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Questions about GOP candidate’s medical discharge fuel talk about bullet wound scandal

Conversations about Sheehy’s military record have overtaken Montana as the state hosts a key Senate showdown

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2024

Wreath-laying marks 10 years since end of UK combat operations in Afghanistan

Minister for veterans and people Alistair Carns, who is a veteran of the conflict himself, attended the ceremony and laid a wreath.

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2024

Emerging Teams Asia Cup: Afghanistan A power past India A to book final berth

Ramandeep Singh's half-century couldn't save India A from a 20-run loss to Afghanistan A in the Emerging Teams Asia Cup T20 semifinal held in Al Amerat, Oman, on Friday. Afghanistan A will now face Sri Lanka A in the final.

The Times of India · Oct 25, 2024

Presidential election could help decide fate of the 70,000 Afghans living temporarily in the US

The Taliban, an ultraconservative Islamic political group, retook control of Kabul a little more than three years ago, dashing many Afghans’ hopes for a tolerant, democratic government.

The Conversation · Oct 21, 2024

Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign

Officials say Pakistan has witnessed a surge in new polio cases ahead of a new nationwide campaign, hampering years-long efforts aimed at making the country a polio-free state

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024

‘You are next’: online posts show Islamic State interest in attacks on US ahead of election

Internet chatter and Oklahoma arrest of alleged would-be IS attacker indicate terror group’s planning

The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2024

Questions Raised About GOP Senate Candidate's 'War Wounds': Report

Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL, said he was wounded in a firefight in Afghanistan, but at least two people dispute the account

International Business Times · Oct 19, 2024

Montana park ranger says Senate candidate Tim Sheehy lied about combat wound

Sheehy has claimed he was wounded in Afghanistan, but ranger says he investigated accidental shooting in 2015

The Guardian - US · Oct 19, 2024

Europe's looming overdose crisis

Though nothing is guaranteed, an overdose crisis could be looming in Europe thanks to changes in the drug supply

Salon · Oct 19, 2024

Sheehy's gunshot story full of holes

Sheehy, a favorite to flip a crucial Senate seat for the GOP, never mentioned the supposed shooting to a colleague

Salon · Oct 19, 2024