A commander of the so-called Muslim Battalion of Soviet troops in Afghanistan, retired Colonel Boris Kerimbaev, has died at the age of 71 in Kazakhstan.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the United States will support Slovakia's security and economy on the latest stop on his Central European tour aimed at curbing Russian and Chinese influence in the region.
Tajik authorities have issued an arrest warrant in absentia for prominent journalist Khairullo Mirsaidov, whose 12-year prison sentence was changed to a fine and community service in August 2018 in a case widely seen as politically motivated.
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, an Afghan mujahedin commander who fought against Soviet forces and rose to become the country's first president after the Soviet Army's withdrawal, has died.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Hungary at the start of a five-country European tour that administration officials say will focus on opposition to the growing influence of Russia and China in Central Europe.
The Defense Intelligence Agency has warned that lasers that could damage U.S. satellites were of particular concern.
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has said that it is important for the Afghan government to be included in talks to end the country's 17-year war.
As 'Taliban 2.0' joins competing peace talks with various stakeholders, archival photos paint a stark image of life in Afghanistan under the radical Islamic group's 1996-2001 rule.
Britain’s defense minister says the country should bolster its military capabilities after Brexit and warned that Russia should be aware that actions deemed unacceptable by the West will "come at a cost," according to a text seen by Reuters.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has begun a five-nation European tour that administration officials say will focus on opposition to the growing influence of Russia and China in Central Europe.
Iran is marking the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution that ended the monarchy and heralded the start of four decades of clerical rule.
U.S. Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan has arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced trip to meet with military commanders and Afghan officials amid a heightened push by Washington for a peace deal with the Taliban.
Southern Iran has been rattled by a magnitude-5.3 earthquake, damaging buildings and injuring at least five people.
At least 21 people, including women and children, have been killed in air strikes in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province.
Russia has deployed its controversial 9M729 cruise missile at more locations than previously thought, a German newspaper reports.
Pakistan has arrested a journalist and academic known for their criticism of the government, as media workers and activists face unprecedented pressure from authorities.
Hundreds of Russian and Chinese intelligence agents are operating in Brussels, the EU’s foreign service has warned.
U.S. peace envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad says that although talks with the Taliban have produced the framework for a peace deal there is still a "long way to go" before a final agreement.
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