Politics Oct 25 Former U.S. diplomat who spent decades working on Afghanistan discusses deal with Taliban By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn
World Aug 03 Afghan troops retake prison attacked by Islamic State group; 29 people killed Even as Afghan troops seized the prison in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, some 115 kilometers (70 miles) east of Kabul, IS militants continued to fire on Afghan security forces from a nearby neighborhood. By Associated Press
World Oct 06 Anger grows at civilian deaths by US, Afghan forces Increasing civilian deaths in stepped-up U.S. airstrikes and operations by Afghan forces highlight the conundrum the U.S. military and its Afghan allies face, 18 years into the war: How to hunt down their Islamic State group and Taliban enemies, while… By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press
World Oct 01 Watch News Wrap: Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan-American Patrol in Afghanistan In other news Monday, a suicide bomber drove a motorcycle through the center of a market in the eastern city of Khost in Afghanistan, killing 14 including three Americans. The Associated Press reported that the American death toll in Afghanistan…
World Sep 17 Watch 7:23 As U.S. Plans Military Exit, a Challenge to Reassure, Train Afghans Surge of 'Green on Blue' Attacks Has Great Cost for U.S.