South Asia
Vacated by Americans, Kabul’s Bagram Air Base bustles again as Afghans move in
KABUL (Reuters) - Bagram Air Base, hub of U.S. forces in Afghanistan for 20 years until they withdrew last week,...
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Afghan forces plan counteroffensive in northern provinces- adviser
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Government forces plan a counteroffensive in Afghanistan's northern provinces after losing ground to the Taliban, Russia's RIA news...
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‘What was the point?’ Afghans rue decades of war as U.S. quits Bagram
(Removes extraneous word in fourth paragraph) KABUL (Reuters) -As American troops left their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday,...
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Era ends, uncertainty looms as U.S. forces quit main Afghanistan base
KABUL (Reuters) -American troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, leaving behind a piece of...
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Factbox-Bagram: the Soviet-built air strip that became America’s main Afghan base
KABUL (Reuters) - The departure of U.S. troops from Afghanistan's Bagram air base on Friday marks the end of a...
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Western forces pack up to end their war, Afghans “manage the consequences”
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan scrap dealers are picking over the detritus of the two-decade U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan, collecting...
Read moreTaliban fighters launch attack on Ghazni, clash with Afghan troops
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban fighters have launched an attack on Ghazni, clashing with Afghan forces and using explosives in...
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Twenty-eight civilians killed in northern Afghan province as fighting intensifies
KABUl (Reuters) - Intense fighting in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz killed at least 28 civilians and injured 290...
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Blinken and pope meet but unclear if U.S. bishops’ vote discussed
By Philip Pullella and Humeyra Pamuk VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony...
Read moreViolence intensifies across Afghanistan’s central and northern provinces
KABUL (Reuters) - Taliban militants have taken over a district, launched attacks on checkpoints and cemented control over a border...
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Italy says worried about Islamic State in Africa, proposes working group
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Monday the world should not lower its guard against...
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