Nov 28 Watch 4:13 During surprise trip to Afghanistan, Trump says he’s restarted talks with Taliban President Trump spent part of this Thanksgiving in Afghanistan, making a surprise visit to Bagram Airfield north of Kabul, where he shared a traditional holiday dinner with U.S. troops and met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Trump also said he… Continue watching
Nov 28 WATCH: Trump says U.S. has resumed peace talks with Taliban By Associated Press In a surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Taliban have been engaged in ongoing peace talks and he thinks the Taliban want to make a deal. Continue reading
Nov 28 WATCH: Trump makes surprise visit to Afghanistan on Thanksgiving By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump arrived at Bagram Air Field shortly after 8:30 p.m. local time and spent more than two-and-a-half hours on the ground. Continue reading
Nov 26 WATCH: Pompeo confirms U.S. citizen killed in Afghanistan attack By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Anil Raj, a civilian aid worker from San Francisco, was killed in a weekend attack on a U.N. vehicle in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: House approves temporary federal spending bill to avert shutdown In our news wrap Tuesday, the House approved a short-term spending bill to prevent a government shutdown. The deal funds federal agencies through December 20th and is on track to be passed by the Senate. Also, Amnesty International says it… Continue watching
Nov 19 U.S. and Australian hostages freed by Taliban in prisoner swap By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The hostages — American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks — were released in an area of southern Afghanistan heavily controlled by the Taliban, ending more than three years of captivity. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 11:34 In Afghanistan, fighting the Taliban increasingly involves covert operations By Jane Ferguson The U.S. has been fighting in Afghanistan since shortly after 9/11, ousting the Taliban and their harsh interpretation of Islam from power that fall. But the insurgent group as which it reformed has plagued Afghanistan with violence ever since. Now,… Continue watching
Nov 12 3 Taliban released in effort to free American and Australian By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Afghan President Ashraf Ghanis aid the "conditional release" was a very hard decision and aims to get insurgents to free an American and an Australian professor they abducted in 2016 and have held captive for over three years. Continue reading
Nov 02 AP Fact Check: Trump puffs up Islamic State raid and more By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press In recent days, President Trump related details from Syria that the Pentagon and diplomats contradicted, when the stock market went up he took credit, and when it went down he blamed the impeachment inquiry despite scant evidence the market cares. Continue reading
Oct 19 Afghan village buries its dead after mosque bombing kills 66 By Associated Press Hundreds of villagers attended the funerals held Saturday in eastern Afghanistan for the victims of a deadly bomb that killed 66 people during prayers at a local mosque. Continue reading