It was a surreal experience to meet the Taliban.... Many of the Taliban’s leaders and members taking power today are brutal and steeled men who have fought for decades.... MIKE ROGERS: BIDEN, HARRIS, WE NOW HAVE A NEW TERROR SAFE HAVEN IN AFGHANISTAN....

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The Taliban on Thursday released George Glezmann, an American held since 2022 in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.Mr.... Glezmann, an Atlanta native, was a Delta Air Lines mechanic who was detained while visiting Afghanistan as a tourist in December 2022.... The State Department had officially designated him a wrongful detainee.Mr....

The White House said on Wednesday that US officials have engaged in “ ongoing talks and discussions ” with Hamas officials, stepping away from a long-held policy held by Washington of not directly engaging in the militant group.... Egyptian and Qatari mediators helped arrange the talks. The direct engagement comes as the continuation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire remains uncertain.... Israel made no mention of releasing more Palestinian prisoners, a key component of the first phase. The talks

Their counterpart in the Trump camp is Steve Witkoff, Trump’s recently named Middle East envoy. Witkoff visited both Israel and Qatar at the end of November, two sources familiar with his travel said.... Incoming national security adviser Waltz recently met in Washington with Netanyahu’s closest aide, Ron Dermer, according to one source familiar with the meeting. Hamas and other groups are believed to be holding 100 hostages in Gaza – all but four of whom were captured on October 7, 2023.... W

He declined to describe his ordeal in specifics, saying every day was a challenge but that he needed time to talk about it.... " And when the news came over, it was unbelievable.... We just can't wait to see Marc in person....

He was also the uncle of Sirajuddin, who is the current interior minister in the Taliban government in Kabul. Sirajuddin was among the first senior leaders who entered Kabul in August 2021 but kept a low profile over the next few months.... He eventually made his first public appearance in March 2022. Sirajuddin is the son of Mujahideen leader Jalauddin Haqqani, who fought against the erstwhile Soviet Union in the 1980s.... The senior Haqqani later joined the Taliban and served as minister in

Join our Whatsapp channel CAIRO: At least 50 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, according to Palestinian health officials.... On Saturday it said the body of one of the guards had been recovered.... “ The fate of the prisoner and the rest of the captors remains unknown, ” said Hamas armed wing Al-Qassam Brigades’ spokesperson Abu Ubaida....

Join our Whatsapp channel US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened further destruction of Gaza if all remaining hostages are not released, and issued an ultimatum to Hamas leaders to flee. The United States, meanwhile, confirmed unprecedented indirect talks with Hamas, which it proscribes as a “ terrorist ” group, focused on American hostages in Gaza. Strongly backing Israel as the ceasefire teeters, Trump said he was “ sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job ” as his admin

Vaccine or no vaccine, we're back" Trump said during a midday event in the Rose Garden.... Many view an effective vaccine as the only way life can return to normal for people under stay-at-home orders or businesses whose operations have been limited.... Read More Even as he projected confidence that a vaccine would be available within months, he downplayed the importance it might have in helping Americans return to normal....