The number of Afghan civilians killed in the country’s long-running conflict hit a record high in the first six months of 2018
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South Asia
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Pakistan was in shock Saturday after a suicide blast killed 128 people, just following the dramatic arrest of ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif
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On Memorial Day, US Troops still Dying in Afghanistan but 1/2 the Country is Lost
The Afghanistan government controls only about half of Afghanistan, 229 of 407 districts. Maybe because it is a bad news story, our Afghanistan War, the longest in our history, keeps slipping our minds, along with thoughts of the Americans still fighting there. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, has issued a report […]
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Pakistan’s restive tribal areas may finally be allowed to enter the political mainstream
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