Pakistani troops and Afghan forces exchanged fire late on Friday along the two countries’ tense border but no casualties or damage were reported. Negotiations between Kabul and Islamabad aimed at …
Afghan watchdog concludes billions in weapons U.S. left behind form ‘core’ of Taliban military
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, in response to the 9/11 attacks a month earlier. The U.S. presence in Afghanistan then continued under four presidents.
Capstone report on US bid to rebuild Afghanistan says cost far exceeded Marshall Plan price tag
The audit is the first summary of the totality of 20 years of oversight work by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
World Bank resumes payments to contractors and projects in Afghanistan
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The shooting in DC by an Afghan suspect shouldn’t reflect on all Afghanistan, minister says
The foreign minister in Afghanistan’s Taliban-run government says that the actions of an Afghan national charged in the shooting of two U.S.
Pakistan allows UN to send relief supplies to Afghanistan through 2 key border crossings
A government official says Pakistan is allowing the United Nations to deliver relief supplies into Afghanistan through two key border crossings that have been closed for nearly two months.
Afghanistan occupation dogged by corruption, wasted billions – report
A 17-year investigation into the U.S. reconstruction of Afghanistan found $29.2 billion in waste, fraud and abuse.
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers carry out public execution in sports stadium in eastern city
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities carried out a public execution at a stadium in the eastern city of Khost on Tuesday, putting to death a man who the country’s Supreme Court …
How trade war with Afghanistan is bleeding Pakistan
Pakistan’s decision to halt trade with Afghanistan, which defence minister Khwaja Asif said was “a blessing in disguise”, is backfiring. This is why the ban is hitting Pakistan’s own economy hard …
Fed Up With the Taliban, Pakistan Expels Masses of Afghans
Labeling Afghans a national security threat, Pakistan has forced out about a million this year, depriving them of a haven from Afghanistan’s turmoil.