Category: Middle East

5 Killed, 2 Injured in Raids on Hamas Terrorists in West Bank, Says Israel, Citing Immediate Threats

JERUSALEM—Israeli troops conducted a series of raids against Hamas terrorists across the occupied West Bank early Sunday, sparking a pair of gun battles in which five members of Hamas were killed and two Israeli soldiers were seriously wounded. It was the deadliest violence between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorist operations in the West Bank in…


Post-War Afghanistan Opens Door for Beijing-Tehran Collaboration: Experts

The U.S. departure from Afghanistan has opened the doors for greater cooperation between Beijing, Moscow, and Iran in the Central Asian country, experts say. Both Beijing and Moscow have interests in the estimated $1 trillion worth of minerals in Afghanistan. Yet analysts caution that it may be a long time before any economic goals can…


Italy Says Taliban Government Cannot Be Recognized, but Afghans Must Be Helped

ROME—Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday that the Taliban government in Afghanistan could not be recognized, but urged foreign governments to prevent a financial collapse there that would spark massive flows of migrants. Italy holds the annual, rotating presidency of the G20 and is looking to host a special summit on…


Taliban Hangs Four Bodies In Public Square in Western Afghanistan: Witnesses

The Taliban hanged four dead bodies in a public square in western Afghanistan, according to local witnesses, in a sign that the group is returning to some of its harsh punishments of the past. Several residents of Herat, identified as Mohammad Nazir and Wazir Ahmad, said saw the Taliban displaying the bodies in the city’s…


Witness: Taliban Hang Dead Body in Afghan City’s Main Square

KABUL, Afghanistan—The Taliban hung a dead body from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan, a witness said Saturday, in a gruesome display that signaled a return to some of the Taliban’s methods of the past. Wazir Ahmad Seddiqi, who runs a pharmacy on the side of the square, told…


Trevor Loudon: End the CCP or We Need to Fight for Our Survival

To save America, we have to be actively fighting CCP (Chinese Communist Party) or we will need to fight for our survival and freedom forever, Trevor Loudon said in a recent interview. “It’s no good just promoting freedom and free enterprise. We all have to be active anti-communists at a local level and at a…


Oil Heads for Third Week of Gains as Output Stumbles

LONDON—Oil prices steadied on Friday near a two-month high of $77.50 a barrel and were headed for a third straight week of gains, supported by global output disruptions and inventory draws. The rally was slightly dampened by China’s first public sale of state crude reserves. Brent crude was up 222 cents, or 0.28 percent, at…


Top Taliban Official: Executions, Strict Punishment Will Return to Afghanistan

A top Taliban official in Afghanistan said that the extremist group that now rules the country will carry out executions and the amputations of hands and feet. Speaking to The Associated Press, Taliban co-founder Mullah Nooruddin Turabi dismissed criticism of the group’s previous rule of Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001, where public executions, floggings, stonings, and…


China, Russia, Pakistan Special Envoys Meet Taliban in Kabul, Call for Inclusivity

Special envoys of China, Russia, and Pakistan have met and held talks with representatives of the Taliban terrorist group’s self-appointed government, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The three special envoys during their visit to Kabul on Tuesday and Wednesday held talks with the Taliban-appointed acting prime minister Mohammad Hasan Akhund, foreign minister Amir Khan…


Second Afghan Interpreter Email Data Breach Uncovered at UK Ministry of Defence

A second data breach that may bring risks to dozens of Afghan interpreters has been uncovered on Wednesday as the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) investigates an almost identical incident uncovered three days ago. The BBC revealed that defence officials mistakenly copied in 55 applicants of Afghan Relocations Assistance Policy (ARAP) in an email that could…