Terrorism Warring parties fight with a purpose behind slain Afghan policeman, Taliban commander On Wednesday, a senior Afghan police commander, Saidullah Khan, and two Taliban fighters were killed in a battle in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, according to the country’s Interior
Terrorism Taliban attack military base in southern Afghanistan, killing 24 soldiers The Taliban attacked a military base in southern Afghanistan early on Tuesday, killing 24 Afghan National Army soldiers, according to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. The attack, which occurred at
Terrorism Interviews with two Afghanistan soldiers in the front line Taliban fighters attacked an Afghan military base in the Taliban-controlled portion of the northern Kunduz province on Wednesday morning, killing 24 soldiers. The base had been attacked and overrun several
Terrorism 28 killed as Pakistani army encircles Taliban in Afghanistan The Taliban, fighting a 15-year war against the western-backed government of Afghanistan, attacked a joint Afghan-Pakistani military base near the town of Tangi of Paktika province in eastern Afghanistan, and
Afghanistan Afghan women offer support to war-shy men: ‘Take care of your children and look after your comrades’ It was in the firehouse that I first became familiar with the Afghanistan war. I worked as a civilian reporter there at the time of the 9/11 attacks. And
Taliban Trump agrees to pull troops from Afghanistan — but warns of ‘more terror’ President Donald Trump has announced a deal with the Taliban that will lead to the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. The government agreed to give the militants more territory to
Taliban 4 things to know about Trump’s agreement with the Taliban The ultimate test of the deal is whether it holds up in coming months, as a new wave of fighting unfolds in Afghanistan, with the ultimate aim of a Taliban
Kabul Afghanistan's extraordinary success at breaking the back of its heroin crisis Lucky, 9, was dazed and banged on the wall when he stumbled toward an apartment in Kabul's central Haft-e-Shuja'i, a narrow and colorful neighborhood with gardens and teahouses and a
Afghanistan Taliban agrees to brief pause in fighting, calling it 'a temporary measure' to permit Afghan officials to talk to group The Taliban said Thursday that it agreed to a brief pause in fighting in Afghanistan for a couple of days as the Afghan government and its allies conduct "periodic talks"
Afghanistan Why the 7-day cease-fire between the Taliban and the U.S. has so far failed to bring peace The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing in Afghanistan on Monday that showed how a seven-day cease-fire between Taliban insurgents and the United States could be a step
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai An Anti-Election Disgrace in Afghanistan With all votes counted in the disputed Afghanistan election, incumbent President Ashraf Ghani was elected for a second term according to the results released by the country’s election commission.
United States of America A strategy for success: Compromising with the Taliban Thirty-five years after Afghan soldiers collapsed before the Soviets, it is the United States who is engaging in peace talks with the Taliban to end the brutal war in Afghanistan.
United States of America U.S. soldier killed in mistaken shooting of Afghan soldier The revelation that an Afghan soldier had shot and killed two American soldiers late Sunday in the western province of Farah in the latest evidence of a Taliban infiltration of
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai An election fail in Afghanistan is being met with alarm bells Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, holds a press conference in Kabul on Feb. 16, 2019, the day after announcing he won the presidential election. Ghani beat former Afghan President Hamid
United States Department of State Trump approves military withdrawal from Afghanistan (Updated at 3:30 p.m.) The U.S. and Taliban negotiators will hold a second round of talks in Qatar after President Trump said he had approved an American
United States of America Afghanistan’s President Ghani says peace talks with Taliban to start ‘in days’ Facing U.S. pressure to conclude a peace deal with the Taliban, President Ghani’s government and representatives of the insurgents have held two rounds of talks, and so far
