Dec 14 Watch 10:15 Taliban seeks to share power in Afghanistan’s government, but will ethnic groups approve? By Jane Ferguson As the Trump administration considers withdrawing the last remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan, President Trump this month restarted peace talks with the Taliban. But while the White House tries to get the Taliban to share power in Afghanistan's government, securing… Continue watching
Dec 14 Insider attack kills 9 Afghan militia, officials say By Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press At least one member of an Afghan militia opened fire on his fellow militiamen early Saturday, killing nine, in what the country’s interior ministry called an insider attack, an Afghan official said. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 10:45 As Taliban peace talks resume, what’s at stake for Afghan women? By Jane Ferguson During his surprise Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan, President Trump announced he had restarted talks with the Taliban. The ability of the conflict-wracked nation to achieve peace is at stake -- but so is progress for women, who could not work,… Continue watching
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 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 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
Oct 22 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Canada’s Trudeau wins 2nd term but loses majority In our news wrap Tuesday, Canadian voters delivered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a second term in office but not a majority in Parliament. Trudeau vowed in his acceptance speech to “work every single day” even for those who did not… Continue watching