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The United Nations on Wednesday started pulling peacekeepers out of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), moving to end a 25-year presence amid rising violence in the east of the long-troubled African nation. The withdrawal of the UN forces comes as thousands of civilians have been displaced by heavy ...

He spoke no English, had no lawyer. An Afghan man’s case offers a glimpse into US immigration court NEW YORK: The Afghan man speaks only Farsi, but he wasn’t worried about representing himself in US immigration court. He believed the details of his asylum claim spoke for themselves.Mohammad was ...

Local villagers say that the recent process of disengaging Indian and Chinese troops from the disputed area of Ladakh caused around 120 square kilometers (74 square miles) of Kugrang Valley — comprising major pastures for Pashmina goats in the region's cold desert — to be turned into a buffer zone. They accuse New ...

KARACHI, Pakistan A veteran Pakistani diplomat who remained part of the landmark Geneva Accords that subsequently led to the pullout of now-defunct USSR troops from neighboring Afghanistan in 1989, reminisces about historic events.On the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Soviet pullout on Feb. 15, former Foreign Secretary Riaz ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Months before President Joe Biden announced the U.S.’s complete withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, Washington’s watchdog warned that the Afghan air force would collapse without critical American aid, training and maintenance. The report was declassified Tuesday. The report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday criticized France as he confirmed that Mali sought the help of a private Russian military company. Mali's government has recently faced a backlash from Western European countries over reports that it was hiring mercenaries from the controversial Russian private security firm known ...

Former captain Michael Atherton says it was strange that England and Wales Cricket Board called off the Pakistan tour, citing players’’ welfare but allowed them a three-month window to play the IPL.In a scathing assessment of ECB’s decision, Atherton said it was worse than India’s recent withdrawal from the ...

The 31-year-old right-handed batsman, who is leading Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, added that the decision to pull out was not players' alone and rested with the government."You want to be playing the game in all countries. It is an international game and there is ...

Qatari official says it marked a major step on the road to reopening the airport to international flights Some 200 passengers, including US citizens, left Kabul airport on Thursday, on the first flight carrying foreigners out of the Afghan capital since a US-led evacuation ended on August ...

KABUL, AfghanistanTwo days after the last US soldier left Afghanistan after 20-years of military operations, an eerie calm has descended in the streets of capital Kabul.Many believe that double suicide bombing at the airport followed by US drone strikes against ISIS-K hideouts has shown that peace in the war-torn ...