A twin bomb attack in Kabul that killed at least nine journalists was the worst attack on Afghan reporters since the U.S. invasion of 2001. The deaths have stunned the country's journalism community, and those who have worked there over the years.
A top U.S. commander says the war against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan has ground to a stalemate.
There was never much doubt that Donald Trump would take U.S. foreign policy in a sharply different direction from the one pursued by his predecessor, President Barack Obama.
President Barack Obama has unveiled plans to transfer the last remaining detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and shut down the controversial facility for good.
U.S. President Barack Obama has warned against growing anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States and urged Muslim leaders to speak out against extremist interpretations of Islam.
U.S. President Barack Obama hailed American economic and military strength and leadership, but warned against trying to make the United States “the world’s policeman” in a dangerous, changing world order.
The commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan said an air strike on a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz was a mistake, as he reiterated that final approval was made by U.S. officers.
President Barack Obama has called for a renewed effort to stem the radicalizing networks that are attracting recruits to the extremist Islamic State (IS) militant group.
![U.S. President Barack Obama (center) chaired a "Leader's Summit on Countering [Islamic State] and Violent Extremism" at UN headquarters, in New York on September 29.](https://gdb.rferl.org/3ffbf5c4-974d-4a53-98e3-faa87b91580d_w100_r1.jpg)
![U.S. President Barack Obama (center) chaired a "Leader's Summit on Countering [Islamic State] and Violent Extremism" at UN headquarters, in New York on September 29.](https://gdb.rferl.org/3ffbf5c4-974d-4a53-98e3-faa87b91580d_w66_r1.jpg)