Afghanistan
Dozens killed as gunmen attack Afghan political rally
Middle East
March 7, 2020
Dozens killed as gunmen attack Afghan political rally
Dozens of people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a political rally in Kabul on Friday, the deadliest assault…
Attack in Kabul kills at least 27 people, wounds dozens
Middle East
March 6, 2020
Attack in Kabul kills at least 27 people, wounds dozens
KABUL (Reuters) — Gunmen attacked a ceremony in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 27 people in the first major…
International court approves Afghanistan investigation
World
March 5, 2020
International court approves Afghanistan investigation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court gave the green light Thursday for prosecutors to…
U.S. carries out first airstrike on Taliban since Doha deal
Middle East
March 4, 2020
U.S. carries out first airstrike on Taliban since Doha deal
KABUL (Reuters) — The United States conducted an airstrike on Wednesday against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, a…
Trump, Taliban political chief speak as Afghan violence rises
Middle East
March 4, 2020
Trump, Taliban political chief speak as Afghan violence rises
US President Donald Trump made the surprise announcement Tuesday that he’d had a “very good” talk with the Taliban political…
Taliban end partial truce as Afghan violence resumes
Middle East
March 3, 2020
Taliban end partial truce as Afghan violence resumes
The Taliban called an abrupt end to a partial truce on Monday, just two days after signing a deal with…
Voice of the unknown woman: Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat
Middle East
March 2, 2020
Voice of the unknown woman: Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat
For a generation, Roya Sadat has been a voice for Afghan women in one of the world’s worst places to…
Tough talks ahead as Afghan president objects to Taliban prisoner swap
Middle East
March 2, 2020
Tough talks ahead as Afghan president objects to Taliban prisoner swap
Afghanistan’s weakened government protested on Sunday a key component of a deal between the US and the Taliban, setting the…
Afghan partial truce to continue with ‘full ceasefire’ goal: Ghani
Middle East
March 1, 2020
Afghan partial truce to continue with ‘full ceasefire’ goal: Ghani
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Sunday that a seven-day partial truce would continue, but he rejected a key component of…
US, Taliban sign deal to pull foreign forces from Afghanistan
Middle East
March 1, 2020
US, Taliban sign deal to pull foreign forces from Afghanistan
After nearly two decades of conflict that has ravaged Afghanistan’s impoverished population, the United States and the Taliban signed an…