Afghan President in ‘Desperate Situation’ as His Power Is Undermined
KABUL, Afghanistan — He attends international conferences, meets with diplomats, recently inaugurated a dam and delivers patriotic speeches vowing to defend his country [...]
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The Taliban Think They Have Already Won, Peace Deal or Not
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban’s swagger is unmistakable. From the recent bellicose speech of their deputy leader, boasting of “conquests,” to sneering references [...]
The Original 20 Guantánamo Detainees: A Roster, and Where They Are Now
Shabidzada Usman Ali, sent to Pakistan in 2003 Mr. Ali, a Pakistani citizen, was among the earliest people repatriated from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, [...]
The Original 20 Guantánamo Detainees: A Roster, and Where They Are Now
Shabidzada Usman Ali, sent to Pakistan in 2003 Mr. Ali, a Pakistani citizen, was among the earliest people repatriated from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, [...]
At Least 9 Dead in Afghan Helicopter Crash, After Clashes With Local Militia
KABUL, Afghanistan — Nine security personnel were killed after an Afghan military helicopter was downed, likely by militia forces, in eastern Afghanistan early [...]
Stay or Go? Biden, Long a Critic of Afghan Deployments, Faces a Deadline
WASHINGTON — The previous two presidents of the United States declared they wanted to pull all American troops out of Afghanistan, and they [...]
In Proud Corners of Afghanistan, New Calls for Autonomy
BAZARAK, Afghanistan — His face juts alongside the single-lane roads carved into the remote and forbidding Panjshir Valley, and looms over twisted hulks [...]