Officials said that as many as 40 people, including children, may have died during a raid on an insurgent stronghold in the southern province of Helmand.
Tag: Taliban
U.S. Cuts $100 Million in Aid to Afghanistan, Citing Government Corruption
The funding cut was announced a week before Afghanistan holds national elections, and in the wake of failed peace talks with the Taliban.
Dozens of Afghans Killed in a Possible U.S. Drone Strike and a Taliban Bombing
At least 50 Afghan civilians were killed Thursday, some in a drone strike blamed on the United States and others in a Taliban suicide bombing.
Taliban Make Good on Pledge to Strike Afghan Election Campaign
Two attacks including one at a rally for President Ashraf Ghani killed at least 48 people, less than two weeks before the vote. Mr. Ghani was unhurt.
For Afghans Scarred by War, ‘Peace Can’t Bring My Love Back’
We reached some of the victims of the conflict whose stories we have reported over the years to hear their views on a stalled peace deal.
‘Waiting for All of It to End’: A Marine’s Battlefield View of U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan
In February 2010, in the Taliban sanctuary of Marja, we were fighting to let Afghanistan build a democracy. Or something like that.
U.S. Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Just Over a Week After Trump Scraps Peace Talks
The soldier, who was killed while fighting alongside Afghan commandos in Wardak Province, is the 17th American service member to die during combat operations this year.
Fact-Checking Trump’s Statements on Increased Military Strikes in Afghanistan
A survey of military operations seems to indicate that, at best, the president is exaggerating the pace of current operations, even if they have increased in recent weeks.
In Trump’s Taliban Snub, a Shift of Fortune for Afghanistan’s President
Elections in which Ashraf Ghani is seeking re-election had been held hostage to peace talks with the Taliban. Then President Trump pulled the plug on the talks.
A Weekly Report From Afghanistan That Takes a Toll
President Trump has dominated headlines in the U.S. over a canceled Camp David peace summit. In Afghanistan, civilians and security officers keep dying. Our two reporters explain how they keep track.