A day after gunmen stormed a maternity ward and slaughtered new mothers at random, the authorities struggled to reconnect their children with families.
Tag: Kabul (Afghanistan)
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.
Fresh From Iran’s Coronavirus Zone, Now Moving Across Afghanistan
Thousands of Afghans returning each day bring a risk of widespread infections to the border city of Herat and beyond in a country with little capacity to test for or treat Covid-19.
Gunman Storms Sikh Complex in Kabul, Killing 25
The attack on the temple and community center ended after six hours of fighting, with 80 hostages being rescued.
Afghan President Orders Taliban Prisoner Release
The decision could help remove an obstacle in the American-led peace process.