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Surprise Taliban Attack Leads To Days Of Fighting, Hundreds Of Deaths

Afghan volunteers carry an injured woman on a stretcher to a hospital in Ghazni province on Sunday. The Taliban assault on the city of Ghazni has resulted in intense gun battles and hundreds of casualties. Mohammad Anwar Danishyar/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Surprise Taliban Attack Leads To Days Of Fighting, Hundreds Of Deaths

August 13, 2018 • Afghanistan's military was launching a counteroffensive aimed at flushing militants out of the strategically vital city of Ghazni, which was attacked on Friday.

3 Czech NATO Service Members Killed In Afghanistan

August 5, 2018 • Three Czech service members were killed by a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan Sunday, NATO said. In addition, one American service member and two Afghan soldiers were injured.

Afghanistan Update: Government 'Lawless, Weak And Dysfunctional'

Afghan policemen stand guard outside the Imam Zaman Shiite mosque the day after a suicide attack during Friday evening prayers last October. WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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World

Afghanistan Update: Government 'Lawless, Weak And Dysfunctional'

July 31, 2018 • A U.S. government watchdog says the Afghan government "may be going back to 'business as usual' and 'simply checking the box' when it comes to fighting corruption."

Pentagon Identifies U.S. Soldier Killed In 'Apparent Insider Attack' In Afghanistan

July 7, 2018 • A service member from California was killed and two others wounded, NATO said on Saturday. Details of the incident, which the Pentagon says is still under investigation, have not yet been released.

Pentagon Questioned Over Blackout On War Zone Troop Numbers

U.S. service members walk off a helicopter on the runway at Camp Bost in Helmand Province, Afghanistan on September 11, 2017. Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images hide caption

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National Security

Pentagon Questioned Over Blackout On War Zone Troop Numbers

July 3, 2018 • The Pentagon has stopped reporting troop levels for Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria following President Trump's declaration that the U.S. would not talk about troop numbers in Afghanistan.

Pentagon Questioned Over Blackout On War Zone Troop Numbers

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For Next U.S. Commander In Afghanistan, 'This Is About Protecting U.S. Citizens'

Lt. Gen. Austin S. "Scott" Miller, shown here in 2015, a 57-year-old West Point graduate, has spent much of his career with Special Operators, working in the shadows on battlefields that include Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. He most recently was commander of the Joint Special Operations Command, which includes Delta Force and SEAL Team 6. Sgt. 1st Class Michael Noggle/U.S. Army hide caption

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World

For Next U.S. Commander In Afghanistan, 'This Is About Protecting U.S. Citizens'

June 20, 2018 • "I can't guarantee you a timeline or an end date" for the war, Lt. Gen. Austin "Scott" Miller, President Trump's pick to lead U.S. forces in Afghanistan, told a Senate panel on Tuesday.

Afghan President Declares Cease-Fire With Taliban — But How Will Taliban Respond?

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, seen speaking in February in Herat, Afghanistan. Hamed Sarfarazi/AP hide caption

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Afghan President Declares Cease-Fire With Taliban — But How Will Taliban Respond?

June 7, 2018 • The unilateral, temporary cease-fire set to begin next week marks one of Ashraf Ghani's biggest peace overtures yet. But after years of bloodshed, it's unclear if the militant group will reciprocate.

70 Muslim Clerics Issue Fatwa Against Violence And Terrorism

Scholars from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia attended a conference on Friday to discuss stability in Afghanistan. Indonesian President Joko Widodo (center) shakes hands with Qibla Ayaz, chairman of Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology. Dita Alangkara/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

70 Muslim Clerics Issue Fatwa Against Violence And Terrorism

May 11, 2018 • The scholars from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Indonesia met Friday to discuss peace in Afghanistan. They said "violent extremism and terrorism" contradict "the holy principles of Islam."

'No More Hope': Slain Afghan Photographer Covered His Country's Turmoil For 2 Decades

Afghan girls practice taekwondo at Kabul Stadium on International Women's Day in 2004. Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Parallels

'No More Hope': Slain Afghan Photographer Covered His Country's Turmoil For 2 Decades

April 30, 2018 • Shah Marai with Agence France-Presse was among those killed in twin suicide blasts in Kabul. "Life seems to be even more difficult than under the Taliban because of the insecurity," he wrote in 2016.

Watchdog Says Billions In Afghanistan Funding At Risk Of Misuse

People walk past the World Bank's headquarters in Washington, D.C. A watchdog says that the World Bank is not adequately monitoring how funds intended for Afghanistan reconstruction are being used. Brendan Smialowski /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Watchdog Says Billions In Afghanistan Funding At Risk Of Misuse

April 25, 2018 • Funds in the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund are at risk because the World Bank is not adequately monitoring how they are used. The U.S. has contributed $3 billion to the fund.

The Resilience Of An Injured Aghan Kid: 'They Are Helping Me Walk Again'

Barkatullah smiles and rests on a crutch and grips his walker during a physical therapy session at Emergency War and Trauma Hospital in Kabul. The 13-year-old lost his right arm and leg in an explosion. He practices standing on the walker 30 seconds at a time. Ivan Armando Flores for NPR hide caption

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Goats and Soda

The Resilience Of An Injured Aghan Kid: 'They Are Helping Me Walk Again'

April 23, 2018 • Barkatullah is one of thousands of children who are casualties of the conflict. The latest are victims from this month's suicide bomb attacks. What does the future hold for these youngsters?