US Government News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will give remarks on Friday at 1 p.m. ET (1700 GMT) on the...

By Nandita Bose and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's trip to Singapore and Vietnam starting on...

By Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kurt Campbell, the White House's top Asia adviser, declared...

KABUL (Reuters) -The Taliban called on Afghanistan's imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the...

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government is "laser focused" on the potential for a terrorist attack in Afghanistan...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About two dozen U.S. diplomats in Afghanistan sent an internal cable last month warning Secretary of State...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it had imposed sanctions on three Cuban officials it said were...

By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it was sending more consular...

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday the Taliban's desire for international recognition is...

(Reuters) - The United States and other Western powers are pressing on with the evacuation from Afghanistan of their nationals...

OSLO (Reuters) - The Taliban have begun rounding up Afghans on a blacklist of people they believe have worked in...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Armed U.S. fighter jets have been flying over Kabul to ensure security for the evacuation operation, the...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban must decide whether it wants to be recognized by the international community, U.S. President Joe...

By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) -The fate of Afghanistan after a 20-year war led by the United...

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - One of the most senior Russian security officials questioned Washington's commitment to Ukraine in...

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain is unable to evacuate unaccompanied children from Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday when asked...

ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is working to organise a summit of the Group of 20 major economies...

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it suspended Afghanistan's access to IMF resources, including...

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. troops may stay in Afghanistan past an Aug. 31 deadline to evacuate Americans, President...

By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has pressed the Taliban to return Mark Frerichs, an American kidnapped...