Headlines- As attacks on shipping continue, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that an oil tanker "violating regulations" caught fire after striking a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Two troops have died in a helicopter crash in Najran, Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which also claims to have downed more drones close to Riyadh.
- After riots, looting, and arson during cost-of-living protests, nearly 2,400 people were detained throughout France.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received the "complete and total" support of US President Donald Trump.
- Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, denounced rioting during cost-of-living protests on Sunday and expressed support for law enforcement after clashes in multiple cities.
- Eight cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Kenya as of Sunday, according to the country's Health Ministry.
- After a fatal fire at a Canadian military base on Sunday, 39 people were admitted to the hospital, at least 19 of whom were in critical condition.
Tag: Afghan Taliban
During UN conference in Doha, Qatar,...
This week, Afghan protesters demonstrated in Paris, demanding the international community refuse to recognize the Taliban. The demonstration comes as a U.N.-organized meeting on how to engage with the Taliban is taking place in
As IS Intensifies Attacks, Afghan Civilians...
Attacks by the Islamic State affiliate have increased since the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan in August, notably in the country’s eastern Nangarhar region. Civilians in the region say they are concerned about the threat of violence posed by the Islamic State-Khorasan, or IS-K
Returning Home is ‘Difficult’ for the...
On Monday, some of the final troops returned from Afghanistan. One of the most deployed divisions in the US Army was the 10th Mountain Division. This group of 140 soldiers arrived at Ft. Drum by plane after serving in Afghanistan for the previous nine months
An American Woman Stranded in Afghanistan...
By Aug. 30, the US had managed to evacuate more than 124,000 civilians from Afghanistan, including 6,000 Americans, in a chaotic operation. Nasria, on the other hand, is one of the 100 to 200 Americans who are still stranded there. For her own protection, she requested that on her first name only be used
Afghan Military Women Who Remain in...
Afghan Military Women: Afghan military women claim they are concerned about their safety and future under the Taliban regime
Afghan Evacuees in Albania Say They...
Albania is temporarily housing 600 Afghan refugees fleeing the country’s turmoil and chaos. The final of four aircraft, carrying 150 individuals, landed in Albania on August 30
9/11 Anniversary & US Veterans in...
Kane Farabaugh of VOA, then a correspondent for the US military, visited Afghanistan in 2002, at the start of America’s 20-year commitment in the nation. As the US military mission comes to a close, Farabaugh reconnects with others he met in the early years to examine the US exit and the mission’s legacy
Afghan Journalists Fear For Their Lives...
Hundreds of journalists, many of them women, are seeking refuge in Afghanistan now since US soldiers have left and Kabul is under Taliban authority
A Family of Afghan Refugees Finds...
Over 120,000 people were evacuated out of Afghanistan in the last month when the United States withdrew its forces and the Taliban seized power. One family has relocated to Houston, Texas, and is settling in
Turkey’s Deportation Centers Overflowing With Afghan...
As Afghan refugees continue to cross the border from Iran by night, hoping to evade authorities and resettle, deportation camps in Turkey are at capacity. Officials tell VOA they are not sending people back to Afghanistan, but they also have no intentions to release detainees