John Kerry Says Saudi King Abdullah Backs Israeli-Palestinian Push Huffington Post By Arshad Mohammed | RIYADH, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Saudi King Abdullah offered his "enthusiastic support" to U.S. efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday. | The U.S. diplomat made the comment after some two hours and 40 minutes of talks with...
Burns: Obama’s complicated foreign policy in-box Longview News Journal There will be no rest for the weary as President Obama confronts a daunting foreign policy agenda in 2014. He had the success of the Iran talks and a deal to remove Syria’s chemical weapons this past autumn. But as the new year begins, he also faces criticism by close friends Israel and Saudi Arab...
Young girl in Afghanistan detailed after attempted suicide attack The Examiner The young sister of a possible Taliban commander was told to strap a bomb to her body and walk into a town in Afghanistan. | Fortunately, the bomb never went off. | The BBC reported on Jan 6 that the trigger button was not detonated and the girl was ...
Afghanistan to free 88 prisoners despite US objection Stars and Stripes KABUL – The Afghan government said on Monday it would release 88 prisoners seen as posing a security threat by the United States, ignoring warnings from Washington ahead of a planned pullout of international forces from the country later this year....
Teenager girl suicide bomber arrested in southern Afghanistan Khaama Press A 10-year-old girl was arrested in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, before she manage to carry out suicide attack in this province, officials in Helmand province said Monday. | A local police official in Helmand province, Gen. Hamidullah Sed...
Pass the Ammunition: Militarizing American Foreign Policy Huffington Post The militarization of American foreign policy is an accomplished fact. 'Security' is the term used promiscuously to characterize whatever challenges to the nation's well-being are out there - or perceived as existing. The seeming imperative to protec...
Happy new year – but what exactly will make the news in 2014? The Guardian If 2013 goes down as a year of conflict and protest, then what lies in store in 2014? Give us your tips for what will make the news in the comment thread | Fireworks will usher in ...
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Afghanistan to free 88 'dangerous' prisoners The Guardian US claims prisoners held at Bagram pose security threat and there is proof of their involvement in deaths of foreign troops | Protesters demonstrate outside the air base at Bagram in February 2012: the base was only recently handed back to Afghan con...
Afghan aid groups vow to stay on Khaleej Times NGOs risk more militant attacks after exit of Nato forces. | As Nato forces pack up and shift out of Afghanistan, aid groups are determined to avoid following them, but they face rising militant attacks and uncertainty over funding. | Projects working on everything from clean water to skateboarding parks sprung up in Afghanistan after the Taleban w...
The Washington Post: Keeping faith in Afghanistan The Salt Lake Tribune The United States’ war effort in Afghanistan is to wind down this year, leaving a multitude of unanswered questions and plenty of loose ends. But the United States must not leave any ambiguity about the fate of the interpreters who aided U.S. forces over the past 13 years. Congress has approved a special immigrant visa program for those who coura...
