(Reuters) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, speaking from exile in the United Arab Emirates, said on Wednesday that he had...
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Ex-Khmer Rouge leader seeks overturning of Cambodia genocide conviction
(Corrects paragraph 2 to say genocide against the Vietnamese people and crimes against humanity, not genocide against the Cham Muslim...
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IMF blocks Afghanistan’s access to SDR reserves over lack of clarity on government
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it suspended Afghanistan's access to IMF resources, including...
Read moreDozens die in Burkina Faso as Islamist militants raid convoy
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Dozens of people were killed in northern Burkina Faso on Wednesday when Islamist militants raided a civilian convoy...
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Biden says Aug. 31 deadline in Afghanistan might have to be extended
By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. troops may stay in Afghanistan past an Aug. 31 deadline to evacuate Americans, President...
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Case of kidnapped American Mark Frerichs will weigh on Taliban’s legitimacy -U.S. official
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has pressed the Taliban to return Mark Frerichs, an American kidnapped...
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UK will double humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to 286 million pounds this year
(Reuters) -The United Kingdom will double its humanitarian and development aid to Afghanistan to 286 million pounds ($393.34 million) this...
Read moreDutch get 35 citizens out of Afghanistan after chaos holds up evacuations
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Netherlands said it got 35 of its citizens and 20 other foreign nationals out of Afghanistan on...
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Biden says Afghanistan withdrawal ‘chaos’ inevitable -ABC News interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he does not believe it would have been possible to...
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Erdogan says Turkey still aims to maintain Kabul airport security
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey still aims to maintain security at Kabul airport, after Taliban...
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Russia labels Golos vote movement as foreign agent, month before election
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Justice Ministry said on Wednesday that it has declared the Golos independent vote-monitoring movement as a...
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IMF suspends Afghanistan’s access to Fund resources over lack of clarity on government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that Afghanistan will not be able to access IMF resources,...
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U.S. says it expects Taliban to allow Afghans to evacuate safely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday the United States expects the Taliban to allow Afghans who...
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U.S. defense chief says no hostile interactions with Taliban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday there were about 4,500 U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan's...
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U.N. starts moving some staff out of Afghanistan
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations on Wednesday started moving up to a third of its international...
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