US-Taliban deal
Afghan peace pact in chaos as presidential rivals squabble
Middle East
March 9, 2020
Afghan peace pact in chaos as presidential rivals squabble
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Squabbling Afghan presidential rivals threatened to both declare themselves president in dueling inauguration ceremonies Monday, throwing…
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…
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…
Afghans view US-Taliban deal with well-earned skepticism
Middle East
February 28, 2020
Afghans view US-Taliban deal with well-earned skepticism
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Many Afghans view Saturday’s expected signing of a U.S.-Taliban peace deal with a heavy dose of…
Taliban, Afghan forces clash on first day of violence reduction period
Middle East
February 22, 2020
Taliban, Afghan forces clash on first day of violence reduction period
KABUL (Reuters) — Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces clashed in parts of Afghanistan on Saturday, a day after a…
Afghanistan’s women pioneers fearful as US-Taliban deal looms
Middle East
September 7, 2019
Afghanistan’s women pioneers fearful as US-Taliban deal looms
The historic deal between the US and the Taliban leaves unresolved the fate of Afghan women, whose fragile gains could…