Afghanistan

Hadia Durani is 15. She says she wants to be president when she grows up.

Meet The Cool Girls At A High School In Kabul: #15Girls

3:56pm October 15, 2015

by Rebecca Hersher

They're defying the rules that girls shouldn't get a higher education. But there are obstacles ahead, from pressure to marry young to the lack of slots in the country's universities.

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President Obama salutes prior to boarding Air Force One last Friday. The president entered office saying he would end the U.S. role in the Iraq and Afghan wars. But U.S. forces were sent back to Iraq last year and he announced Thursday that 5,500 American

Pledging To End Two Wars, Obama Finds Himself Entangled In Three

1:58pm October 15, 2015

by Greg Myre

The president wanted to bring home all U.S. troops during his tenure. But it now looks like U.S. forces will be fighting — on a limited basis — in a trio of wars when he leaves the White House.

President Obama pauses as he speaks about Afghanistan on Thursday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

Obama: Slowing Afghan Drawdown 'Is The Right Thing To Do'

1:14pm October 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

"Afghan forces are still not as strong as they need to be," President Obama said, as he announced that the U.S. will keep troops in the country past his term in office.

U.S. Will Keep More Troops In Afghanistan Than Planned

12:34pm October 15, 2015

by Barbara Campbell

Senior administration officials say the U.S. will keep 9,800 troops in 2016 for its missions of counterterrorism and to train Afghan forces. The president had planned on a smaller presence.

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Taliban Declares Leading Afghan TV Networks Military Targets

8:22am October 14, 2015

Saad Mohseni, the founder of Tolo TV, talked to Renee Montagne about the Taliban threats, and offers his thoughts on the future of Afghanistan's stability and progress.

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The damaged hospital in which the Doctors Without Borders medical charity operated is seen following a U.S. airstrike in the northern city of Kunduz.

Taliban Announces It Has Withdrawn From Afghan City Of Kunduz

5:39pm October 13, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The Taliban said in a statement they have achieved all their objectives including seizing the major transportation hub of Kunduz, releasing its fighters from a prison and grabbing tons of weapons.

Injured staff members for Doctors Without Borders find shelter in a safe room after the bombing raid hit their hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan.

Doctors Without Borders Are Now Doctors In Anguish

6:52am October 12, 2015

by Susan Brink

Jason Cone, executive director of the aid group, talks about the impact of the bombing on his staff — and on the people of Afghanistan.

The trauma center operated in Kunduz by Doctors Without Borders was in flames after U.S. airstrikes on Saturday that left 22 dead, including medical staff and patients.

Was Kunduz Attack A War Crime? Legal Analysts Say It's Difficult To Prove

3:08pm October 08, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

A medical aid group says U.S. airstrikes on its hospital in Kunduz amount to a war crime. Analysts say an investigation is needed, but diplomatic fallout is more likely than a war-crime prosecution.

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U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan walk away from a helicopter at Forward Operating Base Connelly in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Aug. 13. The U.S. formally ended combat operations in Afghanistan at the end of last year. But nearly 10,000 American troop

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Hey, Wasn't The U.S. Supposed To Stop Fighting In Afghanistan?

4:38pm October 07, 2015

by Greg Myre

The U.S. airstrike on a hospital has shown the military is still deeply involved in Afghanistan's war. The U.S. has flown more than 3,300 sorties and fired on the enemy more than 600 times this year.

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Obama Apologizes To Doctors Without Borders For Kunduz Hospital Attack

4:36pm October 07, 2015

by Quil Lawrence

Doctors Without Borders calls on President Obama and 75 other Geneva signatories to investigate the Kunduz, Afghanistan, bombing by activating the never before used fact-finding commission of the Geneva Conventions.