Tag Archives: Afghanistan






Afghanistan

Afghan Amnesty Program Falls Short, Leaving Ex-Insurgents Regretful and Angry


Afghanistan

The Taliban killed a US soldier in an attack in the east. Special operations forces killed an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan facilitator and captured several Taliban commanders.






Afghanistan

The Taliban killed three policemen in Nangarhar. More than 250 policemen were “poisoned” in Balkh.



Afghanistan

The Obama administration hasn’t ruled out a full withdrawal from Afghanistan. An Afghan soldier killed a British soldier and wounded six more in Helmand. ISAF killed three “militants,” including two “foreigners,” in an airstrike in Kunar.








Afghanistan

A pair of Taliban suicide bombers killed five people in an attack on a tribal meeting at the Spin Boldak district center in Kandahar. Security forces captured several Taliban commanders and fighters.









Afghanistan

The Afghan government released 250 Taliban fighters from prison as part of a reconciliation effort. The US indicated that it will deploy less than 10,000 troops to Afghanistan after 2014.