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Afghan officer who fought with US forces rescued from Kabul
The rescue of Khalid, as he’s called by friends, came after frantic efforts by his supporters in the U.S. military.
By Alex Sanz
Commander of ill-fated Fitzgerald among veterans with PTSD helped by innovative writing and arts program
“There’s power in telling the story. Not only is it keeping you from having to shoulder that burden by yourself and holding in all that pain. It’s not easy, but every time you tell your story...that’s a little bit of stress that is alleviated from you.”
By Dylan Gresik
Second ex-CIA contractor testifies on interrogations in 9/11 case at Guantanamo
A former CIA contractor who helped design a harsh interrogation program following the the Sept. 11 attacks sought Friday to minimize the severity of techniques used on the men facing war crimes charges for their alleged roles in the plot.
A crash’s grim echoes of Iran Air flight 655
As recently as last week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani referenced the attack in criticizing President Donald Trump.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Explainer: How countries in conflict, like Iran and the US, talk to each other
International diplomacy found an ingenious solution to the problem of communication between nations that broke ties.
By Klaus W. Larres, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Explainer: Inside the lawful killing of Qassim Suleimani
An Iranian general, the Japanese architect of the Pearl Harbor attack, Jimmy Carter and Donald Trump.
By Capt. Lawrence Brennan (retired)
China, Iran ministers meet, criticize ‘bullying practices’
The Iranian minister's visit follows a trip to close ally Russia and comes just after the first-ever drills among the navies of the three countries in the northern part of the Indian Ocean.
Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist
President Donald J. Trump thanked Switzerland for helping to broker the swap.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis
What initially began as a sit-in devolved into 444 days of captivity for 52 Americans seized in the embassy.
UK, France Germany blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks
Britain, France and Germany joined the United States on Monday in blaming Iran for attacks on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, but the Iranian foreign minister pointed to claims of responsibility by Yemeni rebels and said: "If Iran were behind this attack, nothing would have been left of this refinery."
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press