Lailuma comes from Panjshir’s Anaba district and led a quiet life as a tailor before conflict broke out last month. Men in the village led them to the mountains as they were being attacked. ...

Some 19 days after the U.S. government claimed it thwarted an ISIS-K terror attack with a targeted drone strike on a terrorist bomber. ...

President Biden dismissed critics of his far-reaching new COVID-19 vaccine mandates, saying that they could "have at it" and that the "vast majority" of people agree with him. ...

Even after the last of the US evacuation planes roared from Afghanistan Monday, Afghan diplomats in the United States continued their work. ...

Flags at the US Capitol and NATO Headquarters are being flown at half-staff in honor of the US service members and others killed in the bombing outside the Kabul airport.  ...

Officials had also warned of a potential security threat likely emanating from the ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan. ...

The State Department is concerned organizations performing supply-chain audits in China are coming under pressure from Chinese authorities.  U.S. law prohibits importing products made through forced labor, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to verify whether products from China are tainted.  ...