The Real Reasons We’re Losing the Afghanistan War
The Daily Beast1 day agoAfghanistan recently took a brief holiday from war. At the end of the holy month of Ramadan last week, the Taliban declared a three-day ceasefire. Thousands of Taliban fighters were welcomed ...
The Latest: Afghan Taliban reject cease-fire extension
The Southern Illinoisan7 days agoAfghanistan's Taliban has rejected an extension to a three-day cease-fire coinciding with the Eid al-Fitr holiday. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced a nine-day extension of the ...
Trump's pick to command in Afghanistan says war unlikely to end soon
Stars and Stripes5 days agoWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s choice to lead American and NATO efforts in Afghanistan told lawmakers on Tuesday that a revamped war strategy has made progress but he doesn’t see ...
Animal Planet’s ‘Dodo Heroes’ Highlights US Soldiers Reuniting With Their Afghanistan Dogs (Exclusive Video)
Houston Chronicle2 days agoThe man, who as a Royal Marine used to spend his days saving humans in war-torn Afghanistan, now spends them saving dogs (and cats, and donkeys, and now a horse) there. But Farthing is ...
Analysis: Shootings Complicate Afghanistan Mission
Skanner1 day agoThe decade-long war in Afghanistan has spiraled into a series of U.S. missteps and violent outbreaks that have left few ardent political supporters. After NATO detained a U.S. soldier ...
The US is on pace to bomb Afghanistan more than ever this year, but the nominee to be US commander there 'can't guarantee ... an end date'
Business Insider4 days agoThe 591 weapons released over Afghanistan in May were the most in a month so far this year, according to new statistics released by the Air Force. Overall, the US aircraft conducted 726 ...
US commander warns against leaving Afghanistan too rapidly
News 13 Orlando4 days agoThe battle-hardened Army commander nominated to take over U.S. military operations in Afghanistan warned senators Tuesday that if America leaves the fight too rapidly, there is a risk ...
Death toll from suicide bombing in Afghanistan climbs to 36
Lancaster Online7 days agoThe death toll from a suicide bombing against a gathering of Taliban fighters celebrating a holiday cease-fire in Afghanistan has risen to 36, an official said Sunday. Najibullah Kamawal ...
Afghanistan Cease-Fire Ends
NPR4 days agoRachel Martin talks with Candace Rondeaux, a security analyst for New America, about a recent three-day cease-fire in the war in Afghanistan and what it means for peace talks.
Can the Taliban be trusted to protect Afghanistan’s big bet on a gas pipeline?
Stars and Stripes14 hours agoHERAT, Afghanistan — The Afghan government has completed some of the first steps on a $10 billion natural gas pipeline project so potentially lucrative that the Taliban have promised ...