Afghanistan

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More Afghans Are Calling For Peace, Gen. John Nicholson Says

6:21am August 28, 2018

The war in Afghanistan is America's longest. Rachel Martin talks to Gen. John Nicholson about his outlook for Afghanistan. Until Sept. 2, he is the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in the country.

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ISIS Leader In Afghanistan Killed In U.S. Strike, Officials Say

9:44am August 27, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Afghan officials declared success after American forces targeted Abu Sayeed Orakzai. The U.S. military says the strike took place near the border with Pakistan.

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Inside A Battle For An Afghan City

8:46am August 26, 2018

Melissa Block speaks with William Hennigan, national security correspondent for Time magazine, who embedded with U.S. forces during a battle over the Afghan city of Ghazni.

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Why The Number Of U.S. Visas Being Granted To Afghan And Iraqi Allies Are Down

5:27pm August 24, 2018

by Quil Lawrence

During the many years U.S. troops have been fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, locals have served as interpreters and other capacities at considerable risk to themselves and their families. Many have been allowed to immigrate to the U.S., but the Trump administration has greatly reduced those numbers.

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Chapman, shown at the rank of senior airman, died in Afghanistan in 2002 during an operation to rescue a wounded Navy SEAL.

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For 1st Time Since Vietnam, Airman Receives Miltary's Highest Honor

8:06pm August 22, 2018

by Tom Bowman

Tech. Sgt. John Chapman was killed in Afghanistan in March 2002 during an operation to rescue a wounded Navy SEAL. President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to his widow.

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What's Changed In Afghanistan Since President Trump Decided To Stay

5:02pm August 21, 2018

by David Welna

A year ago, President Trump said his original instinct was to pull out of Afghanistan. But he chose to stay. NPR looks at what's changed since then in Afghanistan — and what hasn't.

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani addresses a news conference last month at the presidential palace in the capital, Kabul, where the government was hosting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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Taliban Answers Afghanistan's Cease-Fire Offer With Ambush, Abductions

11:30am August 20, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Since a brief truce in June, attacks by the militant group have left hundreds of people dead. President Ashraf Ghani is angling for a new peace deal, but the Taliban hasn't taken him up on it.

Afghans carry the body of a man who was killed in a deadly suicide bombing that targeted an educational center in the Shiite neighborhood of Dasht-i Barcha, in western Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday.

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Bombing In Kabul Targets Educational Center, Kills Dozens Of Young People

4:26pm August 15, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A suicide bomber reportedly struck a classroom in a Shiite neighborhood where teenagers, male and female, were studying for college entrance exams. Authorities say the death toll is at least 48.

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Taliban Attack Key Provincial Capital In Central Afghanistan

8:46am August 14, 2018

The Taliban have taken over much of Ghazni Province and reported casualties rise. Steve Inskeep talks to Pam Constable of The Washington Post about what that means for Afghan government control.

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Morning News Brief: Primaries, Taliban Attack And Turkey's Crisis

8:46am August 14, 2018

Four states hold primaries Tuesday ahead of November's midterms. Taliban fighters have attacked the Afghan city of Ghazni. As Turkey's economic troubles spread, a dispute with the U.S. plays a role.

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