Afghan-Breaking News

The statement, which has not been confirmed by the Pentagon, rejects Taliban claims that their leader, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, was not in the area.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Feature: Doctors With Enemies: Did Afghan Forces Target the M.S.F. Hospital?

The U.S. government’s report has ruled it an accident. But mounting evidence suggests that Afghans’ mistrust for the nonprofit medical group might have set the tragedy in motion.

Friday, April 29, 2016

Don’t Abandon America’s Afghan Helpers

Thousands of Afghan interpreters who have applied for resettlement in the United States could be left in the lurch if a defense bill is not amended.

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Once a Bright Spot, Afghan Telecoms Face Unsustainable Losses

Cellphone providers challenged by the loss of potential customers and hurt by new taxes are trying to expand services and bring more Afghans online.

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Afghan Spy Chief Quits After Denouncing Talks With Pakistan

Rahmatullah Nabil, a favorite of American officials, criticized President Ashraf Ghani’s trip to Islamabad in a scathing message on Facebook before resigning.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Protesters storm Afghan palace after ISIS beheadings

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Afghan woman stoned to death over adultery accusation

Saturday, October 24, 2015

General Named to Investigate U.S. Attack on Afghan Hospital

The death toll in the bombing raid on a Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Kunduz has risen again, and civilian casualties have been confirmed.

Friday, October 16, 2015

Failing Afghan economy helping Taliban return to power

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Afghan Family Remembers a Loving Son Killed in Airstrike on Kunduz Hospital

Najibullah Momand, who worked as a janitor at the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, was one of at least a dozen staff members who died in the recent attacks on the hospital.