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An Afghan police officer at his unit’s outpost overlooking the districts north of Farah, the capital of the province that goes by the same name. In October, the Taliban overran posts like this one in a siege.
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Iran Gains Ground in Afghanistan as US Presence Wanes

by Carlotta Gall | Aug 6, 2017 | Features

Afghanistan-The New York Times recently published a report by Carlota Gall revealing extensive details on how the relationship between the ruling authorities of Iran and the Afghan Taliban evolved. Gall explains how fervent hostility between the mullah regime in...

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Barcelona have a lot of money to spend. Who will they buy? Composite: Rex/Shutterstock, AFP, Getty Images

Who Should Barcelona Sign to Replace Neymar?

by Ben McAleer | Aug 6, 2017 | Sports

The first transfer to break the £100m barrier cost nearly £200m. The easiest way for Barcelona to appease their supporters will be by investing that money in a high-profile successor. Here are seven players they could sign – and one who they already have signed – to...

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Kuwait, Saudi Arabia Between Two Crises

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 6, 2017 | Opinion

Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd, may he rest in peace, could have tried to do like Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, Qatar’s crown prince back then and its real ruler. Following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait back then, during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting in Doha,...

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Venezuela’s chief prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz speaks to the press during a flash visit to the Public prosecutor’s office in Caracas, Venezuela August 5, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Trade Bloc Mercosur Pressures Maduro by Suspending Venezuela Membership

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 6, 2017 | World

Sao Paulo- Venezuela’s new legislative pro-government assembly removed the country’s chief prosecutor and ordered her to stand trial in its first session on Saturday. South American trade bloc Mercosur indefinitely suspended Venezuela, adding to...

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President Donald Trump holds a rally with supporters at an arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 21, 2017. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

US Officially Tells UN It Is Quitting the Paris Climate Change Deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 6, 2017 | World

The US State Department has officially informed the United Nations it will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement in a document issued on Friday, but left the door open to re-engaging if the terms improved for the United States. The State Department said in a press...