The developments could inject new optimism into a peace process that had been floundering over disagreements and insurgent attacks.
Tag: Taliban
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.
$174 Million Afghan Drone Program Is Riddled With Problems, U.S. Report Says
Overhead surveillance is critical to fighting the Taliban, but the American military’s effort to equip Afghan forces has fallen short, according to an independent watchdog.
How Russia Built a Channel to the Taliban, Once an Enemy
The recent assessment that Russia paid bounties to the insurgents to attack U.S. troops stunned many, but officials said the Kremlin’s outreach began almost a decade ago.
Afghan War Casualty Report: July 2020
At least 49 pro-government forces and 17 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan the past month.
White House Dismisses Reports of Bounties, but Is Silent on Russia
Robert C. O’Brien, the national security adviser, told Fox News that President Trump knew nothing about the reports because the briefer “decided not to” share unverified intelligence with him.
Russia Bounty on Americans: Afghan Acted as Middleman
A small-time businessman became a key middleman for bounties on coalition troops in Afghanistan, U.S. intelligence reports say. Friends saw him grow rich, but didn’t know how.
Trump’s New Russia Problem: Unread Intelligence and Missing Strategy
High-level clearance is not required to see that the list of Russian aggressions in recent weeks rivals some of the worst days of the Cold War.