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A burned out vehicle sits at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 31, 2019. A suicide car bomb exploded early Friday morning in an eastern neighborhood of the capital Kabul, leaving seven casualties, police said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Police: Suicide car bomb hits Afghan capital, kills 4

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

An Afghan police and people stand over the remains of a suicide attacker's vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 31, 2019, In a second suicide attack in as many days to rattle the Afghan capital, a car bomb targeting a U.S. convoy exploded early Friday morning in an eastern neighborhood, police said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban suicide bomb injures four U.S. soldiers in Kabul, Afghanistan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Afghan official: Suicide bombing kills 6 near Kabul academy

Associated Press

Smokes rises after a huge explosion near the offices of the attorney general in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Two police officials say Wednesday's explosion was followed by a gunbattle between militants and security forces. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban attack aid group office in Afghan capital, kills 5

By RAHIM FAIEZ and AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, March 19, 2019, photo, Hameed Rafi, brother of the late Rahila, shows his sister's watch, during an interview with the Associated Press at the Rahila library, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Rafi says he’ll never forget the day he joined a panel of civilian war victims and family members and spoke about the suicide bombing in Kabul that killed his sister last August. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Memory center takes visitors through 4 decades of Afghan war

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

Backdropped by his own image, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks to delegates during the first day of the Afghan Loya Jirga meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 29, 2019. Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani opened the Loya Jirga grand council on Monday with more than 3,200 prominent Afghans attending to seek an agreed common approach for future peace talks with the Taliban, but the gathering may further aggravate divisions within the U.S.-backed government. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Ashraf Ghani, Afghan leader, holds council to set agenda for Taliban talks

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 9, 2018 file photo, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, arrive for a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the Afghan president over the weekend to express disappointment over the indefinite postponement of talks with the Taliban and to condemn the insurgent's latest &quot;spring offensive.&quot; The Afghan-to-Afghan talks in Qatar were scheduled to start Friday, April 19, 2019, when they were scuttled after a falling out over who should attend. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

After delays, Afghan president inaugurates new parliament

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2019, file photo, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. Karzai said Friday, April 19, 2019 that peace in his homeland, ravaged by more than 17 years of war, will not be possible until Afghans from all sectors of society sit together and negotiate _ including the Taliban.(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Ex-president: Peace possible when all Afghans sit together

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

A U.S. Marine Corps carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Slutman, of Newark, Del., was among three American service members killed by a roadside bomb on Monday, April 8, near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Taliban declare start of spring offensive amid talks with U.S.

By Amir Shah - Associated Press

In this March 8, 2019, file photo, an independent Afghan artist draws graffiti on a barrier wall of the Ministry of Women's Affairs to mark International Women's Day, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Afghan officials: Taliban kill at least 20 troops, policemen

By Amir Shah - Associated Press

Afghan officials: Taliban attacks on checkpoints kill 8

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2019, file photo, Afghanistan national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi before proceeding to their meeting at the Zhongnanhai Leadership Compound in Beijing. Hamdullah Mohib is blasting U.S. talks with the Taliban, saying the Trump administration has alienated the Afghan government, legitimized the militant network and is crafting a deal that will never lead to peace. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)

U.S. diplomats walk out amid growing tensions with Afghan government

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

EU official backs key role for Kabul in talks with Taliban

Associated Press

An injured man is taken to a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2019. An Afghan official says three explosions have struck near a Shiite shrine and cemetery in western Kabul as people gathered there to mark the holiday of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

U.S. forces say 2 American soldiers killed in Afghanistan

By Amir Shah - Associated Press

Hospital staff move a wounded victim to the emergency ward in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2019. An Afghan official says three explosions have struck near a Shiite shrine and cemetery in western Kabul as people gathered there to mark the holiday of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Bombs target Afghan Shiites marking new year, killing 6

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov gestures while speaking during an interview to the Associated Press in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Kabulov said the U.S. has failed in Afghanistan and that helped open the way for Moscow to expand its clout as a mediator between Afghan factions. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

AP Interview: Envoy says Russia’s clout in Afghanistan rises

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

FILE- In this Sept. 9, 2014, file photo, former Afghan President Sibghatullah Mujadidi, left, accompanies Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, right, during a ceremony honoring a beloved anti-Taliban fighter who was assassinated 13 years ago, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mujadidi, who served as Afghanistan's first president following the ouster of the invading Soviet army and the collapse in 1992 of Kabul's pro-Communist government, dies. He was 93. His former spokesman Sharif Yusufi says Mujadidi died overnight Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in the Afghan capital.(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Anti-communist guerrilla who became Afghan president dies

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan, left, arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday morning, Feb. 11, 2019, to consult with Army Gen. Scott Miller, right, commander of U.S. and coalition forces, and senior Afghan government leaders. The unannounced visit is the first for the acting secretary of defense, Pat Shanahan. He previously was the No. 2 official under Jim Mattis, who resigned as defense chief in December. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)

Patrick Shanahan: No U.S. military Afghanistan withdraw order from Trump

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, second from right, answers a question from the media during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Pat Shanahan in Afghanistan amid Taliban peace push

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. A two-day meeting in the Russian capital, which starts Tuesday, Feb. 5, is seen as a step toward resolving Afghanistan's 17-year war, but no Kabul government officials are invited, and while Abdullah Abdullah welcomes the prospects of peace he said the Afghan government should be involved in any peace talks. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan officials: Taliban kill 11 policemen, 10 others

By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press