List of Taliban articles
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Afghan security forces personnel are seen at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul on May 31, 2017. At least 40 people were killed or wounded on May 31 as a massive blast ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter, shattering the morning rush hour and bringing carnage to the streets of the Afghan capital. / AFP PHOTO / SHAH MARAI (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images) The New, Old War in Afghanistan
Sixteen years into a war Washington refuses to walk away from, a new strategy, led by the Pentagon, is about to start the effort anew.
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An Afghan security force member stands at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul on May 31, 2017. At least 40 people were killed or wounded on May 31 as a massive blast ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter, shattering the morning rush hour and bringing carnage to the streets of the Afghan capital. / AFP PHOTO / SHAH MARAI (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images) Afghanistan Blames Pakistan for Planning Deadly Kabul Attack
Afghan intelligence services admit they knew an attack was coming, but blame the government next door for organizing it.
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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 02: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while standing with the U.S. Air Force Falcons football team before presenting them with the Commander-in-Chief trophy, in the Rose Garden at the White House, on May 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) What’s the Point of Donald Trump’s Afghan Surge?
And four other questions the President's team needs to answer before expanding America’s longest war.
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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - APRIL 24: U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (R) and U.S. Army General John Nicholson (L), commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, hold a news conference at Resolute Support headquarters April 24, 2017 in in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mattis is on a regional tour of the Middle East. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst - Pool/Getty Images) Washington Scrambles to Shore Up Faltering Afghan War Effort
Trump heading to Brussels to ask European allies to do more, everywhere, but he might get the cold shoulder
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<> on September 23, 2010 in Marja, Afghanistan. ‘Mission Accomplished’ Will Never Come in Afghanistan
Will the Trump administration put American interests first, or the president’s own obsession with "winning"?
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afghan crop ISIS Fighters Disguised As Doctors Attack Kabul Hospital, Kill Dozens
A top U.S. military commander called the attack 'an unspeakable crime.'
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<> on October 23, 2013 in Washington, DC. Pakistan Is the Crisis Flying Under the Radar
Why the Trump administration needs a plan for Pakistan, now.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Exclusive: International Criminal Court Poised to Open Investigation into War Crimes in Afghanistan
The investigation could expose U.S. personnel to international justice inquiry for the first time.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Americans Killed by Afghan Army Gunman in Kabul
The attack is the first of its kind in over a year, but comes amid a Taliban offensive.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 From the Taliban Frying Pan to the Islamic State Fire
In Afghanistan, survivors from Islamic State-controlled regions speak of a cruel new regime that makes the Taliban look permissive by comparison.
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First Helmand, Then Afghanistan
A trip through the country’s beleaguered south reveals demoralized soldiers, corrupt local officials, and sweeping Taliban gains in previously peaceful towns. How did Obama’s “good war” go so wrong?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watchdog: United States Made Corruption in Afghanistan ‘Pervasive and Entrenched’
Billions of dollar the U.S. sent to Afghanistan made it a much more corrupt place.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Reports: American University Of Afghanistan Under Attack
There are multiple reports of gunfire and explosions at the school.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can Cartoons Save Pakistan’s Children From Jihad?
A bold movement of progressive publishers and artists is bringing new comic book heroes to Pakistan’s at-risk children.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Slows Withdrawal From a War He Pledged to End
With the Taliban on the move, the president opts to keep more U.S. troops in Afghanistan, extending America’s longest war.
