Relations strain further as Afghanistan and Pakistan trade accusations over terrorism and cross-border violence.
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Sanju Samson’s half century helps India seal three-match series with wins in first two games.
Court was created in 1996, but had never been used before Nazira Haji Zada’s case.
The events of September 11, 2001 spawned a new lexicon which effectively sanitised the erosion of human rights.
Former US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad says Washington wants to prevent Afghanistan becoming a hub for anti-US groups.
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad describes misgivings about the US handling of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
A court has temporarily suspended a directive to expel the students, but the threat of eviction lingers.
Social media and distrust of government has helped disinformation reach increasingly large audiences.
Successive wars launched after 9/11 have killed at least 4.5 million people and displaced more than 38 million others.
Washington escalated its campaign against the ICC last week by sanctioning its president and a senior trial lawyer.
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