From the WSJ (there's a pay wall)
Talks Canceled in Big Blow to Afghan Peace Push
The gathering was to have been the first since the latest effort resumed that Taliban and government officials were to be in the same room
Why Is the U.S. Killing So Many Civilians in Syria and Iraq?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/opinion/isis-syria-iraq-civilian-casu...
Here's a wild ass idea.
Let's draw some lines.
Outside:
Israel and Jordan and Egypt.
Mediterranean, excluding Turkey and Northern Africa.
Russia and southern former Soviet States bordering Iraq and Iran.
India
Inside:
Every one else. Especially Syria, Lebanon, Afghan and Pakistan
Forget about the rest of SE Asia for now.
Everyone pull out that is not native to the inside area.
No one comes across the lines.
