Twenty percent of the staff at one hospital is quarantined, but doors remain open as the war wounded are brought in.
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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.
Afghan War Casualty Report: April 2020
At least 75 pro-government forces and 12 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.
‘I Didn’t Know Whether to Mourn or to Celebrate’: An Afghan Reporter’s Girlhood Education
As a U.S. peace deal with the Taliban unfolds, a Times journalist recalls how a visit to one of Afghanistan’s most progressive rural schools triggered a bittersweet flashback to her own childhood dreams.
Taliban Attack Afghanistan Amid Growing Coronavirus Threat
Insurgents launched major assaults as preparations continued for a prisoner exchange and as diplomats worked to revive the peace plan.
For Afghanistan Already on Brink, U.S. Aid Cut Is a Big Shove
The billion-dollar aid cut, accompanied by a stinging American rebuke, came as the country was already grappling with multiple crises.
Pompeo Cuts $1 Billion in Afghan Aid as 2 Leaders Reject Push for Unity
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo failed to persuade rival Afghan leaders to support a unified government, which American diplomats consider crucial to preventing peace negotiations from falling apart.