By ANDREW J. BACEVICHMARCH 13, 2017 BOSTON — Remember Afghanistan? The longest war in American history? Ever? When it comes to wars, we Americans have a selective memory. The Afghan war, dating from October …
By NIHARIKA MANDHANA March 11, 2017 8:57 a.m. ET 21 COMMENTS NEW DELHI—Prime Minister Narendra Modi led his party to a landslide electoral victory in India’s most-populous state, a result that strengthens his grip on …
By RAYMOND ZHONG, NIHARIKA MANDHANA and RAJESH ROY Updated March 9, 2017 11:55 a.m. ET NEW DELHI—Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stunned the country in November when he canceled nearly 90% of its paper …
There is no delicate way to put this: The federal government’s “war on drugs” in the U.S. has been a stupendous failure. The only way it doesn’t look quite so bad is when it is …
By EHSANULLAH AMIRI and MARGHERITA STANCATI Updated March 8, 2017 12:28 p.m. ET KABUL—Islamic State fighters disguised as doctors fought elite government forces inside Afghanistan’s largest military hospital on Wednesday in a seven-hour battle …
By NIHARIKA MANDHANA March 8, 2017 5:33 a.m. ET NEW DELHI—Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking aim at influential regional parties in state elections as he tries to bolster his government and redraw India’s …
The Maldivian government said on Tuesday a planned multi-billion dollar, Saudi-funded investment project on one of its atolls will focus on high-end tourism, and it rejected opposition claims that the islands would be sold …
By: Shawn Snow, March 5, 2017 WASHINGTON — There is mounting evidence that Chinese ground troops are operating inside Afghanistan, conducting joint counter-terror patrols with Afghan forces along a 50-mile stretch of their shared …
MUJIB MASHAL MARCH 5, 2017 KABUL, Afghanistan — Pakistan has kept its border crossings with Afghanistan sealed for more than two weeks, with thousands of Afghan visitors stranded in Pakistan and traders unable to move …
A Sikh man was shot and wounded in Washington state by an attacker who approached him in his driveway and told him to leave the country, police and media reported on Saturday. The shooting, …
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