Despite the proclaimed victory against the Islamic State, the long war will continue.
Tag: Afghanistan War (2001- )
Taliban Kill Police Officers, Including a Chief, in Afghan City
The attack on Friday in the provincial capital of Ghazni killed a district police chief and at least eight other officers, officials said.
At War: Afghan War Casualty Report: March 22-28
At least 102 pro-government forces and 28 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
They Are Thriving After Years of Persecution but Fear a Taliban Deal
Members of the Hazara ethnic minority, whom the Taliban consider heretics, fear a return to being massacred if talks bring the insurgents back into Afghanistan’s government.
Once Jailed in Guantánamo, 5 Taliban Now Face U.S. at Peace Talks
The Taliban made a point of building their team around the five ex-detainees. But one insists that they have put bitterness aside to try to end the Afghan war.
Taliban Kill Dozens of Security Forces in Major Strike in Afghanistan
Two days after the attack, Afghan officials said they still did not have all the details or a death toll, but a lawmaker from the area put the number dead at 65.
After Deadly Insider Attack, U.S. Airstrikes Kill 14 Civilians, Afghans Say
American and Afghan forces traded fire, provoked by a Taliban insider. Then, Afghan officials say, an American airstrike hit the home of a large refugee family.
At War: The Art of War: ‘Promote World Peace…Kill Everyone!’
Readers share their photos of wartime graffiti from Iraq and Afghanistan and explain why it resonated with them.
Two U.S. Service Members Killed in Northern Afghanistan
One Afghan commando was also killed and two were wounded during a joint operation in a Taliban-held district in Kunduz Province, officials said.
At War: Afghan War Casualty Report: March 15-21
At least 45 pro-government forces and 12 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.