Afghanistan

A memorial outside Jones' congressional office includes 568 pictures of Marines from Camp Lejeune — which is in Jones' district — who were killed in Iraq or Afghanistan.

'Asking God To Forgive Me': N.C. Lawmaker Seeks Redemption For War Votes

5:07pm May 29, 2017

by Susan Davis

Driven by a profound regret for his votes to authorize the wars in the Middle East, Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., is leading a bipartisan effort to pull the U.S. military out of Afghanistan.

Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday. A prominent figure for decades in Afghanistan's war, Hekmatyar, 69, was known as the "Butcher of Kabul" when his forces rocketed the city in the 1990s. He made peace with the go

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The 'Butcher Of Kabul' Is Welcomed Back In Kabul

5:56pm May 04, 2017

by Greg Myre

Warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar rained rockets on the Afghan capital in the 1990s and was responsible for thousands of deaths. The country's president welcomed him back Thursday in the interest of peace.

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Security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. A deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry said the target of the blast was a convoy of foreign forces.

ISIS Claims Responsibility For Blast In Kabul That Kills 8 Afghans

8:47am May 03, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

In addition to the deaths, three U.S. service members were wounded, as were 25 Afghan civilians, in the morning rush-hour attack that happened near the U.S. Embassy, a U.S. military spokesman says.

On August 8, 2016, a suicide bomber killed 74 people and wounded 112 others at a government-run hospital in Quetta, Pakistan.

Report: Health Workers Attacked In 23 Countries Last Year

7:28am May 03, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

Syria has seen the most attacks but it is far from the only country where assaults take place.

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In 'Anatomy Of Terror,' Former FBI Agent Outlines How Terror Groups Stay Resilient

6:18pm May 02, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to former FBI special agent Ali Soufan about his new book, Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of Bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State.

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An Afghan soldier walks at a checkpoint last month on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan.

In Afghanistan, Security Incidents And Civilian Casualties At Record Highs

5:51pm May 01, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

A new report from a U.S. government watchdog paints a bleak picture of Afghanistan's security and corruption issues, as the U.S. considers sending more troops.

Soldiers transfer the remains of Army Sgt. Joshua Rodgers, 22, of Bloomington, Ill., at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Rodgers and Sgt. Cameron H. Thomas, 23, of Kettering, Ohio, were killed during a raid in Afghanistan.

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The Pentagon Investigates Possible Friendly Fire Deaths In Afghanistan

7:52pm April 28, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

U.S. forces targeting an ISIS leader may have accidentally killed two of their own.

At a memorial on the Wazir Akbar Khan hilltop in Kabul on Sunday, activists pay tribute to the victims of Friday's Taliban-claimed attack on an army base.

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Top Afghan Defense Officials Resign After Attack Kills More Than 100 Troops

12:50pm April 24, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The resignations coincided with a visit from the U.S. Secretary of Defense, as the new administration carries out a review of its Afghanistan policy. Friday's attack was the deadliest in years.

News Brief: Congress Returns, Mattis In Afghanistan, French Elections

8:08am April 24, 2017

The White House hopes lawmakers show movement on a tax overhaul and health care. Defense Secretary James Mattis is in Afghanistan. And, 2 French presidential candidates will be in a runoff next month.

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Is The Afghan War Going To Be Another Vietnam For The U.S.?

8:08am April 24, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to Chris Kolenda, a former senior adviser to the Defense Department, about the failures of the U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan, and how it risks becoming another Vietnam.

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