List of Taliban articles
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Afghan politician and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani (C) talks as his two vice-presidential candidates, former warlord Abdul Rahid Dostum (L), and former justice minister, Sarwar Danish (R), look on during registration for the forthcoming presidential elections at the Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Kabul on October 6, 2013. Afghanistan's presidential election race sparked a last-minute rush of candidates as nominations closed for next April's poll, with former finance minister Ashraf Ghani among the leading names to register. AFP PHOTO/ Massoud HOSSAINI (Photo credit should read MASSOUD HOSSAINI/AFP/Getty Images) The Afghan Vice President Was Just Denied Entry to Afghanistan
It’s the latest sign of a political crisis roiling the country.
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Lindh2 John Walker Lindh, Detainee #001 in the Global War On Terror, Will Go Free In Two Years. What Then?
In leaked correspondence from prison, the ‘American Taliban’ refuses to renounce terrorism, says he wants to move to Ireland.
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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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<> on July 3, 2009 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 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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US soldiers stand guard at the scene of a suicide car bomb attack on a Turkish diplomatic vehicle in front of the Iranian embassy in Kabul on February 26, 2015. A Taliban suicide attack targeting a Turkish diplomatic vehicle killed two people in Kabul, highlighting the fragile security situation as the Afghan government presses for peace talks with the militants.The blast came shortly after 8:00 am (0330 GMT), not far from the Iranian embassy. Police said the dead included a Turkish national and an Afghan passer-by.Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai gave details of the attack and death toll, saying the bomber was driving a Toyota Corolla when he targeted the Turkish vehicle. AFP PHOTO / Wakil KOHSAR (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) 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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In this photograph taken on July 5, 2015, Afghan children who fled from Kot district of the eastern Nangarhar' province, following threats from the Islamic State group to leave their homes, are pictured at their temporary shelter in Jalalabad. Authorities said more than 250 families had moved from Kot district of the eastern province to Jalalabad, with representatives of the displaced families telling AFP that Islamic State fighters had ordered families whose members were working for the government or Afghan National Security Forces to leave their homes. AFP PHOTO / Noorullah Shirzada (Photo credit should read Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images) 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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gettyimages-599549566 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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GettyImages-594887946 Reports: American University Of Afghanistan Under Attack
There are multiple reports of gunfire and explosions at the school.
