Europe Makes Deal to Send Afghans Home, Where War Awaits Them Tens of thousands of Afghans could be deported in the deal, just as the Taliban war has intensified, killing and wounding more civilians than ever. By ROD NORDLAND and MUJIB MASHAL
John Kerry Criticizes Russia, Saying It ‘Turned a Blind Eye’ on Syria The secretary of state said Moscow ignored President Bashar al-Assad’s use of chlorine gas and barrel bombs against his own people. By ROD NORDLAND
Airstrike in Eastern Afghanistan Kills at Least 13 An American military spokesman said a “counterterrorism airstrike” had taken place in the area. Afghan officials said the victims were members of the Islamic State. By KHALID ALOKOZAY and ROD NORDLAND
U.S.-Backed Effort to Fight Afghan Corruption Is a Near-Total Failure, Audit Finds An anti-corruption program backed by the United States has had compliance from only one of 83 officials, President Ashraf Ghani. By ROD NORDLAND and JAWAD SUKHANYAR
Afghanistan Signs Draft Peace Deal With Faction Led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar The faction, Hezb-i-Islami, agreed to cease hostilities in exchange for government recognition and support for removing sanctions against its leader. By ROD NORDLAND
At Least 7 Afghan Police Officers Killed in Errant U.S. Strike, Officials Say A police post on the main road into Tirin Kot in southern Afghanistan was under assault, and an airstrike hit the post instead of the attackers, an official said. By FAHIM ABED and TAIMOOR SHAH
Lionel Shriver’s Address on Cultural Appropriation Roils a Writers Festival There was a backlash at an event in Brisbane, Australia, after Ms. Shriver said it was acceptable for white writers to appropriate minority culture in their work. By ROD NORDLAND
Egypt’s Christians Say They Are at a ‘Breaking Point’ While Imam Mahmoud Gomaa, appointed to keep the peace between two faiths, blames journalists for exaggerating the problem, a local bishop says, “We are at a breaking point.” By ROD NORDLAND
Libya: Unified Against ISIS, Fragmented After With the Islamic State down to three neighborhoods in the coastal city of Surt, the question becomes: How will this nation of many factions be governed? By ROD NORDLAND and NOUR YOUSSEF
An Afghan Feud Reignites, Putting Police Families at Odds Prominent northern families are contesting a new killing, fueling a type of infighting that threatens government stability and the fight against the Taliban. By ROD NORDLAND and JAWAD SUKHANYAR
Egyptians Take to the Streets Again, Now in Workout Gear For a country where smoking is everywhere and obesity and diabetes are rampant, a new fitness revolution has been a stark departure. By ROD NORDLAND
Afghan Troops Hold Off the Taliban in Kunduz Residents fled as insurgents advanced on the city after capturing the nearby Khanabad district. By NAJIM RAHIM and FAHIM ABED
Doctors Without Borders Is Pulling Staff After Hospital Bombings in Yemen The aid group said it was leaving six hospitals because the Saudi-led military coalition could not provide assurances they would not be bombed again. By SHUAIB ALMOSAWA and ROD NORDLAND
Egypt Suspends 8 Female TV Anchors, Saying They Are Overweight The director of state-run Egyptian radio and television barred the women from appearing on the air for a month, and ordered them to go on a diet.
Cross-Border Fire From Yemen Kills 7 in Saudi Arabia The attack appears to have been staged by Houthi militias in northern Yemen in retaliation for a series of deadly airstrikes by the Saudi-led military coalition.
Airstrike in Yemen Kills 17 Civilians, Witnesses Say One day after the deadly bombing of a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders, a family home is hit. By ROD NORDLAND
Bombing of Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Yemen Kills at Least 15 The bombing in northern Yemen came two days after airstrikes by Saudi warplanes killed at least 19 people, mostly children. By SHUAIB ALMOSAWA and ROD NORDLAND
Fighting Rages in Aleppo, Syria, Killing Dozens of Civilians The civilian death toll in Aleppo Province over the past two weeks rose to at least 327, a third of them women and children, a monitoring group said.
U.S. Drones Record ISIS Fighters Fleeing Manbij in Northern Syria The victory, along with the recapturing of the Libyan city of Surt, could have a significant effect on the group’s efforts to penetrate Europe and the West. By ROD NORDLAND and ERIC SCHMITT
Saudi Coalition Airstrikes in Yemen Kill at Least 19, Mostly Children One bombardment hit a principal’s house, and another killed 10 students at a school, according to officials and witnesses.
Europe Makes Deal to Send Afghans Home, Where War Awaits Them Tens of thousands of Afghans could be deported in the deal, just as the Taliban war has intensified, killing and wounding more civilians than ever. By ROD NORDLAND and MUJIB MASHAL
John Kerry Criticizes Russia, Saying It ‘Turned a Blind Eye’ on Syria The secretary of state said Moscow ignored President Bashar al-Assad’s use of chlorine gas and barrel bombs against his own people. By ROD NORDLAND
Airstrike in Eastern Afghanistan Kills at Least 13 An American military spokesman said a “counterterrorism airstrike” had taken place in the area. Afghan officials said the victims were members of the Islamic State. By KHALID ALOKOZAY and ROD NORDLAND
U.S.-Backed Effort to Fight Afghan Corruption Is a Near-Total Failure, Audit Finds An anti-corruption program backed by the United States has had compliance from only one of 83 officials, President Ashraf Ghani. By ROD NORDLAND and JAWAD SUKHANYAR
Afghanistan Signs Draft Peace Deal With Faction Led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar The faction, Hezb-i-Islami, agreed to cease hostilities in exchange for government recognition and support for removing sanctions against its leader. By ROD NORDLAND
At Least 7 Afghan Police Officers Killed in Errant U.S. Strike, Officials Say A police post on the main road into Tirin Kot in southern Afghanistan was under assault, and an airstrike hit the post instead of the attackers, an official said. By FAHIM ABED and TAIMOOR SHAH
Lionel Shriver’s Address on Cultural Appropriation Roils a Writers Festival There was a backlash at an event in Brisbane, Australia, after Ms. Shriver said it was acceptable for white writers to appropriate minority culture in their work. By ROD NORDLAND
Egypt’s Christians Say They Are at a ‘Breaking Point’ While Imam Mahmoud Gomaa, appointed to keep the peace between two faiths, blames journalists for exaggerating the problem, a local bishop says, “We are at a breaking point.” By ROD NORDLAND
Libya: Unified Against ISIS, Fragmented After With the Islamic State down to three neighborhoods in the coastal city of Surt, the question becomes: How will this nation of many factions be governed? By ROD NORDLAND and NOUR YOUSSEF
An Afghan Feud Reignites, Putting Police Families at Odds Prominent northern families are contesting a new killing, fueling a type of infighting that threatens government stability and the fight against the Taliban. By ROD NORDLAND and JAWAD SUKHANYAR
Egyptians Take to the Streets Again, Now in Workout Gear For a country where smoking is everywhere and obesity and diabetes are rampant, a new fitness revolution has been a stark departure. By ROD NORDLAND
Afghan Troops Hold Off the Taliban in Kunduz Residents fled as insurgents advanced on the city after capturing the nearby Khanabad district. By NAJIM RAHIM and FAHIM ABED
Doctors Without Borders Is Pulling Staff After Hospital Bombings in Yemen The aid group said it was leaving six hospitals because the Saudi-led military coalition could not provide assurances they would not be bombed again. By SHUAIB ALMOSAWA and ROD NORDLAND
Egypt Suspends 8 Female TV Anchors, Saying They Are Overweight The director of state-run Egyptian radio and television barred the women from appearing on the air for a month, and ordered them to go on a diet.
Cross-Border Fire From Yemen Kills 7 in Saudi Arabia The attack appears to have been staged by Houthi militias in northern Yemen in retaliation for a series of deadly airstrikes by the Saudi-led military coalition.
Airstrike in Yemen Kills 17 Civilians, Witnesses Say One day after the deadly bombing of a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders, a family home is hit. By ROD NORDLAND
Bombing of Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Yemen Kills at Least 15 The bombing in northern Yemen came two days after airstrikes by Saudi warplanes killed at least 19 people, mostly children. By SHUAIB ALMOSAWA and ROD NORDLAND
Fighting Rages in Aleppo, Syria, Killing Dozens of Civilians The civilian death toll in Aleppo Province over the past two weeks rose to at least 327, a third of them women and children, a monitoring group said.
U.S. Drones Record ISIS Fighters Fleeing Manbij in Northern Syria The victory, along with the recapturing of the Libyan city of Surt, could have a significant effect on the group’s efforts to penetrate Europe and the West. By ROD NORDLAND and ERIC SCHMITT
Saudi Coalition Airstrikes in Yemen Kill at Least 19, Mostly Children One bombardment hit a principal’s house, and another killed 10 students at a school, according to officials and witnesses.
