Targeted killings and widespread attacks across Afghanistan have sapped brief optimism as peace talks remain stalled.
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For Decades, This Radio Station Named the Dead. Few Still Listen.
Afghans once tuned into Radio Afghanistan twice a day to hear the reading of death notices. But in an age of social media, the voice of the nation has lost much of its sway.
Afghan War Casualty Report: June 2020
At least 28 pro-government forces and 33 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.
Born Into Carnage, 18 Afghan Babies Face an Uncertain Fate
A day after gunmen stormed a maternity ward and slaughtered new mothers at random, the authorities struggled to reconnect their children with families.
From Maternity Ward to Cemetery, a Morning of Murder in Afghanistan
Afghans don’t need a reminder that no one is safe from the country’s endless war, but they got one anyway on Tuesday.
Afghan War Casualty Report: May 2020
At least 42 pro-government forces and four civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.
In Kabul’s Heart, Soviet Towers Harbor Decades of Tales
The Macroyan Kohna apartment district, built by the Soviets a half-century ago, still flourishes despite many eras of trauma.
Afghan War Casualty Report: April 2020
At least 75 pro-government forces and 12 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.
Waiving Rent and Making Masks, Afghans Meet Coronavirus With Kindness
The health crisis, which has become a fresh test of survival for a country where life has been a daily fight for decades, has provoked a shared sense of responsibility and spontaneous acts of generosity.
‘I Didn’t Know Whether to Mourn or to Celebrate’: An Afghan Reporter’s Girlhood Education
As a U.S. peace deal with the Taliban unfolds, a Times journalist recalls how a visit to one of Afghanistan’s most progressive rural schools triggered a bittersweet flashback to her own childhood dreams.