But after sheltering Osama bin Laden and key al Qaeda figures in the wake of the 11 September 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, the Taliban would fall after a US-led military coalition launched
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THE WESTERN world is challenged today to relieve the chronic suffering and poverty of 15 war-torn countries by wiping out their debts.President George Bush is expected to argue for Iraq's foreign borrowings - estimated at $90bn (pounds 49bn) to $134bn - to be cancelled at next week's ...
Vice President Dick Cheney was asked if a "dunk in the water" was an acceptable form of prisoner interrogation. When he answered in the affirmative, many people took that to be an
How the shut down is already affecting the globe The widespread nature of the agency means that shutting it down is absolutely massive - and effects are already being felt. Last year, USAID gave $32bn (£24bn) in aid to 165 countries. Ukraine was by far the top recipient ...
following the lightning advance of the Taliban across the country, the shocking collapse of the U.S.-backed government hours after the insurgent network arrived in Kabul and the complete implosion of the supposed 300,000-strong Afghan military that Western countries spent 20 years trying to stand...
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Separately from the rivalry with India, Pakistan has also had atense relationship with neighboring Iran, contributing to the insecurity in Baluchistan. The two countries share a 900-kilometer (560-mile) border, which remains largely ungoverned, allowing smugglers and milita...
Concerns are rising over the Taliban's ability to maintain security. The issue was one of the topics discussed during a meeting in Russia that brought together the Taliban and envoys from 10 countries, including Russia, China, Pakistan and Iran. They called for humanitarian and econom...
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