At least a dozen Afghan security forces were killed when a suicide attacker driving an explosives-packed Humvee blew himself up in the southern province of Kandahar, police said Thursday. The Taliban claimed the deadly assault on the government and police headquarters in Maroof district that also wounded several others. “Twelve ...
United Nations’ top envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura announced Wednesday that new talks between Syria’s government and opposition will take place “in about a month” and said this eighth round must finally move to “genuine negotiations on the political future” of the war-ravaged country. Briefing the 15-member Security Council, ...