Is Afghanistan's fight against the Taliban almost over?

Is Afghanistan's fight against the Taliban almost over?

Afghanistan has become a byword for conflict. But the past weeks saw extraordinary scenes of Taliban fighters and their usual foe —government security forces — embracing in the streets in a historic, if short, ceasefire.

Could it herald something bigger, such as an end to the war? Or will ISIS make that impossible?

This week we spoke to Ruchi Kumar, The National's correspondent in Kabul, and asked if the chances of peace have increased. Has anything really changed?

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Israel’s Arab population and the Palestinians fear for the future as Benjamin Netanyahu clinches victory in a general election.

Israel’s Arab population and the Palestinians fear for the future as Benjamin Netanyahu clinches victory in a general election.

Benjamin Netanyahu has won a fifth term in office and looks set to be Israel’s longest serving Prime Minister, after a campaign which saw him pledge to annex the occupied West Bank.

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Beyond the Headlines podcast: Bouteflika bids goodbye to power in Algeria

Beyond the Headlines podcast: Bouteflika bids goodbye to power in Algeria

After weeks of mounting protest, Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika has stepped down, ending 20 years as the country’s ruler.   While the moment is historic, protesters – many of whom won’t re...

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Former UK PM Tony Blair says Brexit is a mess

Former UK PM Tony Blair says Brexit is a mess

The Untied Kingdom’s march towards Brexit has been postponed but questions about the fate of the country’s place in the world continue to swirl. Prime Minister Theresa May has been given extra few we...

25 Maalis 201920min

New Zealanders shaken but unbowed by terrorist attacks

New Zealanders shaken but unbowed by terrorist attacks

It's been one week since the terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch New Zealand. The mass shooting was the worst peacetime attack in New Zealand’s history, and has shaken the country to its c...

22 Maalis 201922min

The last stand of ISIS in Syria

The last stand of ISIS in Syria

Syrian Democratic Forces are slowly extinguishing what’s left of the Islamic State. The US-backed SDF has the grouped trapped in a tiny sliver of land along the Euphrates River. Baghouz, Syria, is a ...

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National Geographic's Enric Sala on saving the planet, one kilometre at a time

National Geographic's Enric Sala on saving the planet, one kilometre at a time

Enric Sala has a plan to save the planet. National Geographic’s explorer-in-residence is in Abu Dhabi for the World Ocean Summit. His one message — that we need to protect 30 per cent of our planet’s ...

5 Maalis 201916min

The curious case of the runaway ISIS bride

The curious case of the runaway ISIS bride

This week, The National spoke to Alistair Burt, the British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa. The chance to speak to the top British official was timely.  Shemima Begum, who fle...

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How digital transformation will change the jobs we have

How digital transformation will change the jobs we have

The World Economic Forum says that the digital transformation of economies and businesses will displace 75 million jobs as the division of labour shifts between humans, machines and algorithms. Howeve...

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