At least 78 pro-government forces and 23 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
Tag: Afghanistan
A Valentine in Uncertain Times: ‘I Kiss You Amid the Taliban’
Young urban Afghans who came of age with the liberties of the past 18 years celebrate Valentine’s Day amid fears that compromise with the Taliban could erode basic freedoms.
Afghan Government Fires Election Officials After Votes Tainted by Fraud Claims
The firings were portrayed as a badly needed consensus on electoral reform. The dismissed commissioners called the move a political decision by officials who hope to serve in a new government.
U.S. Airstrikes Said to Kill at Least 10 Civilians in Afghanistan
The United States military conducted airstrikes this weekend in Helmand Province as part of an operation targeting Taliban insurgents. Local officials and residents said women and children were killed.
Afghan Forces Arrest Man Accused in 2017 Attack That Killed 150
The intelligence agency said the man, a Taliban operative, had plotted a horrific truck bombing in Kabul’s diplomatic area.
U.S. Heightens Attacks on Taliban in Push Toward Peace in Afghanistan
The number of deadly strikes by American forces has tripled since 2014, including an increase as negotiations with the Taliban began last fall.
At War: When All of My Friends Were Still Alive
In this week’s newsletter, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, a Times reporter and former Marine, shares his journal entries from February 2010 and the days leading up to Operation Moshtarak in Afghanistan.
At War: Afghan War Casualty Report: Feb. 1-7
At least 85 pro-government forces and three civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
Taliban Peace Talks in Moscow End With Hope the U.S. Exits, if Not Too Quickly
The most significant contact between insurgents and Afghan politicians was informal at best as the government was absent, but the Taliban offered some clarity on their positions.
In Moscow, Afghan Peace Talks Without the Afghan Government
The Taliban broached their views on women’s rights at a meeting with Afghan officials. But President Ashraf Ghani remained sidelined from talks.