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A Taliban car bomb and gun attack in northern Afghanistan left 11 Afghan intelligence workers dead and at least 60 civilians wounded.

The U.S. mission in Afghanistan is now described as training, advising and assisting Afghan troops. But American forces are still patrolling areas that are as deadly as they were in 2001.

Afghanistan faces "catastrophe" as growing COVID-19 cases stretch a health infrastructure already severely weakened by decades of war, the Afghan Red Crescent Society said on Tuesday.

The U.S. closed five military bases in Afghanistan as part of an agreement signed with the Taliban over four months ago, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News.

Four others wounded in the blast which occurred after a packed car hit a roadside bomb, Kabul police spokesman said.

US pushes Taliban to reduce violence as deal enters 'next phase'

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the bombing but the district official blamed the Taliban, claiming they had placed the bomb to target a military convoy

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Insurgents bombed the entrance of an Afghan intelligence complex in a provincial capital, then stormed the offices in a sustained gun battle, killing at least 11.

Without a clear, direct response from the U.S. and allies, troubling actions could follow.

String of Taliban attacks complicating US-led peacemaking efforts

Recent reports that Russia may be offering bounties on US service members in Afghanistan have renewed attention on a nearly-20-year American mission.

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) Assailants armed with assault rifles ambushed security forces as they patrolled a remote town in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least three troops and wounding...

A roadside bomb planted by Syrian militants detonated near a joint Russian-Turkish patrol in northern Syria on Tuesday morning, injuring three Russian soldiers, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

KABUL - A roadside bombing killed four civilians and wounded four others on Tuesday in eastern Kabul, Afghan officials said.

Afghan officials say a roadside bombing killed four civilians and wounded four others in eastern Kabul

Afghan officials say a roadside bombing killed four civilians and wounded four others in eastern Kabul

A powerful Iran-backed militia said Wednesday there would be escalation if Iraq's prime minister continues to clamp down on armed groups, as tensions spiked following the killing of a prominent analyst, pitting the state against rogue elements.

A powerful Iran-backed militia says there will be escalation if Iraqs prime minister continues to clamp down on armed groups, as tensions spiked in the country following the killing of a prominent analyst

The killing of a prominent security analyst who had received threats from Iran-backed militias has struck fear in the hearts of outspoken Iraqis concerned that they, too, could be targeted by armed groups. The death of Hisham al-Hashimi also highlighted the limits of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi

The US drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, Irans top general, and nine other people was a violation of international law, according to the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killing.

Iraqi mourners and relatives on Tuesday carried the body of a respected analyst shot and killed the previous night in Baghdad after receiving threats from Iran-backed militias. Many Iraqis expressed their shock over the slaying.

An unguided Katyusha rocket was fired at Baghdads international airport Sunday night near where American troops and diplomats are housed one night after the U.S. military shot one down, according to U.S. officials.

Damaged building was centrifuge facility, Iran says; rocket that landed near U.S. Embassy in Iraq injures child.

Mohamed Ali made videos critical of Egypts government, touching off protests. Now he is a target of that government, as President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt pushes to silence critics abroad.

A major fire broke out after a leak of oil from the Shuqair-Mostorod pipeline next to a busy highway in a Cairo suburb on Tuesday and 17 people were injured, authorities said.

Mohamed Monir, 65, passes away from COVID-19 after contracting the new coronavirus during pre-trial detention.

As movements for justice and human rights continue to expand across the United States, coalitions for change are mobilizing worldwide on the strength of protests that are getting results, including in Cairo. Egypt’s capital was named the most dangerous city in the world for women in a recent Reuters poll, and pernicious street harassment is […]

A prominent Egyptian journalist who had been jailed on charges of broadcasting false news died of COVID-19 on Monday, according to an international press watchdog, raising fears that the coronavirus may be spreading undetected in Egypts notoriously crowded prisons.

An international press watchdog says that a prominent Egyptian journalist who had been jailed on charges of broadcasting false news died of COVID-19, raising fears that the coronavirus may be spreading undetected in Egypts notoriously crowded prisons

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Their accounts are similar. The girls and women describe meeting the young man - a former student at Egypt's most elite university - in person and online, followed by deceit, then escalating sexual harassment, assault, blackmail or rape.

CAIRO (AP) Their accounts are similar. The girls and women describe meeting the young man a former student at Egypt's most elite university in person and online,...

She endeared herself to audiences with her grace, naturalism and comic skill. She fell ill after filming a TV series in May and died from Covid-19 in July.

Libya's eastern-based parliament has called for Egypt to directly intervene in the country's civil war to counter Turkish support for the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), based in the capital Tripoli.

UAE-based security firm has denied allegations of lying to Sudanese about the nature of their expected work in Libya.

Call comes after Turkish support helped internationally recognised gov't drive Haftar's forces from Libya's northwest.

Libya's pro-Haftar assembly backs Egypt intervention if needed

Libya's eastern-based parliament has called for Egypt to directly intervene in the country's civil war to counter Turkish support for the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), based in the capital Tripoli.

Libya small businesses struggle to rebuild after waves of unrest

Sirte and al-Jufra airbase must be turned over to the Government of National Accord before a truce, Turkey's FM says.

The United Arab Emirates wants to see a return of Libya's oil production as soon as possible but with safeguards in place to prevent proceeds from fuelling further conflict in the north African country, a senior Emirati official tweeted on Monday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) The United Arab Emirates wants Libya to return to oil production as soon as possible, a top Emirati official said Monday, after officials with...

Forces loyal to a Libyan commander say they will only allow the reopening of oil fields and terminals once a mechanism has been set up to fairly distribute revenue across the fiercely divided country

Forces loyal to a Libyan commander said they will only allow the reopening of oil fields and terminals once a mechanism has been set up to fairly distribute revenue across the country, which is split between rival, warring factions.

Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC) on Sunday accused the United Arab Emirates of instructing eastern forces in Libya's civil war to reimpose a blockade of oil exports after the departure of a first tanker in six months.

He is charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity, rape and making girls marry militants.

Imam and powerbroker: Malian opposition leader Mahmoud Dicko

A Malian Islamist rebel accused of being central to the "persecution" of residents of Timbuktu and the destruction of the city's holy grounds refused to enter a plea Tuesday as his lawyers argued he was not mentally fit to stand trial.

Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud accused of torture and extrajudicial punishments

The trial of an alleged Islamic extremist charged with policing a brutal Islamic regime in Timbuktu after al-Qaida linked rebels overran the historic Malian desert city in 2012 opened Tuesday at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Defense lawyers for an alleged Islamic extremist have told International Criminal Court judges that he is suffering post traumatic stress and could be unfit to stand trial

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) Defense lawyers for an alleged Islamic extremist told International Criminal Court judges Tuesday that he is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and could be unfit...

Some 20 leaders released in apparent bid by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to calm the deadly unrest.

The trial of an alleged Islamic extremist charged with policing a brutal Islamic regime in Timbuktu after al-Qaida linked rebels overran the historic Malian desert city in 2012 opened Tuesday at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

African country creates zone in response to last month's killing of 14 soldiers on its border with Burkina Faso.

Malian jihadist on trial at ICC over Timbuktu destruction

The son ofMali's embattled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, a target of popular anger in the fragile West African state, resigned as chair of the parliament's defence committee on Monday.

A new ruling by a United Nations court could help pave the way for a resolution of the three-year-old blockade of Qatar.

The U.N.'s highest court for disputes between countries sided with Qatar on Tuesday in its legal fight with several Gulf states that imposed an air blockade against Doha.

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Qatar wins air blockade case at top UN court

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) Qatar won a legal battle Tuesday in its efforts to end a long-running aviation boycott by Arab neighbors when the United Nations highest court ruled...

The International Court of Justice rejects appeal by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE over an air blockade.

Eudinson Uy and his pregnant wife planned to return to their home in the United Arab Emirates after a vacation in Armenia, but due to a subsequent lockdown of the Gulf country over the coronavirus pandemic, she ended up giving birth there.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Eudinson Uy and his pregnant wife planned to return...

Hundreds of thousands of foreign residents of the United Arab Emirates are struggling to return to the country after a lockdown over the coronavirus

IMF predicts worst Mideast downturn in half century

UK refuses to intervene in case of men charged with killing police officer