At least 24 people were killed and 57 wounded in latest attack, which happened as peace talks are at an impasse and as violence rises across Afghanistan.
Author: Mujib Mashal and Najim Rahim
After Afghan Women Asked #WhereIsMyName, a Small Victory
Mothers’ names will be printed on national identification cards, a step in normalizing women’s public presence in a country where it remains taboo.
Taliban Executes Female Prison Guard, and U.N. Raises Concern Over Afghan Violence
The guard was abducted while traveling to her home village and later killed. The United Nations says civilians continue to bear the brunt of the Afghan conflict.
Taliban Stage a Major Attack, as Violence Intensifies in Northern Afghanistan
Insurgents bombed the entrance of an Afghan intelligence complex in a provincial capital, then stormed the offices in a sustained gun battle, killing at least 11.
Clinic Bombed as Afghan Forces Fend Off Taliban Attack on Kunduz
Airstrikes destroyed much of a health center after the militants again attacked the northern city, which they have repeatedly overrun.
‘Hospital Needs to Be Quarantined,’ but Works On in Country at War
Twenty percent of the staff at one hospital is quarantined, but doors remain open as the war wounded are brought in.
Taliban Attack Afghanistan Amid Growing Coronavirus Threat
Insurgents launched major assaults as preparations continued for a prisoner exchange and as diplomats worked to revive the peace plan.
Ghani Named Afghan Election Winner. His Opponent Claims Victory, Too.
After a five-month dispute over the vote, President Ashraf Ghani won a second term. But a parallel declaration by a main rival threatens a crisis ahead of a U.S.-Taliban peace deal.
Despite Calm in Afghan Cities, War in Villages Kills Dozens Daily
A reduction in attacks in major Afghan cities amid American peace talks with the Taliban could be misleading. Bloodletting in the countryside continues.