War-weary Afghans continue to long for peace amid a deadly and resurgent insurgency 17 years since the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom, the longest war by the U.S. claiming hundreds of thousands of lives and costing trillions of dollars. Many observers in Afghanistan see the resent...

The Taliban have destroyed highway bridges southwest of Kabul during a wide-ranging assault on security forces, cutting off road traffic between the capital and three provinces, officials said Sunday. Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said Afghan security forces repelled the...

Mohammad Al Arabi's borrowed ute arrives before dawn at Beirut's Burg Hammoud sports stadium. His wife and three boys sit in the low-slung tray of the white Toyota, wedged between a tall load of suitcases, plastic bags stuffed full with clothes, a microwave, a rug and even a giant pink...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Daesh militants launched counter attack on the US-backed forces in eastern Deir Ezzor province Friday, leaving 8 fighters killed, local activist told Zaman al-Wasl. The surprise attack began with a car bomb near the town of al-Hajeen. Three fighters from the Syrian...