At least 115 Afghan security forces and 58 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the first five days of August.
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Taliban Claim Responsibility for Major Attack in Afghan Capital
The hourslong raid, which killed eight people, targeted a top military official’s home near Kabul’s fortified green zone.
Key Afghan City in Danger of Falling to the Taliban
Government reinforcements arrived Saturday in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province, but people were fleeing their homes and a hospital in the city had been bombed.
As Fears Grip Afghanistan, Hundreds of Thousands Flee
With the Taliban sweeping across much of the country, at least 30,000 Afghans are leaving each week. Many more have been displaced within Afghanistan’s borders.
Body of Reuters Photographer Was Mutilated in Taliban Custody, Officials Say
The body of Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize winner killed in Afghanistan, was unrecognizable when it was brought to a Kandahar hospital, one official said.
Afghanistan Flood Kills 80
The casualty toll from the flood in a Taliban-controlled district in Nuristan Province was expected to rise beyond the 80 confirmed deaths as the search for victims continues.
These Herders Lived in Peaceful Isolation. Now, War Has Found Them.
Accompanied by their livestock, hundreds tried to flee the Wakhan Corridor, a mountainous region of Afghanistan now threatened by the Taliban. But they were turned back by northern neighbors.
Your Thursday Briefing
Vaccine delays in South Korea.
China Offers the Taliban a Warm Welcome While Urging Peace Talks
Worried about the war in Afghanistan, China has stepped up diplomatic efforts with the government and the group to encourage a political settlement after the U.S. withdrawal.
Biden Takes Two Paths to Wind Down Iraq and Afghan Wars
The differences in how President Biden has handled the wars offer insight not only into America’s strategic interests, but also in how he views the two conflicts.