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Taliban says it controls 85 percent of Afghan territory

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 07:14 PM

The Taliban said Friday it now controls 85 percent of Afghanistan's territory as the militants mount an offensive amid a US military withdrawal, though the group's claims cannot be independently verified.   Read more »

Taliban say 'Islamic system' only way to Afghan peace, women's rights

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 07:09 PM

The Taliban said Sunday they remain committed to peace talks but insisted that a "genuine Islamic system" in Afghanistan was the only way to end the war and ensure rights -- including for women. Read more »

Outcry as US lawmaker equates America with Hamas, Taliban

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 11:58 PM

WASHINGTON — Pressure mounted Thursday on US congresswoman Ilhan Omar as a Jewish group of fellow Democratic lawmakers called on her to clarify her remarks about "unthinkable atrocities" committed by the United States, Hamas and the Taliban. Read more »

Biden to announce US pullout from Afghanistan; peace remains elusive

Phil Stewart and Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 10:08 PM

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's planned announcement on Wednesday of a complete US withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 aims to close the book on America's longest war even as critics warn that peace is not assured after two decades of fighting.   Read more »

3 killed, 11 wounded in bombing of Afghan government bus in Kabul

Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 02:39 PM

The bombing comes on the day the Afghan government, Taliban and key countries, including the United States and Russia, gather in Moscow to push for a reduction in violence to propel the Afghan peace process forward. Read more »

Gunmen assassinate two Afghan women judges in Kabul ambush

Emal Haidary and Mushtaq Mojaddidi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 03:09 PM

The attack on the judges happened as they were driving to their office in a court vehicle, said Ahmad Fahim Qaweem, a spokesman for the Supreme Court. Read more »

Afghan youth fear Taliban return will roll back Kandahar's progress

Elise Blanchard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 31 02:35 PM

Once the epicenter of the Taliban's iron-fisted Islamist government, Kandahar city in Afghanistan's restive south is slowly transforming into a vibrant urban center dotted with bustling cafes, co-ed universities -- and even a women's gym. Read more »

Russia secretly offered Afghan militants bounties to kill troops, US intelligence says

Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 27 05:54 AM

American intelligence officials have concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition forces in Afghanistan — including targeting American troops — amid the peace talks to end the long-running war there, according to officials briefed on the matter. Read more »

8 years after shooting, Nobel-winner Malala graduates

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 20 04:31 AM

Nobel Prize-winning activist Malala Yousafzai, who moved to Britain after being shot for campaigning for girls' education in Pakistan, described her joy Friday at graduating from Oxford University. Read more »

Truck bomb in eastern Afghan city kills five, Taliban claim responsibility

Ahmad Sultan and Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Reuters
Posted at May 14 03:02 PM

JALALABAD/KABUL - A truck packed with explosives blew up near a court in the eastern Afghan city of Gardez on Thursday, killing at least five people in an attack claimed by Taliban insurgents. Read more »

Suicide bomber kills, wounds scores in Afghanistan at funeral for policeman

Reuters
Posted at May 12 06:08 PM

KABUL - A suicide bomber in eastern Afghanistan killed and wounded at least 50 men on Tuesday in an attack on the funeral of a police commander attended by government officials and a member of parliament, officials said. Read more »

Peace, but not at our cost: Afghan women fear Taliban return

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 01 05:25 PM

Across the country, women remain wary of the insurgents, desperate to see an end to the violence, but fearful of paying a heavy price. Read more »

US, Taliban sign historic deal on Afghanistan's future

Gregory Walton, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 29 10:37 PM

The agreement is expected to lead to a dialogue between the Taliban and the Kabul government that, if successful, could ultimately see an end to the 18-year conflict. Read more »

More than 10,000 civilian casualties in Afghanistan war in 2019: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 05:18 PM

More than 10,000 civilians were killed or wounded in Afghanistan's war last year, the United Nations announced Saturday, as a historic partial truce kicked in across the country. Read more »

US bombing of Afghanistan hits 10-year high

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 05:04 PM

In 2019 alone, the US dropped 7,423 separate munitions on targets in Afghanistan, where the US has been enmeshed in fighting several militant groups since it invaded the country following the September 11, 2001 attacks. Read more »

Afghan war caused 100,000 civilian casualties in last decade: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 26 11:03 PM

Earlier this year, the UN reported that an "unprecedented" number of civilians had been killed or wounded in Afghanistan from July 1 to September 30 this year, saying there had been 1,174 deaths and 3,139 injuries in that period. Read more »

Roadside bomb blast kills 10 civilians in eastern Afghanistan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 09:46 PM

The explosion happened in the volatile district of Jaghatu in Ghazni province after the US and Taliban paused ongoing talks on Thursday. Read more »

At least 12, including children, killed in car bomb blast in Afghanistan

Emal Haidary, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 01:19 AM

A source at the interior ministry said the blast was detonated by a suicide bomber in the vehicle. Read more »

Taliban landmine kills 9 children in Afghanistan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 10:40 PM

A landmine explosion killed nine children in northeastern Afghanistan on Saturday, an official said, amid an increase in civilian casualties in the long-running and brutal war.  Read more »

Afghans search for bodies after at least 69 killed in mosque explosions

Reuters
Posted at Oct 19 07:34 PM

Sohrab Qaderi, a member of Nangarhar's provincial council, said the mosque, with a capacity of more than 150 worshippers at a time, was full of people when the bombs exploded. Read more »