As the U.S. retreats and peace talks stall, the Taliban have increasingly taken over Afghanistan’s highways, raising millions in unofficial taxes and strengthening their negotiating position.
Tag: Afghan National Police
A Storied Female Warlord Surrenders, Taliban Say, Exposing Afghan Weakness
She was undefeated in decades of war, but her decision was an act of survival. A government that has come to depend on unreliable militias finds itself vulnerable.
Killing of 2 Marines in 2011 Almost Derailed Afghan Peace Talks
Even as they pushed for the release of other Afghan prisoners as part of a deal with the Taliban, U.S. officials privately dug in over freeing a man who had killed Americans.
Fighting Patriarchy, and Fearing Worse From the Taliban
A new generation of career-minded women in Afghanistan fear that all they have fought for will be swept away if the Taliban negotiate a return.
For Women in Afghan Security Forces, a Daily Battle
A new generation of women is moving to take up leadership roles in Afghanistan. The price is a daily barrage of abuse, and the fear that not much has changed.
A Prisoner Release Stuns 2 American War Widows
An Afghan police officer who killed two American military advisers in 2012 is released early from his 20-year sentence.
This Afghan General Fought the Taliban for Years. Now He Has Joined Them.
Another influential family was split by the war when a retired province police chief defected to the insurgency. His son remains deputy governor.
In Afghanistan, Coronavirus Complicates War and Peace
Neighboring Iran, badly hit by the virus, continues to allow thousands of people to cross into Afghanistan daily despite requests to close the border.
Scarred and Weary, an Afghan Force Wonders: What Is Peace?
A truce is prompting introspection. “Who is it on the other side?” mused a 15-year veteran of intimate warfare. “They are not even from a different district.”
They Fight Suicide Bombers. But Can Afghan Police Fight Crime?
During a lull in terrorist attacks, Kabul residents are talking about how rampant crime has become. A long-militarized police force is finding it difficult to regear.