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Taliban fighters patrol in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 as they seek to convince a wary population that they have changed.

Taliban Destroy Statue Of Foe, Raising Fears Over Their Claims of Moderation

The insurgents' every action is being watched closely. They insist they have changed and won't impose the same restrictions they did when they last ruled, but many remain skeptical.

Afghan soldiers stand guard after the American military left the Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, on July 5. While the U.S. military is now largely gone from Afghanistan, the CIA is still monitoring the Taliban and developments in the country, though under much more difficult circumstances.

With The U.S. Military Gone, The CIA Faces Tough Challenges In Afghanistan

The CIA and the military depend on each other in war zones like Afghanistan. Now that U.S. forces have pulled out almost entirely, the spy agency will have a harder time keeping tabs on the Taliban.

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (right) and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, at a session of the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in December.

Opinion: Israel's Annexation Plan Dims Hope For Better Ties With Gulf Arab States

No Gulf Arab country will seriously contemplate normalizing ties with Israel unless Saudi Arabia does it first. The Saudis, who officially condemned the annexation plan, are nowhere close to doing so.

Behind The Suspected Saudi Arabian Hacking Of Jeff Bezos' Phone

NPR Ari Shapiro speaks with researcher and activist Iyad el-Baghdadi about his role in uncovering evidence that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hacked the phone of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

People attend a press conference to announce Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as part of the 2021 F1 calendar, in the Red Sea coastal city of Jiddah on Nov. 5, 2020.

Saudi Arabia and China are accused of using sports to cover up human rights abuse

Saudi Arabia is putting on the Formula One Grand Prix this weekend. And China is hosting the Winter Olympics. Both countries face major accusations of rights abuses — and sportswashing.

Taliban fighters wave from the back of a pickup truck, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Many Afghans are anxious about the Taliban rule and are figuring out ways to get out of Afghanistan.

The Taliban Is Celebrating Its Takeover Now That The U.S. Withdrawal Is Complete

Taliban fighters watched the last U.S. planes disappear into the sky over Afghanistan around midnight local time on Monday and then fired their guns into the air.

The Taliban Is Celebrating Its Takeover Now That The U.S. Withdrawal Is Complete

Taliban fighters watched the last U.S. planes disappear into the sky over Afghanistan around midnight local time on Monday and then fired their guns into the air.

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen, pictured in 2014 when he was superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. On Wednesday he resigned as president of the University of South Carolina.

University Of South Carolina President Resigns After Plagiarizing Part Of Speech

The crowd gasped when Robert Caslen, a former Army flag officer, called the graduating students "the newest alumni from the University of California." But his bungled speech didn't stop there.

In this aerial view from a drone, corn plants are shown pushed over in a storm-damaged field in Tama, Iowa, on Tuesday. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said that early estimates indicate that 10 million acres, or nearly a third of the state's cropland, was damaged in a powerful storm that battered the region a day earlier.

After Devastating Derecho, Midwest Takes Stock Of The Damage

A powerful windstorm flattened crops, toppled trees and crumpled grain silos. Days later, communities are still assessing the damage.

Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said, seen during a 2010 ceremony in Muscat, died at the age of 79 after suffering for years from an undisclosed illness. After a half-century reign, he has been succeeded by Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.

Omani Sultan Qaboos, Who Ruled Oman For Half A Century, Dies At 79

The long-serving monarch named his successor, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, who was sworn in as sultan Saturday. Under Qaboos, the tiny Middle Eastern state took on an outsize role in regional diplomacy.

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