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The front gate of Camp Delta is shown at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba September 4, 2007. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

Guantanamo Bay Memoirist Set to be Released

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Jul 22, 2016 | World

Washington-Top U.S. officials at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have expected the release of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, 45, one of the most controversial prisoners at the facility and the author of a best-selling memoir about his time there. “I am just thrilled that he is finally...

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Osama bin Laden, Reuters

Bin Laden’s Son Threatens to Avenge his Father’s Death

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 11, 2016 | World

London – Son of former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden threatened to revenge his father’s death against the U.S. According to SITE Intelligence Group, an organization that tracks extremist groups online, Hamza bin Laden promised to continue the fight against U.S. and...

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Afghan soldiers fire artillary shells during clashes with ISIS militants in Kot district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, 26 June 2016. Afghan security forces launched a military offensive against ISIS militants in which 200 ISIS militants, eight Afghan security forces personnel and two civilians were killed, E.P.A

ISIS Loses Afghan Foothold but Attacks Persist

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 10, 2016 | Middle East

Afghan Lieutenant General Mohammad Waziri leading the country’s battle against ISIS recently noticed something odd about the terrorist group’s fighters; for some reason, they would not loot ammunition after raids against state forces. Gen. Waziri, said...

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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani next to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) and Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah at the NATO Summit in Warsaw, Poland July 9, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Despite Challenges, NATO Commits to Fund Afghan Forces to 2020

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 9, 2016 | World

NATO leaders agreed on Saturday to maintain a stable military presence in Afghanistan and to help fund Afghan security forces to the tune of around $1 billion annually over the next three years. The decision came despite public fatigue in Western countries about their...

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A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment shields himself from the rotor wash of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter after being dropped off for a mission with the Afghan police near Jalalabad, December 20, 2014. Lucas Jackson/Reuters

U.S. General: Troop Cut in Afghanistan Won’t Impact Mission

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 9, 2016 | World

Kabul-The head of the U.S. military’s Central Command, General Joseph Votel, said President Barack Obama’s decision to withdraw roughly 1,400 U.S. troops from Afghanistan won’t adversely impact America’s mission there. Obama on Wednesday...