As the US pulls out, the Afghan war enters a brutal phase
The fight between Afghan government troops and the Taliban is entering a more brutal phase of ground engagements, many ...
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Taliban says security of airports, embassies to be ‘Afghan responsibility’
Foreign forces should hold ‘no hope’ of keeping a military presence in Afghanistan after the US and NATO withdraw ...
US begins shifting Afghan combat operations outside country
The US military has already begun conducting combat operations and surveillance in Afghanistan from outside the country’s borders, Defense ...
As U.S. Withdraws, Afghan Interpreters Fear Being Left Behind
KABUL, Afghanistan — It was an offhand comment, blurted out in frustration. It may have destroyed Shoaib Walizada’s chances ...
U.S. Weighs Possibility of Airstrikes if Afghan Forces Face Crisis
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is considering seeking authorization to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan security forces if Kabul ...
Afghan government and Taliban negotiators meet in Doha to discuss stalled peace talks
Afghan government and Taliban negotiators met in Qatar’s capital Doha this week to discuss the peace process, the first ...
Taliban kills ten mine-clearing workers: Afghan officials
The Taliban shot dead at least 10 mine-clearing workers in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, the interior ministry ...
Taliban demands ‘remorse’ from fearful Afghan interpreters
The Taliban said Monday that Afghans who worked with foreign forces in the past have nothing to fear once ...
Taliban demand ‘remorse’ from fearful Afghan interpreters
KABUL: The Taliban said Monday that Afghans who worked with foreign forces in the past had nothing to fear ...
Afghan schoolgirl determined to return to school after deadly blast
Teenager Fatima Noori and her fellow pupils hug and pray as they gather in their Kabul classroom, just weeks ...