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Last Updated: July 06, 2023, 10:15 ISTHaqqani faction chief Sirajuddin Haqqani wants to begin the purge by first removing Taliban acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. (Image: AP/AFP)An internal power struggle between the powerful…

In the 1950s, mobsters like Charles (Lucky) Luciano and Meyer Lansky transformed Cuba into a criminal empire. More recently, criminal networks have achieved high levels of state capture in South Africa, Zambia, Mexico and…

The Taliban held full control of Kabul’s international airport Tuesday after the last U.S. plane left its runway, marking the end of America’s longest war and leaving behind a now-quiet airfield and Afghans outside it still…

Hundreds of Afghan families who have been camping in searing heat at a Kabul park after the Taliban overran their provinces begged for food and shelter on Thursday, the most visible face of a humanitarian crisis unfolding in the…

The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport in Afghanistan on Thursday due to the threat of a terror attack by Islamic State militants as Western troops hurry to evacuate as many people as possible…

Canada has confirmed its largest evacuation from Afghanistan to date, with 535 people crowding on board of a plane that left the Kabul airport on Tuesday. “Canada has significantly accelerated the speed with which we have been…

U.S. President Joe Biden is sticking to his Aug. 31 deadline for completing a frantic airlift of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others seeking to escape Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The decision defies allied leaders who want…

As the situation in Afghanistan worsens by the hour, family members on Canadian soil say they have been trying to find some way to make a difference, but they have received little support. To raise awareness on a local level, a…

Since taking back control of Afghanistan, the Taliban are trying to display themselves as a more moderate force than they were 20 years ago. Back then, the Islamist group was known for being brutal, cutting off the hands of…

A total of 12 people have been killed in and around the airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Taliban and NATO officials said, since the Taliban seized the city on Sunday, triggering a rush of fearful people trying to leave. The…