Afghanistan: The way forward
Complete coverage of the bloody insurgency, America's role in the fight, and Afghanistan's future
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Leaving Afghanistan would cause "greater problem" says former senior CIA paramilitary officer
On the "Intelligence Matters" podcast this week, Phil Reilly tells host Michael Morell that U.S. presence is needed to prevent Taliban from regaining outsize power
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Deadly bombing in Afghanistan kills 3 Americans in worst loss of life this year
The bombing happened in an area where U.S. Special Forces have been working with Afghan commandos
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3 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan
American military says 3 other service members and a contractor wounded in the roadside bombing near the city of Ghazni
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Dozens killed by suicide bomber targeting Afghan Islamic scholars
Neither the Taliban nor ISIS immediately claims attack on gathering at wedding hall in Afghan capital
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Irate Pakistan says Trump's remarks may "undermine" Afghan peace efforts
After Trump accuses Pakistan of letting Osama bin Laden hide out while taking U.S. aid money, top diplomat warns "vital cooperation" could be affected
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Taliban kill more than a dozen Afghan forces in attack on new checkpoint
Assault in Ghazni province is the latest as a resurgent Taliban hold nearly half of the country, staging near-daily attacks on security forces
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Utah mayor killed in "insider attack" in Afghanistan, officials say
"As the USA gets ready to vote in our own election next week, I hope everyone back home exercises their precious right to vote," Brent Taylor wrote in what appears to be his last Facebook update
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Assassination puts Afghan election on hold for entire province
And there is more information on just how close the devastating attack was to the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan
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Afghans remain resilient amid attacks aimed at derailing election
Ten candidates have been assassinated, including one who was killed by a bomb planted in his couch
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U.S. commander escapes attack, but top Afghan ally killed
Pentagon says 3 Americans injured in Taliban-claimed shooting at Kandahar governor's palace, with regional police chief killed
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U.S. troops battle Taliban and ISIS ahead of Afghan elections
Soldiers who were fifth graders when the war began in 2001 now direct Afghan forces in operations to clear ISIS-held villages
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Taliban claims deadly attack on Afghan security forces
Police chief in northern Afghan province says 12 of his own killed along with 30 militants in failed Taliban bid to seize district
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U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan identified
23-year-old Spc. James A. Slape was killed Thursday after suffering wounds from an improvised explosive device
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U.S. troop killed in action in Afghanistan
Pentagon confirms 7th U.S. service member killed in war-torn country this year, but gives no details
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Airstrikes blamed for 21 Afghan civilian deaths in 2 days
U.N. says it's unclear whether strikes, which reportedly hit 2 different families, were by Afghan or U.S.-led NATO forces
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Elite Afghan forces serve as the first line of defense in America's longest war
Four elite teams are spread throughout the entire country, and a squad of about 50 is about all there is to take care of Kabul
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As Mattis visits, an Afghan survivor is haunted by a relentless war
CBS News visits the site of a devastating terror attack, with a young woman who survived it, as U.S. defense chief pays a surprise visit
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Mattis pays surprise visit to Afghanistan after series of attacks
Expected to meet with Afghan, U.S., NATO military commanders, Afghan leaders as U.S. appears to push for negotiated end to long war
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Student shot in 2016 attack in Afghanistan fears for her life more than ever
Relentless violence in Afghanistan has surged in recent days, with four attacks in 24 hours leaving at least 40 dead
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As Mattis touts "reconciliation," war claims more U.S., Afghan lives
Day after double ISIS bombing kills 21 civilians, violence persists in America's longest war
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Deadly attack a reminder of constant threats in America's longest war
Wednesday's attack on a sports club was the fifth major attack in the last four weeks, killing dozens of people
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Deadly suicide blast tears through Afghan sports hall
Suicide bomber, car bomb strike wrestling training center in Shiite neighborhood of Afghanistan's capital
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Pompeo has tough task to "reset" ties in Pakistan
Chief diplomat arrives right after U.S. cancels $300M in funding and taps contentious figure in region as key U.S. adviser
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Founder of brutal Afghan militant group dies, Taliban says
Jalaluddin Haqqani started the Haqqani network, which carried out many major attacks since U.S. invasion; his son now runs the group
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U.S. service member killed in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump administration monitoring the situation
Highlights
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Assassination puts Afghan election on hold for entire province of Kandahar
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U.S. and Afghan forces battle Taliban and ISIS ahead of elections
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As Mattis visits, an Afghan survivor is haunted by a relentless war
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Despite civilian deaths, U.S. says Afghanistan strategy is working
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U.S. Marines to head home after helping turn tide on Taliban
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Prosecutor wants probe of U.S. personnel for alleged crimes in Afghanistan
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U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan, military says
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Ex-hostage Joshua Boyle says extremists killed daughter, raped wife
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Family rescued from Taliban-linked group returns to Canada
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Rockets hit Kabul airport as U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis visits Afghan capital
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Afghan president outlines U.S. strategy for Afghanistan
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Mattis says over 3,000 additional U.S. troops will deploy to Afghanistan
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The reaction to Trump's Afghanistan strategy
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Trump reveals few specifics in Afghanistan plan
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Top U.S. commander says first new forces will arrive in Afghanistan soon
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