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No Clear Endgame in the Conflict Between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan showed its overwhelming superiority in conventional warfare, but the Taliban have refined a lethal repertoire of guerrilla tactics.

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Russia Moves Closer to Banning Telegram App, Saying It Foments Terrorism

News of an investigation into Pavel Durov, the app’s billionaire founder, deepened a crackdown on what remains of the free Russian internet.

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U.S. Starts Moving ISIS Detainees From Syria to Iraq

The U.S. military said it has transferred 150 and could eventually move as many as 7,000 Islamic State fighters out of prisons in Syria’s northeast to Iraq, as the Syrian government wrestles for control of the region from Kurdish-led forces.

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FBI’s ICE Shooting Inquiry Examines Renee Good’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups

Former department officials warned that such a broad inquiry raised the specter that forms of political protests could be criminalized.

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Zero Hour for the Middle East

After more than a decade of wars, from Syria to Gaza, the Middle East is exhausted by conflict. Is it ready to find another way?

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U.S. Strikes ISIS in Nigeria After Trump Warned of Attacks on Christians

The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants.

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