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The costs of not coming clean on the Taliban

Soldiers clean their weapons at their base on the outskirts of Maidan Shahr, Afghanistan, November 7, 2020. /Getty Editor's note:Hannan Hussain is a foreign affairs commentator and author. He

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This Week in Apps: TikTok viral hit breaks Spotify records, inauguration boosts news app installs, judge rules against Parler

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy.The app industry is as hot as ever, with a rec

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Pebble founder launches Beeper, a universal chat app that works with iMessage and others

Decades ago, a software program called Trillian introduced a way for internet users to interact with multiple IM networks, like ICQ, AIM and MSN Messenger, in a single window. Now, Pebble founder and

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Afghanistan's quagmire, political rivalry and a tenuous peace deal

Afghan Taliban militants and residents stand on an armored Humvee vehicle of the Afghan National Army, June 17, 2018. /VCG Photo Editor's note: Hamzah Rifaat Hussain is a former visiting fello

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Could Afghanistan finally be on the road to peace?

A Taliban member (C) celebrates ceasefire with people in Rodat district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, June 16, 2018‍. /VCG Photo Editor's note: Freddie Reidy is a freelance writer based