Killing of 2 Marines in 2011 Almost Derailed Afghan Peace Talks
KABUL, Afghanistan — He was a young Afghan police officer working alongside American forces in one of the hot spots of the war, with Taliban...
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Violent Attacks Plague Afghanistan as Peace Talks in Doha Slow
DOHA, Qatar — Violence continued unabated across Afghanistan on Saturday, as negotiators from the warring sides remained bogged down by disagreements over a framework for...
To Get to Afghan Talks, Lots of Last-Minute Deals — and Nose Swabs
DOHA, Qatar — Until it happened, few believed that it actually would. To get the Taliban and representatives of the Afghan government into one room...
Afghanistan Peace Talks to Open in Qatar, Seeking End to Decades of War
DOHA, Qatar — The Taliban and the Afghan government are set to begin historic peace talks in Qatar on Saturday, aimed at shaping a power-sharing...
The Other Way Covid Will Kill: Hunger
Long before the pandemic swept into her village in the rugged southeast of Afghanistan, Halima Bibi knew the gnawing fear of hunger. It was an...
Afghan Peace Talks Begin This Week. Here’s What to Know.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government are expected to begin on Saturday in Doha, Qatar, officials announced on Thursday,...
Fighting Patriarchy, and Fearing Worse From the Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan — When Gaisu Yari was 6, she was engaged to the 6-year-old son of a pro-Taliban commander in eastern Afghanistan. After she turned...
Taliban Violated Afghan Deal With Shelling of American Bases, U.S. Officials Say
KABUL, Afghanistan — Rockets launched at a U.S. military base and a joint U.S.-Afghan airfield in southern Afghanistan in recent weeks are believed to have...
President Trump, Don’t Leave My Brother, a Hostage, Behind
LOMBARD, ILL. — When my family and I watched the Republican National Convention last week, we saw six former hostages meeting with President Trump, who...
R.N.C. Skims Over Trump’s ‘Unfinished Business’ in Foreign Policy
WASHINGTON — The Republican National Convention this week has portrayed President Trump as a strong commander in chief facing down enemies and demanding more of...