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Afghan security security officers are seen through the shattered window of a maternity hospital after gunmen attacked, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 12, 2020.

Militants kill 16 in Afghanistan maternity clinic attack; violence could undermine peace process

Militants stormed a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul on Tuesday, setting off an hours-long shootout with the police and killing 16 people, including two newborn babies, their mothers and an unspecified number of nurses, Afghan officials said.

3 years ago

Former SEAL, SOCOM boss McRaven says we’re going to be in Afghanistan ‘for a very long time’

Retired Adm. Bill McRaven believes negotiating with the Taliban is the wrong move.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Top US general for NATO expects violence will rise before Afghans vote on new president

The top U.S. general for NATO said Friday that he expects increased violence in Afghanistan in the lead-up to the election later this month, adding that allies will make necessary adjustments to military operations there to protect the vote.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Taliban wanted a deal with the US, but negotiators, leadership at odds even before Camp David meeting called off

Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders agreed they wanted a deal with the United States, but some were in more of a hurry than others.

3 years ago

The boys of summer have gone: PODCAST

Defense Nerds podcast for Sept. 9 -- Defense spending, Trump's cancelled peace summit, NFL 2019

By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

3 years ago

Pompeo: Taliban ‘overreached’ in attack that killed American service member

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that Taliban “overreached” with their car bomb attack in a diplomatic area near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, killing an American soldier — and that led President Donald Trump to pull back from planned Afghanistan peace talks at Camp David.

By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press

3 years ago

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