At least 88 pro-government forces and 13 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.
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I.C.C. Allows Afghanistan War Crimes Inquiry to Proceed, Angering U.S.
The decision by the International Criminal Court is the first time the prosecutor has been authorized to investigate U.S. forces.
After Tours in Afghanistan, U.S. Veterans Weigh Peace With the Taliban
The peace agreement has left American veterans with mixed feelings — relief that U.S. forces are coming home and uncertainty about what the deal means for the Afghan people.
Taliban Ramp Up Attacks on Afghans After Trump Says ‘No Violence’
Deadly assaults against Afghan forces have increased since the U.S. and Taliban signed a deal to end their war. Afghans worry about the ambiguity of the Taliban’s promises.
Trump Speaks With a Taliban Leader
The direct contact between an American president and a top Taliban official would once have been unthinkable, showing President Trump’s drive to make a peace deal stick.
U.S. Announces Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan as Respite From Violence Ends
Renewed attacks on Afghan forces over the weekend underscored the difficulties of enforcing a peace agreement — and understanding what was happening on the ground.
At Center of Taliban Deal, a U.S. Envoy Who Made It Personal
Zalmay Khalilzad, the Afghan-born veteran American diplomat, earned the trust of the militants, if not of Afghan officials.
Afghanistan War Enters New Stage as U.S. Military Prepares to Exit
The deal signed on Saturday could have the United States conducting strikes to aid old enemies like the Taliban — or lead to a complete withdrawal from the country.
Afghan Peace Plan Faces Its First Roadblock: Releasing Taliban Prisoners
Afghanistan’s president said he had not agreed to release up to 5,000 prisoners, as a deal between the United States and the Taliban appears to require.
After 18 Years, Is This Afghan Peace, or Just a Way Out?
Afghanistan has gone from being the “good war” that the United States must win to the longstanding burden that, like the British, the Soviets and a series of others, it now seeks to unload.