AFGHANISTAN

Richard Hooker, a retired army colonel who is an advocate of U.S. military presence in Europe and the NATO alliance and viewed Russia as a strategic threat to the country, left his post at the NSC.

On Wednesday during breakfast with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, referring to a joint natural gas pipeline between Germany and Moscow, the president said Merkel’s government was "totally controlled" and "captive to Russia."

The shooting took place at 888 Bestgate Road, where the Capital Gazette office was situated, at around 2:35 pm EDT when the gunman barged into the office and opened fire.

They mimic 90 percent motion of a bird and use sophisticated cameras and data transmission system to relay the observations in real time.

Analysts and diplomats said Ghani's offer to hold unconditional peace talks had set the stage for U.S. officials to open backchannel negotiations with the Taliban, despite Washington's policy that peace talks be Afghan-led.

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More than one of the sources identified the soldier who had brought the flag into the Afghanistan army base as a “twisted joke.”

Prince Harry is concerned about the rate of suicide among British soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban, coinciding with the end of the Ramadan fasting month, Eid.

"Iran considers the negotiation process to be completed and will not accept any changes or amendments to JCPOA or conclude a new agreement. It is not necessary. We are working exclusively on the basis of the JCPOA," Ali Motahari said.

The Trump administration Thursday announced the U.S. would impose a 25 percent and 10 percent tariff on steel and aluminum respectively, imported from Canada, Mexico and the E.U.

The Taliban dismissed the report as "propaganda" and said the attack had hit two civilian houses in Musa Qala, killing five civilians and wounding three.

The report covered the war in Afghanistan from January to the end of March and was compiled by the inspector generals from the Pentagon, State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development.

The Air Force worked with Afghan troops to repel efforts by the insurgent group to gain control over the city of Farah on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Rallies were conducted in Jakarta and Surabaya by several Islamic organizations such as Islamic Defenders Front and Islamic Defenders Troop on Friday.

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The cause of the second blast is unknown although it is being speculated that it was a suicide bombing. No terrorist group has taken responsibility for either blast in Kabul.

According to a public health ministry official, the death toll is likely to rise, as ambulances evacuated dozens of wounded from the scene of the incident.

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The news was first confirmed by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to CNN.

A U.S. grand jury Wednesday charged Amor M. Ftouhi of Quebec with an additional terrorism charge for stabbing a uniformed police officer at Bishop International Airport.