At least 28 pro-government forces and 33 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.
Tag: Taliban
How the Taliban Outlasted a Superpower in Afghanistan: Tenacity and Carnage
The Taliban stand on the brink of realizing their most fervent desire: U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan. They have given up little of their extremist ideology to do it.
Afghan Sides Agree to Rare Cease-Fire During Eid al-Fitr
President Ashraf Ghani welcomed the Taliban’s announcement of a three-day cessation of violence after months of intensifying attacks.
Clinic Bombed as Afghan Forces Fend Off Taliban Attack on Kunduz
Airstrikes destroyed much of a health center after the militants again attacked the northern city, which they have repeatedly overrun.
Afghan Rivals Sign Power-Sharing Deal as Political Crisis Subsides
President Ashraf Ghani gave Abdullah Abdullah the leading role in seeking peace with the Taliban and the ability to name half the cabinet.
U.S. Urges Afghanistan to Stay the Course With Peace Deal as Violence Resurges
The chief American negotiator is scrambling to keep a tentative peace deal intact as violence inflames tensions between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
Born Into Carnage, 18 Afghan Babies Face an Uncertain Fate
A day after gunmen stormed a maternity ward and slaughtered new mothers at random, the authorities struggled to reconnect their children with families.
A Rocket Attack. Two Narratives. This Is What Happened.
Nine Americans were injured last October in an attack by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan. The U.S. military said there were no casualties.
This Afghan General Fought the Taliban for Years. Now He Has Joined Them.
Another influential family was split by the war when a retired province police chief defected to the insurgency. His son remains deputy governor.
Afghan War Casualty Report: May 2020
At least 42 pro-government forces and four civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.