At least 24 people were killed and 57 wounded in latest attack, which happened as peace talks are at an impasse and as violence rises across Afghanistan.
Tag: Kabul (Afghanistan)
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.
Afghan War Casualty Report: October 2020
At least 58 pro-government forces and 37 civilians have been killed in October so far.
Afghan Vice President, Staunch Opponent of Taliban, Survives Blast
At least 10 bystanders were killed in the attack in Kabul, the second in just over a year aimed at the senior vice president, Amrullah Saleh.
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.
Afghan War Casualty Report: September 2020
At least 45 pro-government forces and 27 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan in the past seven days.
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.
Afghanistan to Release Last Taliban Prisoners, Removing Final Hurdle to Talks
The decision clears the way for the last of 5,000 insurgents to be freed. President Ashraf Ghani announced the release after convening an assembly of 3,000 representatives to seek their advice.
Afghan War Casualty Report: August 2020
At least 42 pro-government forces and 41 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan in August.
Afghan War Casualty Report: July 2020
At least 49 pro-government forces and 17 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan the past month.