"Fundamentally, war is a contest of wills."

Women's rights activists are just as worried about warlords and the strongmen who dominate Afghanistan's U.S.-backed leadership as they are about the Taliban.

As Russia, Turkey, and Iran hold new talks to restore peace, Syrian Ambassador to the U.N. Bashar Jaafari also blasts Western nations who refuse to repatriate ISIS members, saying that they are "making Syria a victim twice."

Supreme Spiritual Council of Iraq's Yazidi community says media "distorted" earlier statement regarding the status of Yazidi women abducted into sexual slavery by Islamic State.

Foreign Minister Javad Zarif tells state broadcaster that authorities are considering "numerous" options in response to U.S. ending waivers for import of oil from Iran. Meanwhile, Iran's chief of staff says U.S. Navy has not changed its protocol regarding the now-blacklisted Revolutionary Guards.