The chief American negotiator is scrambling to keep a tentative peace deal intact as violence inflames tensions between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
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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.
‘Hospital Needs to Be Quarantined,’ but Works On in Country at War
Twenty percent of the staff at one hospital is quarantined, but doors remain open as the war wounded are brought in.
Taliban Ramp Up Attacks Even as Coronavirus Spreads in Afghanistan
With peace negotiations apparently stuck, the insurgents are killing dozens of Afghan government forces every day.
To Save Afghan Peace Deal, U.S. May Scale Back C.I.A. Presence
Including the C.I.A.’s presence in negotiations with the Taliban is Washington’s latest effort to use what bargaining chips it has left to advance the peace plan.
In Kabul’s Heart, Soviet Towers Harbor Decades of Tales
The Macroyan Kohna apartment district, built by the Soviets a half-century ago, still flourishes despite many eras of trauma.
Afghan Prisoner Swap Hits Wall as Taliban Pull Out of Talks
Discussions with insurgents in Kabul unraveled as Afghan officials refused to include senior Taliban commanders in the first batch of prisoners to be released.