The United States announces it will give an additional $203 million to help civilians affected by the war in Sudan. 2024-07-18
A U.S. drone strike in Kabul kills Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's leader since the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011. The airstrike is also the first U.S. military action in Afghanistan following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan last year. 2022-08-1
Hours after the coup d'état in Sudan, the United States Department of State suspends $700 million worth of aid to the country until the restoration of the civilian government. [https:--www.channelnewsasia.com-world-us-pauses-us700-million-aid-sudan-after-military-takeover-2268236 (AFP via CNA)]Sudan–United States relations2021-10-25
The United States Congress formally reinstates Sudan's sovereign immunity. Sudan had paid the U.S. a $335 million settlement to victims of al-Qaeda attacks. The U.S. will partially pay off Sudanese bilateral debt, and its debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), while making another US$700 million available until September 2022 for assistance to the country. 2020-12-21
The Court of Appeal in Rabat, Morocco, acquits Younes Chekkouri of undermining the security of the state. Chekkouri was detained in Guantanamo Bay detention camp for 14 years without charges. 2018-02-16
An independent report reveals that the American Psychological Association was complicit in the participation of its members with the use of torture during the Iraq and Afghan wars, such as in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay. Many experts suspected that the bizarre torture and humiliation were not "a few bad apples" but meticulously planned techniques. 2015-07-12
Afghanistan: Insurgents kill four men including three soldiers in the Afghan Army in Paktia Province. [http:--abcnews.go.com-International-wireStory-police-insurgents-kidnap-kill-afghan-soldiers-17070410#.UDcaqqMsBx4 (AP via ABC News)]date=August 2019 2012-08-24
Iraq: AFP says at least 409 people were killed and 975 wounded during the previous month in Iraq. 2012-08-20