Ray Furlong
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Oil Exports Find A Way Past Iranian Attacks, But Refinery Bottleneck Persists (opens the original)
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Exports of crude oil from the Middle East hit their highest level in September since the war with Iran began, reinforcing a trend of increased supplies despite Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, according to analysis of shipping and commodity market data by industry observers. But while crude levels have risen, the refinery bottleneck that has caused a global spike in diesel prices persists. European Union figures published on October 1 showed diesel pump prices at record level
'Exhausted' Afghan Refugees Get Extension At Camp In Qatar As US Congressmen Urge Action On Their Case (opens the original)
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Afghan refugees being held at a camp in Qatar have been told it will be kept open for another nine months after a deadline for its closure passed, but they face continuing uncertainty over their fate amid an ongoing bar on entry to the United States. The As-Sayliyah camp, a former US Army base, houses some 1,100 Afghans who have been stuck in limbo since immigration requests relating to Afghanistan were halted by a presidential executive order in November 2025. It was due to close on September 3
As Deadline Looms, Ex-US Marine Desperately Seeks Brother At Afghan Refugee Camp In Qatar (opens the original)
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Mohammad Masood Jamshidi was a security guard at the US consulate in Herat when it was attacked by Taliban bombers. He hoped to get asylum in the United States but now fears deportation to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His brother, former US Marine Sean Jamshidi, recently arrived in Qatar, where Masood is being held at a camp along with some 1,100 other Afghans. To Sean's surprise, he was denied access and has spent the past few days desperately trying to reach someone who will let him
US NATO Envoy Whitaker Warns Patriot Shortage Means Washington, Allies Must 'Dig Deep' (opens the original)
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US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has warned that global demand for missiles for Patriot air defense systems is “outpacing supply” and that Washington and its allies would have to “dig deep” to support Ukraine. Speaking in an interview with RFE/RL on September 18, Whitaker said an increasingly dangerous international environment was leading to a shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles and that manufacturing capacity was not keeping up. “The Ukrainians obviously are working very hard, in ad
Washington Distances Itself From Former Envoy's Taliban Meetings Ahead Of 9/11 Anniversary (opens the original)
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A visit to Afghanistan by a former US special envoy that included meetings with senior Taliban officials and a major oil and gas deal has touched a raw nerve on the eve of the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Zalmay Khalilzad, US special envoy to Afghanistan 2018-21, was in Kabul on September 7 for the signing of an agreement between a Saudi energy group and the Taliban authorities that could lead to billions of dollars of investment. During his visit, he also met with the Taliban's foreign minister, A
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