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The coronavirus pandemic that is ravaging the world brings a prolonged public health crisis into sharp focus—along with the bleak prospect of a long-term economic crisis that can destroy the social fabric across nations. World leaders need to reassess expenditures of resources based on real and present threats to national…

Defender-Europe 20, meant to be the US Army's largest exercise in Europe since the 1990s, is going forward in a smaller form because of coronavirus-related restrictions.Despite the truncated form, the US military is still aiming to get as much out of the exercise as it and its allies can.Visit Business…

The Grey NATO Episode 107: The Isolation Tapes // Ft. Cole Pennington Subscribe to the show: (Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Google Play). Already heard it once or twice? Please leave a short review here, and tell us what topics you'd like us to chat about (or email thegreynato@gmail.com).  In episode 107,…

The Taliban cautioned that its decision to release a group of prisoners did not mean that the talks with Kabul were being restarted The Taliban is set to release 20 Afghan government prisoners in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar - the first handover by the armed group since the beginning of…

By Abdul Qadir SediqiKABUL (Reuters) - The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan met Taliban leadership in Doha to discuss the need to reduce violence in the war-torn country, spokesmen for both sides said on Saturday, as continued clashes threaten to derail a fragile peace process.The meeting between Taliban leaders…

The Grey NATO Episode 106: The Isolation Tapes // A Refreshing Watch Just when you thought you were out. Subscribe to the show: (Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Google Play). Already heard it once or twice? Please leave a short review here, and tell us what topics you'd like us to chat…

KABUL (Reuters) - Five rockets hit a major U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Thursday but there were no casualties, Afghanistan’s NATO-led force said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group. The attack comes weeks after Taliban militants and the United States reached a deal on the…

In this file photo of December 11, security personnel are seen arriving near the site of an attack near the Bagram Air Base in Parwan province of Kabul in Afghanistan   | Photo Credit: AP The attack comes as the Afghan government has launched the release of Taliban prisoners from…

KABUL (Reuters) - Five rockets hit a major U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Thursday but there were no casualties, Afghanistan's NATO-led force said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group.The attack comes weeks after Taliban militants and the United States reached a deal on the withdrawal…

PARIS — If anyone thought the coronavirus crisis might prompt Emmanuel Macron to set aside his push to recast the West's relations with Russia, this week proved them wrong. On Tuesday, NATO announced an expert panel to reflect on its future — at least partly in response to the French…