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Chaotic week after US-Taliban deal leaves Afghans’ fate unclear
World
March 8, 2020
Chaotic week after US-Taliban deal leaves Afghans’ fate unclear
A US-Taliban deal that was supposed to kickstart peace talks between the insurgents and the Kabul government is looking flimsier…
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…
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…
Afghanistan deal is political boost for Trump but pullout could take years
Middle East
February 29, 2020
Afghanistan deal is political boost for Trump but pullout could take years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s quest for a second term received a boost on Saturday from the deal with…