Afghanistan • Page 22 of 56

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21 December

Damaged cars at the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, December 20, 2020

Nine Killed in Kabul Car Bomb Targeting Afghan MP

A car bomb targeting an Afghan lawmaker killed nine people and wounded more than a dozen in Kabul on Sunday, officials said, the latest attack to rock the capital.

18 December

Asia Pacific

An Afghan National Army special forces soldier, right, talks with a potential Afghan Local Police candidate in Helmand province, Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

At Least 15 Children Killed in East Afghanistan Bomb Blast

A motorbike loaded with explosives blew up in east Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people at a religious ceremony, officials said.

17 December

Americas

Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Millley at the White House on April 1, 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

US General Milley Meets Taliban, Afghan Leader Ahead of Pullout

The top US military officer met separately this week with the Taliban and Afghanistan's president to push for a negotiated solution as the United States pulls out, the Pentagon said Thursday.

16 December

Terrorism

Taliban fighters patrol an area in rural Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Kill 13 Afghan Policemen in Checkpoint Attacks

At least 13 Afghan policemen were killed when Taliban militants attacked two checkpoints overnight in the north of the country, officials said Wednesday.

15 December

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Bomb Kills Deputy Governor in Afghan Capital

A deputy governor of Kabul province and his aide were killed by a bomb in the Afghan capital, the latest in a wave of targeted killings in the country.

14 December

Commentary

Members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement march during a military parade in Gaza City on October 4, 2018

Joel Hodge

Understanding the Brutality and Resilience of Militant Jihadism

In jihadists' eyes, their indiscriminate violence or terrorism is a necessary means to total victory against monstrous enemies.

14 December

Asia Pacific

Taliban militants celebrating the agreement signed with the US

Staff Writer With AFP

Scores of Taliban Militants Killed as Fighting Rocks Insurgent Bastion

Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in fierce overnight fighting between Afghan forces and militants who attacked multiple checkpoints in the insurgent bastion of Kandahar, officials said Sunday.

8 December

Commentary

Army Staff Sgt. Jason N. Bobo watches as a CH-47 Chinook prepares to land to provide transport for US and Afghan soldiers after a key leader engagement in southeastern Afghanistan, December 29, 2019

Ryan Salzman

Trump’s Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan Undermines His Own Peace Deal

A hasty US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan rewards the Taliban for conditions they have not met and leaves al-Qaeda in a position ripe to reap the benefits.

8 December

Africa