
The top commander for US and NATO occupation forces in Afghanistan said Wednesday that warring parties now have an “unprecedented” opportunity for peace, and insisted President Donald Trump’s strategy for the beleaguered country is working. “We have an unprecedented opportunity, or window of opportunity, for ‘peace’ right now,” said General ...

Russia has sent over 63,000 troops to Syria over the course of its involvement in the conflict, the Russian defense ministry said Wednesday. A total of 63,012 Russian personnel have “received combat experience” in Syria, the ministry said in a video about Russia’s campaign to support the Syrian army and ...