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With Mansour Dead, Taliban Must Select A New Leader

8:07am May 23, 2016

by Tom Bowman

U.S. drones killed Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour in a remote area of Pakistan over the weekend. The death that was confirmed by President Obama and Afghan intelligence.

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Volunteers stand Saturday near the wreckage of the destroyed vehicle, in which Mullah Akhtar Mansour was allegedly traveling in the Ahmed Wal area in Baluchistan province of Pakistan, near Afghanistan border.

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Afghan Government Says U.S. Drone Strike Killed Taliban Leader

4:15pm May 22, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The Pentagon says it is assessing the results of its attack on Mullah Akhtar Mansour. The man was a divisive figure within the Taliban, and the Afghan government saw him as an obstacle to peace.

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How Effective Is The Peace Program That Pays Taliban To Leave The Fight?

8:13am May 22, 2016

A program in Afghanistan that was meant to promote peace is under review. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Douglas Keh of the UN Development Program about the success the program.

Afghan Government Says Taliban Leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour Killed By U.S. Airstrike

8:13am May 22, 2016

The Afghan government says that a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan has killed the leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansour.

Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour (L) and former leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, in Kabul, Afghanistan in a Aug. 1, 2015 file photo. Mansour is believed to have been killed in a U.S., airstrike.

U.S. Targets Taliban Leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour In An Airstrike

8:47pm May 21, 2016

by Maquita Peters

The Pentagon says they're studying the results of the attack, which occurred along Afghanistan-Pakistan border, to determine the Mansour's fate.

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Leaving Afghanistan Is Not Always The Best Solution For Migrants, Ghani Says

6:55am May 17, 2016

News reports out of Afghanistan lately have focused on the number of people trying to leave the country for a better life elsewhere. Renee Montagne talks to the first lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani.

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Loss And Reunion For Family Fleeing Afghanistan

5:08pm May 14, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

One Afghan family fled to Germany through the Mediterranean to save one child from the clutches of an Afghan strongman. But it cost the life of another one of their children, or so they thought.

Afghan artist Sughra Hussainy, makes her own watercolors and pens to create intricate miniature paintings and calligraphy.

VIDEO: The Taliban Hated Her Art, But She Became An Artist Anyway

7:00am May 14, 2016

by Maanvi Singh

Sughra Hussainy, a 27-year-old artist from Afghanistan, never imagined her talent in traditional Persian calligraphy would take her around the world.

In 2011, soldiers from Alpha Co. 101st Airborne Division walk beneath the high mud walls that make up the labyrinth of alleyways and corridors of the village of Sangeray in the Zhari District of Kandahar Province.

Checking In On The U.S. Forces In Afghanistan

6:29pm May 13, 2016

We hear a lot less about Afghanistan these days, but America's longest war isn't over. The U.S. military still has nearly 10,000 personnel in the country assisting the Afghans.

Hoping To Rebuild Connections, Marines From Darkhorse Battalion Reunite

5:34pm May 12, 2016

by Alison St. John

Marines belonging to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment — one of the hardest-hit units to deploy to Afghanistan during the war there — last weekend held their first reunion outside San Diego.

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