Nov 16 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: Fighting in Ethiopia escalates again In our news wrap Monday, fighting in Ethiopia has escalated. The capital of the Tigray region was reportedly bombed after firing rockets into neighboring Eritrea -- an ally of Ethiopia. Some 25,000 refugees have fled to Sudan. Also, Hurricane Iota… Continue watching
Nov 03 Afghans mourn victims of horrific university attack by Islamic State By Tameem Akhgar, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press Outside Kabul University, a small group of demonstrators gathered on Tuesday, demanding a cease-fire and urging the government to withdraw from the negotiations with the Taliban until a permanent end to hostilities is declared. Some held signs reading “why are… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 3:42 News Wrap: ISIS attackers kill at least 22 at Kabul University In our news wrap Monday, Islamic State attackers stormed Kabul University, touching off a gun battle that killed at least 22 people. Security officials said three gunmen struck during a book fair; all of them were killed after the hours-long… Continue watching
Oct 24 Big suicide bombing in Kabul kills 18 at education center By Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press The explosion struck outside an education center in a heavily Shiite neighborhood of western Kabul, Dasht-e-Barchi. Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian says that the attacker was trying to enter the center when he was stopped by security guards. Continue reading
Oct 21 Stampede kills 11 Afghans seeking visas to leave country By Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press Afghan officials say at least 11 women were trampled to death when a stampede broke out among thousands of Afghans waiting in a soccer stadium to get visas to leave the country. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 5:04 DOD surprised by Trump’s intent to accelerate U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan In Afghanistan, the Taliban have welcomed an announcement by President Trump that all U.S. troops should leave the country by the end of the year. But there are questions about how that declaration was received by the U.S. military --… Continue watching
Oct 07 3.7 million Afghan children don’t attend school, according to World Bank report By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Nearly half of war-torn Afghanistan's 18,000 schools lack proper buildings and an estimated 3.7 million school-aged children are still out of school, the World Bank says. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 6:51 Amb. Khalilzad on peace negotiations and reducing violence in Afghanistan The government of Afghanistan and the Taliban are in the early stages of negotiations representing the most significant attempt yet to deliver peace. Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. special envoy for Afghan reconciliation, signed an agreement with the Taliban in February… Continue watching
Sep 23 WATCH: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s full speech at U.N. General Assembly By Associated Press Afghanistan's President, Ashraf Ghani, Monday called on all United Nations' members to help him make peace with the Taliban, in a prerecorded video message played on Monday at the UN in New York. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 6:06 Can Afghanistan-Taliban talks end America’s longest war? By Nick Schifrin The United States will soon enter its 20th year of fighting in Afghanistan. Nearly 3,600 American troops have died there, as well as hundreds of thousands of Afghans. But Afghanistan was at war decades before the U.S. invaded after 9/11. Continue watching