AFGHANISTAN

Sweden received 160,000 asylum requests last year from refugees inside its borders, which is the highest per capita in the EU.

Donald Trump weighed in Wednesday on news that migrants had attacked women in Germany over New Year's, saying it was a disaster.

In 2015, as wars and conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia worsened, a total of 1.1 million people sought refuge in Germany.

U.S. Special Forces troops were involved in counterterrorism operations when they came under attack Tuesday from the Taliban.

The Taliban has reportedly taken two districts in eastern Afghanistan from the Islamic State group, which has recently seen gains in the country.

Tuesday's explosion follows a standoff between police officials and gunmen holed up inside the Indian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan.

While more than 160,000 people sought asylum in Sweden, neighboring Denmark saw only 18,500 applications in 2015.

Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen said Monday the move was in response to Sweden’s checks on travelers from Denmark, which began Monday.

The video shows the execution of five prisoners identified as British spies and threatens U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron.

The blast follows a series of attacks in Kabul over recent days, including a suicide attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners and wealthy Afghans.

In an attempt to control the influx of refugees, Sweden will deny entry to travelers crossing the Oresund bridge without the necessary documents.

A government official says 200 municipalities "can do more" but help is needed finding accommodations.

“We are being attacked,” an Indian official says at a diplomatic office in Mazar-i-Sharif.

The explosion at a restaurant in the Afghanistan capital came days after the group claimed responsibility for an attack near the city’s airport.

Workers were on-call 24 hours a day in mock villages with no running water or electricity, according to the lawsuit.

The Pakistani Taliban splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the Tuesday attack in the city of Mardan.

Since Russia became militarily involved in the Syrian war in September, it’s estimated that its annual costs will total about $1-2 billion.

The incident highlights an increasingly brutal conflict as ISIS, which now controls huge swathes in Iraq and Syria, attempts to make inroads in Afghanistan.

At least 13 people were injured and one person was killed in a car bomb explosion near the Hamid Karzai International Airport.

The men were arrested at the international airport in Nagpur city in the Indian state of Maharashtra Saturday.

Russia says the Afghan Taliban is feeding it intelligence to use against the Islamic State group in Syria, and it could be shared with other countries.