At least 42 pro-government forces and 41 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan in August.
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More U.S. Troops Will Leave Afghanistan Before the Election, Trump Says
The president’s assertion undercuts diplomats who have said withdrawals will depend on the Taliban’s commitment to its peace deal with the United States.
29 Dead After ISIS Attack on Afghan Prison
The 20-hour gun battle left officials scrambling to recapture hundreds of prisoners, including many from the Islamic State and the Taliban.
Militants Attack Afghan Prison as Brief Cease-Fire Expires
The Islamic State reportedly took responsibility for an assault at a time when releasing insurgents from prisons has become a major issue in the Afghan peace process.
In Afghanistan, a Rarely Seen Anti-Tank Weapon Destroys a Helicopter
Another Afghan helicopter was hit in January by an anti-tank guided missile in southern Afghanistan, in a swath of territory long contested by the Taliban.
Trump Did Not Ask Putin About Russia’s Bounties on U.S. Troops
Amid no new signs of investigative developments, the president also said for the first time that he would have acted had he known about an earlier C.I.A. assessment.
Taliban Announce Brief Cease-Fire, as Afghan Peace Talks Look Imminent
The developments could inject new optimism into a peace process that had been floundering over disagreements and insurgent attacks.
Taliban Executes Female Prison Guard, and U.N. Raises Concern Over Afghan Violence
The guard was abducted while traveling to her home village and later killed. The United Nations says civilians continue to bear the brunt of the Afghan conflict.
In Afghan Attacks, Facts Are Murky. But It’s Clear Deaths Are Piling Up.
With peace talks stalled, the details of intensifying strikes across the country, and their toll on civilians, are increasingly hard to pin down. But there’s one certainty: Afghans are dying.
A Girl’s Heroic Battle Against the Taliban Was Also a Family Feud
A teenage Afghan girl was celebrated for killing Taliban who attacked her home. But the story of her heroism is steeped in pain, and reveals the complicated crosscurrents of the Afghan War.