The sums have varied dramatically, ranging from $131 to $40,000. Activists say more must be done to mitigate civilian harm.
Iran reportedly paid bounties to the Taliban to target US troops in Afghanistan
The suspected Iranian bounty plot was reportedly cited by US officials as a partial justification for the Soleimani strike.
32 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan clash
At least 32 Taliban militants were killed and 20 others injured during a clash which erupted after security forces struck the terror group’s hideouts in Badghis province, a top official said on Monday …
TV tonight: the traumatic story of the Afghanistan war
A feature-length documentary from the makers of Homeland analyses the longest war in US history. Plus: the 75th anniversary of VJ Day. Here’s what to watch this evening …
Woman member of Afghanistan’s peace team survives attack by gunmen near Kabul
A female member of Afghanistan’s peace negotiating team and a former parliamentarian survived an assassination attempt, Afghan officials said Saturday.Tariq Arian, a spokesman for the Interior …
Dodging minefields, armed escorts and a climb ‘tougher than going up Everest’: An extraordinary account of how a Welsh and American team conquered Afghanistan’s highest peak
As tough climbs go, there are few more gruelling than getting to the top of 24,580ft Mount Noshaq – the highest mountain in Afghanistan. As Welshman James Bingham and his team discovered.
Afghanistan begins releasing last Taliban prisoners
The government of Afghanistan has begun releasing the final 400 Taliban prisoners it has in custody, as part of a U.S. agreement brokered earlier this year.
America and the International Community Must Stay Focused on Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
The United States and the international community, through effective monitoring and aid conditionality, have the power to support Afghan women, even if the Taliban joins a future government. Afghan …
Inside a fatal Ranger raid that killed an ISIS-K emir in Afghanistan
Investigators praised the exceptional care that a Ranger medic provided to his teammates “under intense and aggressive fires.” …
Pompeo says he warned Russia against bounties on US troops in Afghanistan
Pompeo’s warning is the first known rebuke from a senior American official to Russia over the bounties program, and it runs counter to President Trump’s insistence that the intelligence from US …