Tag: Central Asia
SpaceX making 1st US crew splashdown in dark since Apollo 8
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX this weekend will attempt the first U.S. splashdown of returning astronauts in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot in...
Young women, grown up without Taliban, dread their return
KABUL, Afghanistan — Inside Ms. Sadat’s Beauty Salon in Afghanistan’s capital, Sultana Karimi leans intently over a customer, meticulously shaping her eyebrows. Make-up and...
US contractor sentenced for stealing truck from Afghan base
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — An American military contractor has been sentenced to prison for her role in a theft ring on a military installation in...
US orders big drawdown at Kabul embassy as troops leave
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Tuesday ordered a significant number of its remaining staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to leave Afghanistan...
Report: Iran Guard kills 3 militants near Afghanistan border
TEHRAN, Iran — Members of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard shot dead three militants and dismantled their cell in eastern Iran near the border with...
Officials say carrier to help protect Afghanistan pullout
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has decided to keep an aircraft carrier in the Middle East to help provide protection for American and coalition troops...
CIA head said to have made unannounced trip to Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — CIA Director William Burns made a recent unannounced visit to Kabul, a senior politician and a well-placed public figure told The...
US troops in Afghanistan begin packing gear in pullout prep
KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military has begun shipping equipment and winding down contracts with local service providers ahead of the May 1 start...
General: Afghan military will collapse without some US help
WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s military “will certainly collapse” without some continued American support once all U.S. troops are withdrawn, the top U.S. general for the...
Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — Precious relics of Afghanistan’s ancient past are returning home as the nation confronts deepening uncertainty about its future.
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