Thousands of refugees wait at welcome centers following Calais demolition
More than 5,000 adult migrants have been sent from Calais to centers like this across France.
Read More...More than 5,000 adult migrants have been sent from Calais to centers like this across France.
Read More...Afghanistan’s parliament has sacked seven government ministers this week, igniting a fresh political crisis for President Ashraf Ghani, who has refused to accept the parliament’s decision.
Read More...World leaders, presidents and prime ministers, officials, politicians, people from all walks of life and even the Taliban in Afghanistan are reacting to Donald Trump’s astounding victory as America’s 45th president.
Read More...At least six Afghan civilians were killed when an explosion struck a group of Shiite Muslim worshippers in northern Balkh province, an official said.
Read More...International donors pledged $15.2 billion dollars on Wednesday to help keep Afghanistan’s beleaguered government afloat for the next four years, despite growing reluctance to pour more money into a corruption-plagued country wracked by conflict.
Read More...Afghanistan’s national unity government fails to meet a two-year deadline for making electoral reforms and constitutional changes. The impasse calls into question the future of their government.
Read More...The airstrike hit a residential building in eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, according to an Afghan official.
Read More...The bombing in New York is just one of the crime scenes linked to Rahami. Law enforcement officials say they have evidence tying him to all four.
Read More...China on Tuesday condemned the bombing attacks which killed dozens of people in Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan in the last two days.
Read More...Obama has advocated a world without nuclear weapons… a united international community… growth in developing countries. Has he achieved that vision?
Read More...A brazen, hours-long militant attack on the American University of Afghanistan ended early Thursday after at least 13 people were killed and dozens were wounded in the assault on the sprawling campus on Kabul’s outskirts, a government spokesman said.
Read More...Militants attacked the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding another 18, officials said, adding that security forces were still combing the campus in search of attackers.
Read More...A top religious council has spoken out against the practice of trading women and girls to resolve disputes but only after a young activist threatened to burn himself alive.
Read More...Bereaved families on Sunday began burying those who died in a suicide bomb attack on a peaceful demonstration in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Read More...The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a peaceful protest in the Afghan capital on Saturday that killed at least 80 people and wounded more than 200.
Read More...They share a common border and a common enemy in the Taliban – but tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan is on the rise.
Read More...The U.S. has plans to withdraw some 1,400 troops from Afghanistan by year’s end. But NATO expects other members to make up the difference – and it’s pledged billions of dollars in aid to the Afghan army.
Read More...Officials called for calm across the United States, after the deadliest day for police officers since 9/11.
Read More...Obama had planned to drop troop levels from the current 9,800 to 5,500 by the end of 2016. But a Taliban resurgence has led Washington to rethink its exit strategy.
Read More...This year has been a year of suffering for millions of refugees as they try to seek safety in countries abroad.
Read More...In a wide-ranging interview with CCTV’s Richard Bestic, Karzai said Trump needed to rethink his attitudes to Islam.
Read More...Greece has been the main gateway into Europe for hundreds of thousands of people, the vast majority from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, fleeing war and poverty.
Read More...Hopes that the new leader would be a unifying figure dimmed within hours of the announcement Wednesday, with some dissident Taliban figures rejecting Akhundzada as leader.
Read More...U.S. forces launched a drone strike in Pakistan aimed at Mullah Mansoor and the strike killed at least two people. Over a day later, it is still uncertain if Mansoor was one of them.
Read More...The Pentagon has announced that the U.S. has conducted an airstrike targeting Taliban leader Mullah Mansoor. Results of the attack are still being studied.
Read More...Afghanistan is criticizing neighboring Pakistan for allowing a Taliban delegation to visit Islamabad and condemns the insurgent group as terrorists.
Read More...Health care in Afghanistan has improved since the Taliban was toppled 13 years ago. But these advancements are at risk as international military and aid organizations pull out of the country.
Read More...The Pentagon says a 2015 U.S. gunship attack on a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders wasn’t a war crime.
Read More...The death toll surged a day after Tuesday’s Taliban attack. Original estimate were at 28, but the Afghan government said as many as 64 have died and another 347 were wounded.
Read More...Following decades of war, Afghanistan’s film and TV industry has been struggling to get back on its feet. Some brave filmmakers are trying to change all that by challenging the country’s outdated societal norms.
Read More...China is going full speed ahead with its One Belt, One Road project to transform the ancient Silk Road into a 21st century trade corridor. The project is forecast to bring in $2.5 trillion within a decade.
Read More...Pakistani leaders presented a list of Taliban representatives willing to negotiate with Afghanistan at a meeting in Islamabad on Monday.
Read More...In Afghanistan, government forces and British advisors are arriving on the front lines in Helmand Province, as the Taliban pin down security forces.
Read More...The world is experiencing historic levels of mass migration. There are now more refugees and displaced people than at any time since World War II.
Read More...Defense Secretary Ash Carter is in Afghanistan to assess the fragile security situation, amid reports of increased violence and a growing campaign by Islamic State loyalists to gain a foothold in the eastern part of the country.
Read More...NATO foreign ministers have opened a two-day meeting in Brussels. They are discussing support for Turkey and whether to invite Montenegro to become a member.
Read More...In July 2015, the United Nations reported that the number of people fleeing the war in Syria had surpassed 4 million, making it the worst refugee crisis of our generation. The sheer scale of the Syrian exodus becomes evident through a comparison with several other […]
Read More...Hospitals have long been protected under international human rights law and the Geneva Convention, but recently some hospitals have been under attack, most notably in Kunduz, in Afghanistan.
Read More...President Barack Obama said Thursday that Florent Groberg, a young French-born Retired U.S. Army captain who is the newest Medal of Honor recipient, had the instincts and the courage to tackle a suicide bomber in Afghanistan during a moment of selfless bravery, saving the lives […]
Read More...Greece has seen a surge in refugee arrivals since the summer, most of whom escaped war zones in Syria and Afghanistan.
Read More...Rescuers were struggling to reach quake-stricken regions in Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday as officials said the combined death toll from the previous day’s earthquake rose to 339.
Read More...A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan shook buildings from Kabul to Delhi, cutting power and communications in some areas. More than 100 were killed, mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Read More...A suicide bombing at a Shia Mosque in eastern Pakistan has left at least ten people dead. So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Read More...President Barack Obama announced plans Thursday to keep nearly 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan through most of next year and 5,500 when he leaves office in 2017, casting aside his promise to end the war on his watch and instead ensuring he hands off the […]
Read More...A day after U.S. President Barack Obama apologized for a U.S. airstrike on a Docters Without Borders-run hospital in northern Afghanistan that killed at least 22, the medical charity says it’s still demanding an independent investigation.
Read More...The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says the recent airstrike on a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz was a mistake.
Read More...Pressure is mounting in Washington after a U.S. airstrike hit a hospital that killed dozens in Afghanistan. It happened in Kunduz, at a facility run by Doctors Without Borders.
Read More...German Chancellor Angela Merkel, reflecting on “a moving, in some parts breathtaking, weekend behind us,” said on Monday that all EU countries should help to accommodate the human tide of Arabs, Asians, and Africans seeking refuge from war and poverty.
Read More...The migration from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and other Middle East and African nations continues as the European Union works on better coordinating efforts to deal with the worst refugee crisis since World War II.
Read More...People fleeing violence in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq are pouring into Europe in record numbers in what’s been called the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War.
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