World Mar 17 Rescue crews dig bodies from ruins of Kabul hospital hit by airstrike blamed on Pakistan By Abdul Qahar Afghan, Munir Ahmed, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press
World Mar 16 Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes that killed hundreds in Kabul Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, saying the airstrike had killed at least 400 people. It marked a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month and has… By Abdul Qahar Afghan, Munir Ahmed, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press
World Feb 27 Pakistan defense minister says country is in 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan late Thursday, saying it was in retaliation for earlier Pakistani airstrikes. By Munir Ahmed, Abdul Qahar Afghan, Associated Press
World Aug 15 Watch 11:09 Life in Afghanistan remains dire 2 years after collapse of U.S.-backed government Two years ago Tuesday, Taliban fighters poured into Afghanistan's capital and the army melted away and President Ashraf Ghani fled for his life. The country that the U.S. and NATO spent nearly 20 years fighting to build was suddenly controlled… By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Zeba Warsi
World Jan 01 Watch 3:11 News Wrap: Ukraine shoots down dozens of Russian drones attacking Kyiv In our news wrap Sunday, Russia attacked Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv on New Year's Eve with drones and missiles, a bomb exploded near a military checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, at least nine people died in a New Year's stampede…
Jan 01 Bomb blast kills several people at Kabul military checkpoint, Taliban says By Associated Press A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul's military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several” people, a Taliban official said, the first deadly blast of 2023 in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: European Union inflation hits 10 percent, Cubans protest lingering power outage In our news wrap Friday, the war in Ukraine sent natural gas prices and overall inflation soaring across the European Union, rare public protests have broken out in Cuba over lingering power outages from Hurricane Ian and Congress gave final… Continue watching
Sep 30 Suicide bomber targets Kabul education center, killing 19 By Ebrahim Noroozi, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press A Taliban spokesman says a suicide bomber has killed 19 people and wounded 27 at an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital. The bomber hit while hundreds of teenage students inside were taking practice entrance exams… Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 11:57 Afghanistan's former President Ashraf Ghani on the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Last August, the Taliban swept into Kabul after conquering the country at a torrid pace. Afghan security forces did not resist, the American withdrawal was thrown into further chaos, and the Afghan government dissolved in hours. Ashraf Ghani, the country's… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Federal judge considers releasing redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge in Florida says he's inclined to release the affidavit behind the search of former President Trump's estate with redactions, the UN calls for demilitarizing a nuclear plant in Ukraine, the death toll… Continue watching