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Trump To Deliver Prime-Time Address On Afghanistan

8:11am August 21, 2017

David Greene talks to Aaron O'Connell, a veteran of the Afghan war, about what he expects to hear from Trump. O'Connell is an associate professor of history at the University of Texas in Austin.

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Morning News Brief: Trump's Afghan Strategy, Total Solar Eclipse

7:49am August 21, 2017

In a televised address Monday night, President Trump will lay out his strategy for Afghanistan. And for the first time in nearly a century, the moon will completely block the sun in parts of the U.S.

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White House Resets: Bannon Out, Path Forward In Afghanistan

7:49am August 21, 2017

The White House starts the week without chief strategist Steve Bannon, who left on Friday. President Trump will speak to the nation Monday night about the path forward in Afghanistan.

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Trump's National Security Team Meets To Discuss Way Forward In Afghanistan

8:03pm August 18, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

President Trump's national security team has been trying — and failing — for months to come up with a new plan for Afghanistan. On Friday, they will meet again at Camp David to plot a way forward in the longest war in U.S. history. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says all options are on the table. What are they, and what's the country's goal at this point?

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A Black Hawk helicopter flies over the site of a Taliban suicide attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Aug. 2.

Behind The Scenes, A Major Choice Looms On Afghanistan

2:26pm August 17, 2017

by Philip Ewing

Will President Trump double down on America's longest-running — but forgotten — war? Or could he decide to pull the plug?

An American helicopter hovers over a NATO convoy struck by a suicide bomb Wednesday. The Pentagon says the attack, which unfolded near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killed two U.S. service members.

Ambush Hits NATO Convoy In Afghanistan, Killing 2 U.S. Service Members

4:56pm August 02, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The Pentagon says the bombing Wednesday occurred near a U.S. base outside Kandahar. It was not immediately clear how many people were wounded in the attack, which was quickly claimed by the Taliban.

After a suicide attack on a Shiite mosque in Herat, relatives of the victims grieve for the loved ones they lost in the violence Tuesday.

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Suicide Attack On Shiite Mosque Leaves At Least 29 Dead In Afghanistan

5:54pm August 01, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Officials say attackers stormed the place of worship with guns and grenades, ultimately detonating a suicide vest. By the time the scene settled, dozens of people were also wounded.

On Sunday, Afghanistan's national women's wheelchair basketball team won its first championship at the 4th annual Bali Cup International Tournament in Indonesia.

A Big Win For Afghan Women's Wheelchair Hoopsters

5:05pm August 01, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

The players used to be shy about playing sports as women using wheelchairs. Today, they're international champions and role models in their country.

Security forces respond at the site of an attack on the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility.

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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack On Iraqi Embassy In Afghanistan

4:19pm July 31, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The Islamic State says its fighters carried out the attack on the embassy compound in Kabul, which began with a bomb explosion at the gates and ended with an hours-long gunbattle.

A world map showing the percentage of children less than a year old who don't get the DTP immunization.

New Report Shows 64 Of 195 Countries Aren't Meeting A Basic Vaccination Target

6:08pm July 25, 2017

by Rina Shaikh-Lesko

The goal is to reach 90 percent of children with the DTP vaccination — a child's first scheduled immunization. Some countries are barely at 50 percent.