Many fear the video and other inflammatory clips circulating on social media will fuel revenge-taking long after any peace deal.
Author: MUJIB MASHAL
Rebel Poet Sulaiman Layeq’s Death Leaves 40 Years of Afghan Work Unfinished
He was a Marxist revolutionary and minister in Afghanistan’s short-lived communist government. But Sulaiman Layeq spent the last decades of his life writing an epic poem about an Islamist insurgent.
Taliban Announce Brief Cease-Fire, as Afghan Peace Talks Look Imminent
The developments could inject new optimism into a peace process that had been floundering over disagreements and insurgent attacks.
Another Young Leader Taken. Afghans Ask: How Many More?
Fatima ‘Natasha’ Khalil, 24, was a human rights worker shaped by two decades of struggle. She joins a painfully long list of young Afghans who died trying to help their country.
Afghan Deaths Pile Up in Uncertainty Over U.S. Deal With Taliban
Targeted killings and widespread attacks across Afghanistan have sapped brief optimism as peace talks remain stalled.
U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Reduced to 8,600, General Says
The phased troop withdrawal has continued on schedule, even as other parts of a peace deal with the Taliban have faced setbacks and delays.
How the Taliban Outlasted a Superpower in Afghanistan: Tenacity and Carnage
The Taliban stand on the brink of realizing their most fervent desire: U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan. They have given up little of their extremist ideology to do it.
Afghan Sides Agree to Rare Cease-Fire During Eid al-Fitr
President Ashraf Ghani welcomed the Taliban’s announcement of a three-day cessation of violence after months of intensifying attacks.
Afghan Rivals Sign Power-Sharing Deal as Political Crisis Subsides
President Ashraf Ghani gave Abdullah Abdullah the leading role in seeking peace with the Taliban and the ability to name half the cabinet.
Afghan Power-Sharing Deal Would Promote General Accused of Rape
The case is still open against Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, a strongman from Afghanistan’s civil war. But he would become a marshal in order to help settle a bitter election dispute.