At least six key Taliban commanders involved in major assaults in Herat province were targeted in the air raids. Air strikes in eastern Afghanistan killed 45 people, including civilians and
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Bolton, Democrats urge Russia sanctions if bounty reports are true
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats and a leading Republican hawk on Tuesday called for U.S. President Donald Trump to consider imposing new economic sanctions on Russia if a reported Russian effort
Schiff wants U.S. to weigh Russia sanctions after bounty briefing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States should weigh new sanctions on Russia to deter its “malign” actions, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday after a White House briefing on
Afghanistan car bomb and mortar attacks kill 23 at busy market
A car bombing and mortar shells fired at a busy market in Afghanistan have killed 23 people, including children, officials say. Both the Taliban and the Afghan military blamed each
Russia offered Afghan militants bounties to kill U.S. troops: NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence has concluded that the Russian military offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan to kill American troops and other coalition forces, the New York Times
Taliban raids kill more than a dozen Afghan government forces
Attacks on checkpoint and army outpost come as the two sides inch towards peace negotiations. Taliban fighters have killed at least 18 Afghan security personnel in two attacks on checkpoints
MSF pulls out of Kabul hospital after maternity ward attack
Charity says it fears being target of another attack after May raid on Dasht-e-Barchi facility that left dozens dead. Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) has
Afghan peace talks seen this month after U.S. shuttle diplomacy
KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Talks to end the 18-year-old conflict in Afghanistan may begin this month, sources said on Monday, a day after the U.S. special envoy visited the capital of
Afghanistan president, feuding rival reach 'tentative' agreement
Dispute was huge distraction for Afghanistan when coronavirus crisis was worsening and Taliban was stepping up attacks. A bitter feud between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah
Afghan mosque attack kills eight worshippers breaking fast: officials
KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen opened fire in a mosque in central Afghanistan on Tuesday evening, killing eight worshippers breaking their Ramadan fast and wounding five others, officials said. “Unknown gunmen