At least 80 pro-government forces and 29 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
Tag: Afghanistan War (2001- )
How the Taliban Infiltrated a Vital Afghan Army Base — Again
New details from an attack on Camp Bastion, once the British and American headquarters in troubled Helmand Province, shows more weaknesses of the Afghan military.
Taliban Target Aid Groups, in an Ominous Turn in Afghanistan
Humanitarian casualties are on the rise again after years of decline in Afghanistan, one of the most dangerous places for aid workers.
The Money Changer of Kabul, His Daughter and Her Kidnappers
In a case that roiled Afghanistan, a father begged for his 6-year-old daughter’s life but had hardly any money for her ransom.
Taliban Kill at Least a Dozen Afghan Soldiers, a Day After Peace Talks
Militants overran two outposts in the western province of Badghis, and say they will continue to mount attacks.
At War: Afghan War Casualty Report: May 3-9
At least 80 pro-government forces and 47 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
Taliban Open New Front Against Aid Workers While Talking Peace
The group was unusually harsh in its rhetoric toward main target, pointing out U.S. ties, even as peace talks with American envoys continued in Qatar.
Nonfiction: Richard Holbrooke, the Last Great Freewheeling Diplomat
George Packer’s biography of Holbrooke, “Our Man,” is a complex portrait of a complex man who had power, but never enough.
Taliban Kill Unarmed Afghan Police Officers Waiting for Pay
Fighters disguised in police uniforms killed at least 20 Afghan police officers and wounded dozens of other people in a brazen attack on a police headquarters.
At War: Afghan War Casualty Report: April 26-May 2
At least 48 pro-government forces and 18 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.