Jul 04 Watch 7:07 Educated Afghan women offer economic resilience in the face of climate change and conflict By Beth Murphy Drought is drying up farms across Afghanistan, cracking the earth and threatening the only way of life the majority has ever known. It's in the fields where a new war is being waged between two forces the people can't control:… Continue watching
Jul 01 Suicide bomber targets Sikhs, Hindus in Afghanistan; 12 dead By Associated Press A suicide bomber targeted a group of Sikhs and Hindus on their way to meet Afghanistan’s president in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday, killing at least 12 people. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 25:01 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 17, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, June 17, a policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border draws condemnation, and the surprising source of medical marijuana in Italy. Also, unearthing the unlikely love story of a nurse and… Continue watching
Jun 17 Suicide bomber targets Afghans celebrating truce, killing 18 By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The bomber on Saturday targeted a gathering of Taliban fighters who were celebrating a three-day truce coinciding with the Eid al-Fitr holiday. Continue reading
Jun 09 Taliban announce cease-fire over Eid holiday for 1st time By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The Afghan Taliban announced a three-day cease-fire over the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, a first for the group, following an earlier cease-fire announcement by the government. Continue reading
Jun 08 U.S. says it will intensify counter-IS fight in Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Afghan government's unilateral halt to attacks on the Taliban is giving U.S. counterterrorism forces a chance to intensify combat operations against Islamic State-affiliated extremists in eastern Afghanistan. Continue reading
Jun 07 Afghan president announces holiday cease-fire with Taliban By Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced a weeklong cease-fire with the Taliban to coincide with the holiday marking the end of Ramadan next week. Continue reading
May 06 Bombing at mosque in Afghanistan kills 14, wounds 33 By Associated Press A bomb blast inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan that was being used as a voter registration center killed at least 14 people and wounded 33, officials said. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Pro-government forces attacked in Syria In our news wrap Monday, a group monitoring the Syrian war said an overnight missile strike targeted government military bases in Northern Syria. The group said Israel likely carried out the assault that killed 26 pro-government fighters, including many Iranians. Continue watching
Apr 30 Double suicide bombing in Afghanistan kills 25 people, including 9 journalists By Rahim Faiez, Amir Shah, Associated Press The attack was the latest in a relentless string of deadly large-scale bombings and assaults that have struck Kabul and elsewhere in Afghanistan so far this year. Continue reading