The attack, which killed two people in all, mirrored a Taliban strategy of targeting those with religious influence to exert the militant group’s power far from the battlefield.
Tag: Kabul (Afghanistan)
The Kabul Bureau’s Accidental Gardener
The garden is not often the first thing on our minds, as we cover Afghanistan’s long war. I didn’t notice what was going on until I looked out the window in front of my desk on the second floor and saw a hollyhock at eye level.
The Money Changer of Kabul, His Daughter and Her Kidnappers
In a case that roiled Afghanistan, a father begged for his 6-year-old daughter’s life but had hardly any money for her ransom.
At War: Afghan War Casualty Report: May 3-9
At least 80 pro-government forces and 47 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
Taliban Attack Aid Group Office in Kabul, in Setback to U.S. Peace Talks
Experts said the attack in Kabul, the capital, was a clear signal about the state of the peace talks the United States is holding with the militants in Qatar.
At War: On Sale in Kabul: Mementos of America’s War in Afghanistan, for $2 or Less
Challenge coins are handed out to commemorate American military campaigns. But the trinkets carry different weight when displayed beside tokens from earlier wars that failed.
Kabul Dispatch: ‘Memory Boxes’ Offer Poignant Reminders of Afghan Lives Lost to Violence
Afghan families lovingly preserve the basic belongings of loves ones killed in attacks — sandals, toys — in memory boxes that are expressions of both grief and healing.
British Army Investigates Video of Soldiers Firing at Image of Jeremy Corbyn
The military said the behavior of troops shown shooting paint rounds at the Labour leader’s portrait was “unacceptable.”
British Army Investigates Video of Soldiers Firing at Image of Jeremy Corbyn
The military said the behavior of troops shown shooting paint rounds at the Labour leader’s portrait was “unacceptable.”
Kabul Dispatch: Bombed by ISIS, an Afghan Wrestling Club Is Back: ‘They Can’t Stop Us’
The wrestlers of the Maiwand club have taken their revenge. Their gym is bigger, better and busier than it was before.