President Donald Trump is not the first U.S. president to face difficult choices and alliances in the Middle East.

Its rivers descend toward Pakistan in the east and Iran in the west, feeding the Kunar-Kabul-Indus and Helmand-Hamun basins.

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, November/December 2025, pp. 77-78 Waging Peace FOUR YEARS AFTER the Taliban’s return to government following ...

India’s cautious diplomatic re-engagement with Afghanistan has taken on a pragmatic trade dimension — one that could reshape ...

Peter and Barbara Reynolds, 80 and 76, ran an education and training company in the country for years, and chose to remain after the Taliban took over in 2021. By Elian Peltier and Lynsey Chutel Elian ...

Sept. 19 (UPI) --An elderly British couple detained in Afghanistan since the beginning of February were en route home via Qatar on Friday after being released from a maximum security prison, with the ...

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India has concluded its two-decade arrangement at the Ayni air base in Tajikistan, marking a significant recalibration of its ...

If India A wins the trophy, as expected, it could provide a significant boost to the emergence of Qatar as a cricket ...