The insurgents have opened an offensive against the capital of Helmand Province even as their negotiators remain at the table in Qatar.
Tag: Taliban
In Former Taliban Stronghold, Defiant Women Hit the Gym
A women’s health club in Kandahar challenges conservative Afghan traditions that vilify exercise for women. Many work out secretly.
Trump’s Campaign Talk of Troop Withdrawals Doesn’t Match Military Reality
President Trump has brought home few American combat troops over all even as his pressure campaign against Iran risks a new Middle East conflict.
Afghan War Casualty Report: October 2020
At least 58 pro-government forces and 37 civilians have been killed in October so far.
U.S. Seeks to Draw Down Its Troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 by Early 2021
President Trump suggested a timeline as early as Christmas, prompting confusion among administration officials.
At Afghan Peace Talks, Hoping to End Their Fathers’ War
The children of the war against the Soviets carry legacies of loss and determination — and their own generation’s crimes — as they meet to try to break a cycle of devastation.
Data Shows Fewer Afghan Women Than Men Get Covid. That’s Bad News.
The number of women reported to have tested positive for the virus is so far below the male average that experts believe it is likely the result of gender inequalities that shut women out of the health care system.
In Proud Corners of Afghanistan, New Calls for Autonomy
In Panjshir, one of the last holdout regions against the Soviets and the Taliban, some would prefer to go their own way rather than support a government negotiating peace with the insurgency.
Her Study Center Was Bombed. She Still Topped Afghanistan’s National University Exam.
Shamsea Alizada’s story of persistence is a reminder of advances in girls’ education in Afghanistan — and their vulnerability as the government negotiates with the Taliban.
Her Tutoring Center Was Bombed. She Still Topped Afghanistan’s National University Exam.
Shamsea Alizada’s story of persistence is a reminder of the fragility of girls’ education in Afghanistan as the government negotiates with the Taliban.