Afghanistan

Taliban kill 22 Afghan forces in attack on checkpoints
Middle East

Taliban kill 22 Afghan forces in attack on checkpoints

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An overnight Taliban assault on checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed 22 troops, after some 100 Afghan…
Resist, forgive, submit? Afghan youth on hopes for peace
Middle East

Resist, forgive, submit? Afghan youth on hopes for peace

Sitting in his male beauty shop, 25-year-old Zabihullah longs for peace in Afghanistan — but not one that would see…
Defying threats, Afghan singer Aryana comes home for women
Society

Defying threats, Afghan singer Aryana comes home for women

KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Each time Aryana Sayeed, one of Afghanistan’s most famous singers, returns to the country of her…
U.S., Taliban talks end for now with no Afghan peace deal
Middle East

U.S., Taliban talks end for now with no Afghan peace deal

DOHA (Reuters) – U.S. and Taliban negotiators wrapped up their longest round of peace talks on Tuesday with progress made…
Taliban leader Omar lived next to US Afghan base: biography
Middle East

Taliban leader Omar lived next to US Afghan base: biography

Taliban founder Mullah Omar lived within walking distance of US bases in Afghanistan for years, according to a new book…
Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17
Middle East

Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants in Afghanistan set off a suicide blast on Wednesday morning and stormed a construction company…
Egypt’s Planning minister discusses administrative reform with Afghani Ambassador
Egypt

Egypt’s Planning minister discusses administrative reform with Afghani Ambassador

Minister of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform Hala al-Saed met Afghanistan’s ambassador to Egypt Mohammed Moheq on Friday to discussing…
At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack on US-Afghan base
Middle East

At least 23 Afghan security forces killed in Taliban attack on US-Afghan base

At least 23 Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack on a joint US-Afghan base in southwestern Afghanistan,…
US offers $1 million reward to find bin Laden son
Middle East

US offers $1 million reward to find bin Laden son

The United States on Thursday offered a $1 million reward for information on a son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama…
Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy
Middle East

Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Senior Taliban leaders, including one of the group’s founders, were to hold another round of talks…
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