Where Violence Can Strike Anywhere, Even at a Wedding Party on the Move Soldiers opened fire on a wedding convoy, killing two young men, on another day of widespread violence across Afghanistan. By Najim Rahim and Mujib Mashal
Afghan Vice President Survives Attack on Convoy Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum had predicted that the Taliban would set an ambush for him, and they did, killing at least one of his bodyguards. By Rod Nordland and Najim Rahim
Afghan National Security Chief Is Sidelined in His Own War As the Americans negotiate with the Taliban directly, they are shunning Afghanistan’s national security adviser — and perhaps the president as well. By Rod Nordland and Mujib Mashal
‘In Afghanistan, We Laugh Differently’ For a handful of teenage girls, robotics offered a reprieve from their violent, patriarchal country. Now they are back home, with the Taliban poised to gain power. By Danna Harman and Andrea DiCenzo
at war The American Intervention Against ISIS Is Just Another Chapter of an Endless War Despite the proclaimed victory against the Islamic State, the long war will continue. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Taliban Kill Police Officers, Including a Chief, in Afghan City The attack on Friday in the provincial capital of Ghazni killed a district police chief and at least eight other officers, officials said.
at war Afghan War Casualty Report: March 22-28 At least 102 pro-government forces and 28 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week. By Fahim Abed
They Are Thriving After Years of Persecution but Fear a Taliban Deal Members of the Hazara ethnic minority, whom the Taliban consider heretics, fear a return to being massacred if talks bring the insurgents back into Afghanistan’s government. By David Zucchino and Fatima Faizi
Once Jailed in Guantánamo, 5 Taliban Now Face U.S. at Peace Talks The Taliban made a point of building their team around the five ex-detainees. But one insists that they have put bitterness aside to try to end the Afghan war. By Mujib Mashal
Taliban Kill Dozens of Security Forces in Major Strike in Afghanistan Two days after the attack, Afghan officials said they still did not have all the details or a death toll, but a lawmaker from the area put the number dead at 65.
Its Territory May Be Gone, but the U.S. Fight Against ISIS Is Far From Over Thousands of Islamic State fighters are still at large in Iraq and Syria, rearming and regrouping. And the group pose threats elsewhere, in Afghanistan, West Africa and the Philippines. By Eric Schmitt, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Helene Cooper and Alissa J. Rubin
After Deadly Insider Attack, U.S. Airstrikes Kill 14 Civilians, Afghans Say American and Afghan forces traded fire, provoked by a Taliban insider. Then, Afghan officials say, an American airstrike hit the home of a large refugee family. By Najim Rahim, Rod Nordland and Fahim Abed
at war The Art of War: ‘Promote World Peace...Kill Everyone!’ Readers share their photos of wartime graffiti from Iraq and Afghanistan and explain why it resonated with them. By Lauren Katzenberg
news analysis ‘Women Here Are Very, Very Worried’ Afghan women used to be championed by almost everyone. Now they’re all but forgotten. By Susan Chira
at war Afghan War Casualty Report: March 15-21 At least 45 pro-government forces and 12 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week. By Fahim Abed
Two U.S. Service Members Killed in Northern Afghanistan One Afghan commando was also killed and two were wounded during a joint operation in a Taliban-held district in Kunduz Province, officials said.
Missing Flowers and Bitter Politics Put a Damper on Afghan Nowruz Party Nothing ever completely stops the sprawling Persian New Year party in Mazar-i-Sharif. But fears of factional violence cast a chill on the revelry this year. By Rod Nordland
Kabul Dispatch Bombed by ISIS, an Afghan Wrestling Club Is Back: ‘They Can’t Stop Us’ The wrestlers of the Maiwand club have taken their revenge. Their gym is bigger, better and busier than it was before. By Fatima Faizi
After Big Cricket Win, Afghanistan Pauses to Celebrate Afghanistan’s cricket team set off jubilation at home by winning its first-ever cricket Test match, the sport’s highest level of competition. By Fahim Abed and Mike Ives
Where Violence Can Strike Anywhere, Even at a Wedding Party on the Move Soldiers opened fire on a wedding convoy, killing two young men, on another day of widespread violence across Afghanistan. By Najim Rahim and Mujib Mashal
Afghan Vice President Survives Attack on Convoy Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum had predicted that the Taliban would set an ambush for him, and they did, killing at least one of his bodyguards. By Rod Nordland and Najim Rahim
Afghan National Security Chief Is Sidelined in His Own War As the Americans negotiate with the Taliban directly, they are shunning Afghanistan’s national security adviser — and perhaps the president as well. By Rod Nordland and Mujib Mashal
‘In Afghanistan, We Laugh Differently’ For a handful of teenage girls, robotics offered a reprieve from their violent, patriarchal country. Now they are back home, with the Taliban poised to gain power. By Danna Harman and Andrea DiCenzo
at war The American Intervention Against ISIS Is Just Another Chapter of an Endless War Despite the proclaimed victory against the Islamic State, the long war will continue. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Taliban Kill Police Officers, Including a Chief, in Afghan City The attack on Friday in the provincial capital of Ghazni killed a district police chief and at least eight other officers, officials said.
at war Afghan War Casualty Report: March 22-28 At least 102 pro-government forces and 28 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week. By Fahim Abed
They Are Thriving After Years of Persecution but Fear a Taliban Deal Members of the Hazara ethnic minority, whom the Taliban consider heretics, fear a return to being massacred if talks bring the insurgents back into Afghanistan’s government. By David Zucchino and Fatima Faizi
Once Jailed in Guantánamo, 5 Taliban Now Face U.S. at Peace Talks The Taliban made a point of building their team around the five ex-detainees. But one insists that they have put bitterness aside to try to end the Afghan war. By Mujib Mashal
Taliban Kill Dozens of Security Forces in Major Strike in Afghanistan Two days after the attack, Afghan officials said they still did not have all the details or a death toll, but a lawmaker from the area put the number dead at 65.
Its Territory May Be Gone, but the U.S. Fight Against ISIS Is Far From Over Thousands of Islamic State fighters are still at large in Iraq and Syria, rearming and regrouping. And the group pose threats elsewhere, in Afghanistan, West Africa and the Philippines. By Eric Schmitt, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Helene Cooper and Alissa J. Rubin
After Deadly Insider Attack, U.S. Airstrikes Kill 14 Civilians, Afghans Say American and Afghan forces traded fire, provoked by a Taliban insider. Then, Afghan officials say, an American airstrike hit the home of a large refugee family. By Najim Rahim, Rod Nordland and Fahim Abed
at war The Art of War: ‘Promote World Peace...Kill Everyone!’ Readers share their photos of wartime graffiti from Iraq and Afghanistan and explain why it resonated with them. By Lauren Katzenberg
news analysis ‘Women Here Are Very, Very Worried’ Afghan women used to be championed by almost everyone. Now they’re all but forgotten. By Susan Chira
at war Afghan War Casualty Report: March 15-21 At least 45 pro-government forces and 12 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week. By Fahim Abed
Two U.S. Service Members Killed in Northern Afghanistan One Afghan commando was also killed and two were wounded during a joint operation in a Taliban-held district in Kunduz Province, officials said.
Missing Flowers and Bitter Politics Put a Damper on Afghan Nowruz Party Nothing ever completely stops the sprawling Persian New Year party in Mazar-i-Sharif. But fears of factional violence cast a chill on the revelry this year. By Rod Nordland
Kabul Dispatch Bombed by ISIS, an Afghan Wrestling Club Is Back: ‘They Can’t Stop Us’ The wrestlers of the Maiwand club have taken their revenge. Their gym is bigger, better and busier than it was before. By Fatima Faizi
After Big Cricket Win, Afghanistan Pauses to Celebrate Afghanistan’s cricket team set off jubilation at home by winning its first-ever cricket Test match, the sport’s highest level of competition. By Fahim Abed and Mike Ives
