At least 80 pro-government forces and 47 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
Tag: Taliban
Taliban Open New Front Against Aid Workers While Talking Peace
The group was unusually harsh in its rhetoric toward main target, pointing out U.S. ties, even as peace talks with American envoys continued in Qatar.
Taliban Attack Aid Group Office in Kabul, in Setback to U.S. Peace Talks
Experts said the attack in Kabul, the capital, was a clear signal about the state of the peace talks the United States is holding with the militants in Qatar.
Taliban Kill Unarmed Afghan Police Officers Waiting for Pay
Fighters disguised in police uniforms killed at least 20 Afghan police officers and wounded dozens of other people in a brazen attack on a police headquarters.
‘You Should Be in the Kitchen’: At Afghan Assembly, Women Are Told They Don’t Belong
Female delegates trying to speak on peace with the Taliban were told to sit down and shut up, raising fears that future governments will not protect their rights.
At War: Afghan War Casualty Report: April 26-May 2
At least 48 pro-government forces and 18 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
Taliban and U.S. Start New Round of Talks in Qatar
As fighting intensifies across Afghanistan, American and insurgent envoys — though none from the Afghan government — will discuss a possible troop withdrawal.
U.S. Military Stops Counting How Much of Afghanistan Is Controlled by Taliban
“It’s like turning off the scoreboard,” one American official said of the decision, which eliminates an important public measure of progress in the war.
At War: Afghan War Casualty Report: April 19-25
At least 16 pro-government forces and 15 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
At War: On Sale in Kabul: Mementos of America’s War in Afghanistan, for $2 or Less
Challenge coins are handed out to commemorate American military campaigns. But the trinkets carry different weight when displayed beside tokens from earlier wars that failed.