Afghan war

A demonstrator holds a placard, after Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, released a statement outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in London, Tuesday.

A U.K. court delays extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S.

12:05pm March 26, 2024

He spent seven years in the Ecuadorian Embassy and five years in prison, both in London. U.S. prosecutors want his next move to be to the U.S. But the High Court has delayed that.

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Afghans rush to the Hamid Karzai International Airport as they try to flee the Taliban takeover of Kabul.

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After The Taliban Takeover Of Kabul, Here's What We Know

7:07pm August 16, 2021

President Biden addressed the nation after images from the airport in the Afghan capital showed desperate people fleeing before the Taliban advance. He said he stands by his decision to withdraw.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (center) reviews an honor guard at Afghanistan's presidential palace in Kabul on March 21. President Biden says all U.S. troops will leave Afghanistan by September, though the Americans will still assist from "over the

The U.S. Looks To Support The Afghan Military From 'Over The Horizon'

4:50pm May 17, 2021

by Greg Myre

President Biden and the Pentagon say that after U.S. forces leave Afghanistan they will still assist that country from afar. But what precisely does that mean and can it be effective?

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani holds up a resolution on the last day of a traditional council known as a Loya Jirga, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 9. The council concluded with hundreds of delegates agreeing to free 400 Taliban members, paving the way for an

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Is Afghanistan Waiting For The U.S. Election Before Starting Peace Talks?

10:57am August 18, 2020

by Diaa Hadid

Some analysts think Kabul is holding out for a possible Joe Biden presidency before trying to strike any substantive deals with the Taliban.

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Afghan peace activists demand an end to war as they arrive in Kabul in June 2018, after marching hundreds of miles from Helmand.

Opinion: Afghans' Growing Demand For Peace Is Key To Ending Decades Of War

4:41pm November 18, 2019

"Not only do Afghans crave peace, they are more actively working for it at every level of society," write Nancy Lindborg and Andrew Wilder of the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Farahnaz Mohammadi (left) and her cousin Fatima Almi both worry that the gains made by Afghan women since 2001 will be in jeopardy after a U.S.-Taliban deal is signed.

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A Park In Kabul Gives Afghans Respite From The City, If Not From Worries Over Taliban

8:02am October 09, 2019

by Diaa Hadid

The Babur Garden is a place of respite in an often chaotic city. "Do you think the Taliban will ever accept this?" asks one man, pointing to himself and his fiancée, strolling among blooming roses.

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking at the National Convention of The American Legion in Indianapolis last month.

Pompeo: 'President Trump Ultimately Made The Decision' To Hold U.S.-Taliban Talks

10:18pm September 08, 2019

The secretary of state was on the Sunday news talk shows a day after Trump tweeted that a secret meeting to be held at Camp David between leaders of Afghanistan at the Taliban was canceled.

U.S. and Taliban negotiators meet in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 26.

'This Is Not The Way': Afghan Women Push Back On U.S.-Taliban Peace Talks

8:03pm March 05, 2019

by Malaka Gharib

Afghan women and young people say the peace negotiations exclude their wants and needs. "The U.S. is negotiating with a group that's notorious for denying women basic human rights," says one activist.

Artificial flowers decorate barbed wire fence as Soviet army troops stop in Kabul, Afghanistan, in May 1988. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in December 1979 to shore up the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.

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Many Russians Today Take Pride In Afghan War That Foretold Soviet Demise

3:24pm February 21, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Thirty years ago, the Soviet Union withdrew from a disastrous nine-year war in Afghanistan. "Those who fought are being looked up to again," says one Russian veteran.

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