Afghanistan
Police arrested a 15-year-old accused of killing a former Afghan interpreter for U.S. special forces who was working in D.C. as a ride-share driver. After leaving Afghanistan, 31-year-old Nasrat Ahmadyar, a husband and father of four, settled in Northern Virginia. He was shot just after midnight July 3 while driving to make up for being […]
KAMPALA, Uganda — Thousands of Ugandans who guarded U.S. government buildings in war zones are preparing to sue their former employers who they claim failed to pay their agreed wages and cover medical bills, leaving many badly injured and mired in debt. The workers guarded institutions and military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan in the […]
Video Duration 24 minutes 07 seconds 24:07 The Bottom Line Rep. Seth Moulton says Israel is heading to a ‘Forever War’ by focusing on military solutions to political problems. Read more In Afghanistan, United States General Stanley McChrystal referred to “insurgent math” to explain how every civilian killed by US forces led to 10 new […]
Mina Bakhshi (left) has been living in Raleigh, N.C., since 2021. She was evacuated from Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of her country. Bakhshi, an avid climber, is shown here with her mentor and fellow climber, Anne McLaughlin. Kate Medley for NPR hide caption toggle caption Kate Medley for NPR Mina Bakhshi (left) has been […]
Unknown armed men shot dead a religious scholar who served as a prayer leader at a local mosque in Afghanistan’s eastern Kapisa Province, said a statement of the provincial police headquarters on Saturday. Unknown gunmen opened fire on prayer leader Qari Ghulam Faroq in the Khamroba Salfi area of Hesa-do-Kohistan district on Friday morning, killing […]
People march on the occasion of the first anniversary of the U.S. forces’ withdrawal, in Jalalabad, capital city of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2022. (Photo by Xinhua/Aimal Zahir)
Khalilzad, 72, said in an interview that he’s doing what any person of his stature would do at this stage of life. He’s had a long, varied U.S. diplomatic career, and he still wants to earn a consulting paycheck. But he’s also an archetype of the Washington creature who thrives on attention and influence, one […]
Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images Afghan burqa-clad women sit in front of a beauty salon with images of women defaced using spray paint in Jalalabad on December 13, 2021. CNN — Beauty salons in Afghanistan have been given one month to close as the country’s Taliban . . .
WASHINGTON — The State Department failed to do enough planning before the collapse of the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan, according to a Biden administration review of the department’s performance during the chaotic evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies. The review repeatedly blames the administrations of both former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden for […]
CNN — The US State Department on Friday released its long-awaited Afghanistan After Action Review report, which outlines damning findings and criticizes both the Trump and Biden administrations for decisions that led to the deadly and chaotic US withdrawal . . .