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As U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan, Diplomats Are Left to Fill Uncertain Mission
The future role of the American Embassy in Kabul is tied to the fate of the peace process and a military withdrawal, even as violence continues.
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As Iran Reels, Trump Aides Clash Over Escalating Military Showdown
Sharp debates among top administration aides reveal divisions in how to confront Iran and its Shiite militia proxies in Iraq.
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Its Coronavirus Cases Dwindling, China Turns Focus Outward
Beijing is mounting a humanitarian aid blitz in countries struggling with their own outbreaks. In doing so, it’s stepping into a role the West once dominated.
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At the Iranian Border, Iraqis Try to Keep a Virus From Entering
Iran has one of the world’s largest concentrations of the coronavirus. Iraq has had few cases, and wants to keep it that way. Things can get testy.
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U.S. Airstrikes Kill Iraqi Soldiers and Police, Iraqi Officials Say
Iraqi officers said that the retaliatory strikes against pro-Iranian militias instead hit regular forces, police officers and a civilian.
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U.S. Carries Out Retaliatory Strikes on Iranian-Backed Militia in Iraq
American warplanes hit weapons storage facilities in southern Iraq in a strike intended to destroy rockets like the ones fired at U.S. and British troops on Wednesday.
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Rocket Attack Kills Three U.S. Coalition Members in Iraq
Rockets struck Camp Taji where Iraqi, American and other coalition troops are based.
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U.S. Military Reviewing Iraq Operations After 2 Troops Die Fighting ISIS
They were clearing a large, well-defended cave complex alongside Iraqi counterterrorism forces in a mountainous northern area of the country, officials said.
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Translator Accused of Revealing U.S. Secrets Amid Tensions With Iran
Prosecutors said a contractor shared the names of informants — among the government’s most closely held secrets — to a Lebanese man with ties to an Iran-backed group.
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I Went to Iraq to Take Photographs. I Stayed On as a Medic.
My plan was to photograph women displaced by ISIS. But in Mosul, I quickly found myself trying to save lives.
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She Faced Her ISIS Rapist in Court, Then Watched Him Sentenced to Death
For the first time, an Iraqi court has held the Islamic State accountable for its atrocities against the Yazidi religious minority.
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U.S. Maintains Pressure on Iran, Stalling Diplomacy While Expecting Attacks
Nearly two months after the death of Iran’s most important general, the Trump administration insists its “maximum pressure” campaign is working. Many allies are skeptical.
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‘Recipe for a Massive Viral Outbreak’: Iran Emerges as a Worldwide Threat
Long a regional crossroads, Iran is spreading the new coronavirus to a host of neighboring countries. Many are ill equipped to cope.
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My Friend Lives Inside the War on Terror. Listen to Him.
Capt. Richard Murphy spoke to me about his looming deployment to Afghanistan and how he keeps soldiers mentally healthy.
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Highly Secretive Iranian Rebels Are Holed Up in Albania. They Gave Us a Tour.
Depending on whom you ask, the People’s Jihadists are Iran’s government-in-waiting or a duplicitous terrorist cult that forbids sexual thoughts. What are they doing in Albania?
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Brain Injuries Are Common in Battle. The Military Has No Reliable Test for Them.
Traumatic brain injury is a signature wound of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the military still has no objective way of diagnosing it in the field.
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More Than 100 Troops Have Brain Injuries From Iran Missile Strike, Pentagon Says
The number of troops injured has steadily increased since the Jan. 8 attack.
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Was U.S. Wrong About Attack That Nearly Started a War With Iran?
Iraqi military and intelligence officials have raised doubts about who fired the rockets that started a dangerous spiral of events.
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In Iraq, Where Beauty Was Long Suppressed, Art Flowers Amid Protests
Painters, sculptors and musicians are rallying to Baghdad’s protests, and the capital is overflowing with political art.
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Americans Demand a Rethinking of the ‘Forever War’
The United States must stop its involvement in endless wars, say bipartisan critics of both President Trump’s actions and Washington policymakers.
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