
ISIS claims killing of 3 female journalists in Afghanistan
The ISIS claim of responsibility contradicted an accusation by the Afghan government that the Taliban carried out the murders.
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The ISIS claim of responsibility contradicted an accusation by the Afghan government that the Taliban carried out the murders.
As the Taliban talks peace, Afghan and U.S. officials say it's using the targeted slaughter of Afghanistan's journalists for leverage.
As Afghan and Taliban negotiators prepare to resume talks aimed at winding down America's longest war, a top Afghan official warns the insurgents "are preparing" for a new one.
Violence has raged across the country, but particularly around the capital, since the Taliban and the government launched peace talks in September.
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Assault at Kabul University is just the latest in a string of attacks targeting Afghan colleges, and the Taliban says it's not involved this time.
Despite an agreement to reduce violence, the Taliban launched an offensive, met by devastating U.S. air power. Now a U.S. envoy says both sides have agreed, again, to pull back.
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President Trump's reelection bid received a vote of support Friday from an entity most in his party would reject: the Taliban.
It took years of cajoling by Washington to get the insurgents to agree to sit down with Afghan officials. They say they're ready "to be nice this time."
Protection of rights, particularly women's, will be high on the peace talks agenda.
Saba Sahar, an actress, film director, high-ranking police officer, women's rights campaigner and critic of the Taliban, was hit by four bullets.
Long-awaited "intra-Afghan talks" look increasingly likely as government starts releasing final group of insurgents under deal hashed out by U.S.
U.S. and its allies have significantly reduced operations and been blamed for very few civilian casualties this year, but the Taliban's deadly fight rages on.
Witnesses say family and friends had gathered to welcome a freed Taliban militant home when aircraft attacked, killing "many civilians."
Qamar Gul grabbed the rifle her father taught her to use and turned it on the militants who broke into their home.
Under the Trump administration's agreement with the Taliban, the insurgents must reduce violence if all U.S. forces are to withdrawal.
A truce called for the Muslim holiday of Eid has held, and the insurgent group is raising hopes it may be extended.
Government rejects Taliban denials, setting the stage for renewed warfare that could push the U.S. peace deal to breaking point.
No group has claimed responsibility for the brazen attack on a Kabul hospital, but the area has been plagued by ISIS-linked militants before.
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