The US general commanding NATO forces in Afghanistan warned Thursday that he needs thousands more troops and accused Russia of seeking to prop up the Taliban militants. US-led forces have been fighting in Afghanistan for 16 years, making it already America’s longest-ever war, but General John Nicholson told Congress: “I ...
A US court on Thursday unanimously refused to reinstate Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries, dealing the new president and his controversial law-and-order agenda a major defeat. The ruling from the federal appeals court in San Francisco on Trump’s executive order, issued on January 27 ...
