Kabul

Latest Stories

Afghan security police stand guard near the site of a deadly suicide attack outside a cricket stadium, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Suicide bomber kills 3 outside Afghan cricket stadium

Associated Press

An Afghan security guard stand in front of Kabul Bank after suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The area where the explosion took place, in the center of the Afghan capital, is home to many businesses. The U.S. Embassy and the NATO headquarters are about 500 meters (yards) away. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

The Latest: Taliban claim Kabul bank attack that killed 5

Associated Press

Afghan security guard walks in front of Kabul Bank after suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The area where the explosion took place, in the center of the Afghan capital, is home to many businesses. The U.S. Embassy and the NATO headquarters are about 500 meters (yards) away. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban suicide bomber targets Kabul bank, kills 5 people

By RAHIM FAIEZ and AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009 file photo, a U.S. special operations forces servicemember climbs down from a compound wall after investigating suspicious activity, during a joint patrol with Afghan National Army soldiers in Shewan, a former Taliban Stronghold, in Afghanistan's Farah province. Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, President Donald Trump recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan, declaring Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 U.S. troops must fight to win. He pointedly declined to disclose how many more troops will be dispatched to wage Americas longest war. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Taliban ‘cannot win’ on the battlefield, must begin peace talks, says top U.S. commander

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Despite the U.S. having spent nearly $1 trillion on the Afghanistan War since 2001, the country remains insecure, plagued by terror attacks, political corruption and constantly shifting U.S. military leadership. (Associated Press)

Afghanistan mission provides little return on U.S. investment of money and troops

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Security forces respond at the site of a suicide attack followed by a clash between Afghanistan's forces and IS fighters during an attack on Iraq embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 31, 2017. A media outlet linked to the Islamic State group says two IS militants were behind the attack on the Iraqi Embassy in the Afghan capital. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

Afghan police: Car bombing targets Iraq Embassy in Kabul

By Amir Shah - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, July 24, 2017 file photo, Men look at the remains of their properties at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. In the last week the Taliban have overrun two districts in the north and west of Kabul, temporarily cut a key highway linking the capital to the north and staged a suicide bombing in the heart of the capital Kabul. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini, File)

Q&A: A look at why the Taliban seem to be unstoppable

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Men look at the remains of their properties at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 24, 2017. A suicide car bomb killed dozens of people as well as the bomber early Monday morning in a western neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital where several prominent politicians reside, a government official said. (AP Photos/Massoud Hossaini)

Afghan security scrutinized after suicide bomber kills 24

By Kathy Gannon and Amir Shah - Associated Press

In this Monday, July 10, 2017 photo, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani shakes hands with Afghan-American female pilot Shaesta Waiz at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Waiz, who is on a solo flight around the world to inspire young women, has taken a detour to visit Afghanistan. Waiz left her single-engine plane in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to take a commercial flight to Kabul where she landed on Monday night. Waiz began her journey in May and has since stopped in 11 countries, with eight more to go. (Afghan Presidential Palace via AP)

Afghan-American female pilot seeks to inspire young women

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

U.S. Senator John McCain, center, speaks during a press conference at the Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Senators Elizabeth Warren, left, and Lindsey Graham are seen in the background. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

US senators say new strategy is needed to win in Afghanistan

Associated Press

FILE -- In this Dec. 28, 2001 file photo, an Afghan farmer works on his field, on the outskirts of the village of Madakhel in northeastern Afghanistan, near the mountain region of Tora Bora which is seen in the background. An Afghan official says Islamic State fighters have captured some territory around Tora Bora, the former stronghold of Osama bin Laden in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. (AP Photo/Enric Marti, File)

IS says it has taken Tora Bora, bin Laden’s Afghan hideout

By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

Security forces inspect near the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. A massive explosion rocked a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul on Wednesday morning, causing casualties and sending a huge plume of smoke over the Afghan capital. (AP Photos/Rahmat Gul)

Truck bomb kills 90, wounds hundreds in Afghan capital

By RAHIM FAIEZ and KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

A crater was created by a massive explosion in front of the German Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday. The suicide truck bomb hit a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul, killing scores of people and wounding hundreds more. The Chinese, Turkish and Japanese embassies were also damaged. (Associated Press)

Kabul terror explosion devastates city’s embassy district

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Security forces inspect near the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. A massive explosion rocked a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul on Wednesday morning, causing casualties and sending a huge plume of smoke over the Afghan capital. (AP Photos/Rahmat Gul)

Kabul bombing in diplomatic area kills 90, wounds at least 400

By Rahim Faiez and Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Afghan woman overcomes much in pursuit of education, career

By ADAM TROXTELL - Associated Press

U.S. forces are seen Asad Khil village near the site of a U.S. bombing in the Achin district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 17, 2017. U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Thursday struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with the largest non-nuclear weapon every used in combat by the U.S. military, Pentagon officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Friendly fire may have caused deaths of Army Rangers in eastern Afghanistan

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

An injured soldier recovers in a hospital after Friday's attack at a military compound in Mazar-e-Sharif province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 22, 2017. Gunmen wearing army uniforms stormed a military compound in the Balkh province, killing at least eight soldiers and wounding 11 others, an Afghan government official said Friday. (AP Photo)

Afghan army chief, defense minister resign following attack

By RAHIM FAIEZ - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis looks out over Kabul as he arrives via helicopter at Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, April 24, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

James Mattis in Afghanistan to discuss war needs

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, right, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at his residence, the Sea Palace, in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, April 22, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

US general in Afghanistan suggests Russia arming the Taliban

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press