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...
Afghan government seeks to end ongoing war, violence
Afghan presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi on Monday said the Afghan government intends to put an end to the longstanding war and violence in the country...
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...
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...
With Delay in Afghan Peace Talks, a Creeping Sense of ‘Siege’ Around Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan — Mornings in the city begin with “sticky bombs,” explosives slapped onto vehicles that go up in flames. With night comes the dread...
Afghanistan to Investigate Video Showing Forces Mutilating Taliban Corpses
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s defense ministry said it was investigating a video circulating on social media Thursday that showed men in Afghan army uniform mutilating...
Pompeo Says He and Military Warned Russia on Bounties for Killing U.S. Troops
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he warned Russia against offering bounties for killing American and coalition troops in Afghanistan, even as President...