Afghan leader demands removal of Taliban from Pakistan
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has demanded neighboring Pakistan evict fugitive Taliban leaders from its soil and hand them over to Kabul for trial. In
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US to dial back peace efforts in South Sudan
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US 2016: Republican rivals team up to slow Trump
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Obama to deploy 250 more Special Forces troops to Syria
President Barack Obama says he is to send up to 250 more special forces troops to Syria to support local militias in the fight against so-called Islam
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