Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace
Bone-tired like everyone else in Kabul, Taliban fighters spent the last moments of the 20-year Afghanistan war watching the night skies for the flares that would signal the United States was gone. From afar, U.S. generals watched video screens with the same anticipation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace
Bone-tired like everyone else in Kabul, Taliban fighters spent the last moments of the 20-year Afghanistan war watching the night skies for the flares that would signal the United States was gone. From afar, U.S. generals watched video screens with the same anticipation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace
Bone-tired like everyone else in Kabul, Taliban fighters spent the last moments of the 20-year Afghanistan war watching the night skies for the flares that would signal the United States was gone. From afar, U.S. generals watched video screens with the same anticipation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Over 24 hours in Kabul, brutality, trauma, moments of grace
Bone-tired like everyone else in Kabul, Taliban fighters spent the last moments of the 20-year Afghanistan war watching the night skies for the flares that would signal the United States was gone. From afar, U.S. generals watched video screens with the same anticipation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban swept into Afghanistan's capital Sunday after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners, signaling the end of a costly two-decade U.S. campaign to remake the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban swept into Afghanistan's capital Sunday after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners, signaling the end of a costly two-decade U.S. campaign to remake the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban swept into Afghanistan's capital Sunday after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners, signaling the end of a costly two-decade U.S. campaign to remake the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban swept into Afghanistan's capital Sunday after the government collapsed and the embattled president joined an exodus of his fellow citizens and foreigners, signaling the end of a costly two-decade U.S. campaign to remake the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Afghan president flees country as Taliban move into Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s embattled president left the country Sunday, joining thousands of his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Officials: Kabul airport closed to commercial flights
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Senior U.S. military officials say Kabul’s international airport has been closed to commercial flights as military evacuations continue.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Afghan president flees the country as Taliban move on Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s embattled president left the country Sunday, joining his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Officials: Afghan president has left the country
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two Afghan officials say President Ashraf Ghani has left the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Taliban enter Kabul, await 'peaceful transfer' of power
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters entered Kabul on Sunday and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government, officials said, as Afghans and foreigners alike raced for the exit, signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Afghan forces surrender Bagram air base to Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says forces at Bagram air base, home to a prison housing 5,000 inmates, have surrendered to the Taliban.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Taliban enters Kabul, awaits 'peaceful transfer' of power
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday and said they were awaiting a “peaceful transfer” of the city after promising not to take it by force, but panicked residents raced to the leave, with workers fleeing government offices and helicopters landing at …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Official: Taliban negotiators head to presidential palace
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official tells The Associated Press that Taliban negotiators are heading to the presidential palace to prepare for a "transfer" of power.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Taliban say they are 'awaiting a peaceful transfer' of Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban spokesman says the militants are “awaiting a peaceful transfer of Kabul city” after they entered the capital’s outskirts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Taliban enter Kabul, say they don't plan to take it by force
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday while panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the U.S. Embassy as the militants' further tightened their grip on the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Taliban fighters enter Kabul; helicopters land at US Embassy
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of Kabul on Sunday as panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters began landing at the U.S. Embassy in the Afghan capital, further tightening the militants' grip on the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Taliban seize Afghan city as helicopters land by US Embassy
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Sunday seized the last major city outside of Kabul held by the country's central government, cutting off the capital to the east as helicopters began landing at the U.S. Embassy there.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Helicopters land at US Embassy in Kabul amid Taliban advance
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Sunday seized the last major city outside of Kabul held by the country's increasingly isolated central government, cutting off the capital to the east as helicopters began landing at the U.S. Embassy there.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Helicopters land at US Embassy in Kabul amid Taliban advance
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Sunday seized the last major city outside of Kabul held by the country's increasingly isolated central government, cutting off the capital to the east as helicopters began landing at the U.S. Embassy there.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Taliban seize Jalalabad, cut off Afghan capital from east
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Sunday seized the last major city outside of Kabul held by the country's increasingly isolated central government, cutting off the capital to the east and tightening their grip on the nation as tens of thousands fled their rapid advance.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. peace envoy brought a warning to the Taliban on Tuesday that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally after a series of cities fell to the insurgent group in stunningly quick succession.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. peace envoy brought a warning to the Taliban on Tuesday that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally after a series of cities fell to the insurgent group in stunningly quick succession.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. peace envoy brought a warning to the Taliban on Tuesday that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally after a series of cities fell to the insurgent group in stunningly quick succession.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Afghan officials: Bomb kills 3 in Kabul amid peace talks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded in Afghanistan's capital Sunday, killing at least three people in a vehicle. It was the latest attack to take place as government negotiators in Qatar resume peace talks with the Taliban.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Gunmen kill prominent journalist in western Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan journalist and human rights activist was shot and killed on Friday by unidentified gunmen in western Afghanistan, the fifth journalist to be killed in the war-ravaged country in the past two months, a provincial spokesman said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Islamic State group hits Afghan capital, airport; 1 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Islamic State group on Saturday attacked the Afghan capital with a barrage of mortar shells, killing at least one civilian and wounding a second, according to the Interior Ministry, amid a countrywide spike in violence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Mortar shells hit Afghan capital, airport; 1 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An early morning barrage of mortar shells slammed into the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least one civilian and wounding a second, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Mortar shells hit Afghan capital, airport; 1 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An early morning barrage of mortar shells slammed into the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least one civilian and wounding a second, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Report: Afghans losing hope for peace process amid violence
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Optimism among Afghans regarding the country's peace process has decreased significantly in the past few months amid a spike in violence, according to a survey released Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US-based group: Dramatic increase in Afghan gov't airstrikes
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S.-based institute warned on Tuesday that there has been a dramatic increase in airstrikes conducted by Afghan government forces from July to September this year, attacks that have led to a sharp rise in civilian casualties.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Afghan gov't airstrikes kill 2 children, officials say
DE-HAJI, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan government helicopters killed two children, ages 10 and 12, and left at least two children wounded and two others missing after bombarding a village in the eastern Ghazni province, officials and local witnesses said Tuesday
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Afghan officials say 34 killed in separate suicide bombings
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AP) — At least 34 people were killed on Sunday in two separate suicide bombings in Afghanistan that targeted a military base and a provincial chief, officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
IS attack hits Afghan capital as Pompeo joins peace talks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Mortar shells slammed into a residential area of Afghanistan's capital and killed eight people Saturday, hours before outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held what are likely his last meetings with the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators trying to hammer out a peace deal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
IS attack hits Afghan capital; Pompeo joins peace talks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Mortars slammed into a residential area of the Afghan capital, killing eight people Saturday, hours before outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held what are likely his last meetings with the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators trying to hammer out a peace deal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Mortar shells hit Kabul residential areas; at least 8 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — About 23 mortar shells slammed into different parts of the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding 31 others, an official said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Mortar shells hit Kabul residential areas, at least 3 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Over a dozen mortar shells slammed into different parts of the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding 11 others, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Afghans welcome report on Australian troops' alleged crimes
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan rights watchdog and a tribal leader are cautiously welcoming an Australian government report into suspected war crimes by its special forces in Afghanistan following a four-year investigation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Explosion kills former Afghan TV presenter in capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bomb attached to the vehicle of a former presenter on Afghanistan’s TOLO TV exploded early Saturday, killing the journalist and two other civilians, Kabul police said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Former Afghan TV presenter killed in explosion in capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bomb attached to the vehicle of a former presenter on Afghanistan’s TOLO TV exploded early Saturday, killing the journalist and two other civilians, Kabul police said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Former Afghan TV presenter killed in explosion in capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bomb attached to the vehicle of a former presenter on Afghanistan’s TOLO TV exploded early Saturday, killing the journalist and two other civilians, Kabul police said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Afghans mourn those killed in horrific IS university attack
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan declared a national day of mourning on Tuesday to honor the 22 people killed in a horrific attack a day earlier on Kabul University, which was claimed by the Islamic State group. Most of those killed were students and another 27 people were wounded, some …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Afghans mourn those killed in horrific IS university attack
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan declared a national day of mourning Tuesday to honor the 22 mostly students killed in a horrific attack a day earlier on Kabul University, claimed by the Islamic State group. Another 22 people were injured, some of them critically.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Afghanistan claims killing an al-Qaida leader wanted by FBI
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan claimed Sunday it killed a top al-Qaida propagandist on an FBI most-wanted list during an operation in the country's east, showing the militant group's continued presence there as U.S. forces work to withdraw from America's longest-running war amid continued bloodshed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Afghanistan claims killing an al-Qaida leader wanted by FBI
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan claimed Sunday it killed a top al-Qaida propagandist on an FBI most-wanted list during an operation in the country's east, showing the militant group's continued presence there as U.S. forces work to withdraw from America's longest-running war amid continued bloodshed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Afghanistan claims killing an al-Qaida leader wanted by FBI
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan claimed Sunday it killed a top al-Qaida propagandist on an FBI most-wanted list during an operation in the country's east, showing the militant group's continued presence there as U.S. forces work to withdraw from America's longest-running war amid continued bloodshed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Attack in Kabul kills 18; al-Qaida leader killed in Ghazni
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The death toll from the suicide attack Saturday in Afghanistan's capital has risen to at least 18 killed and 57 people wounded, including students, the interior ministry said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Big suicide bombing in Kabul kills 18 at education center
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The death toll from the suicide attack Saturday in Afghanistan's capital has risen to at least 18 killed and 57 people wounded, including students, the interior ministry said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Big suicide bombing in Kabul kills 18, including children
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The death toll from the suicide attack Saturday in Afghanistan's capital has risen to at least 18 killed and 57 people wounded, including schoolchildren, the interior ministry said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Suicide bombing in Kabul kills ten, including children
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide attack Saturday in Afghanistan's capital killed at least ten people and wounded 20 others, including schoolchildren, the interior ministry said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Official: Bombing in Kabul kills ten, including children
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bombing Saturday in Afghanistan's capital killed at least ten people and wounded eight others, including schoolchildren, the interior ministry said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Group demands release of person who reported Afghan strike
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A prominent rights group Friday demanded the release of a person detained by the government for allegedly providing information to media outlets about an army airstrike this week in which 12 civilians, mostly children, were killed and 18 others wounded.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Stampede kills 11 Afghans seeking visas to leave country
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least 11 women were trampled to death when a stampede broke out Wednesday among thousands of Afghans waiting in a soccer stadium to get visas to leave the country, officials said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Political turmoil in Kabul dogs negotiations with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — After months of deliberation, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday announced his 21-member team to negotiate peace with the Taliban, only to have his political opponent reject it as not inclusive enough.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Bomb disrupts funeral for 25 Sikhs killed in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosive device disrupted Thursday's funeral service for 25 members of Afghanistan's Sikh minority community who had been killed by the Islamic State group. No one was hurt in the blast, the Afghan Interior Ministry said.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Islamic State gunman kills 25 in attack on Sikhs in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A lone Islamic State gunman rampaged through a Sikh house of worship in the heart of the Afghan capital Wednesday, killing 25 worshippers and wounding eight, Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
At least 17 Afghan forces killed in insider attack
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least 17 police and army personnel were killed in an apparent insider attack at a joint military and police base early Friday, Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense said. The attack took place in southern Zabul province, a Taliban stronghold.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Afghans set to release 1,500 Taliban; US wants less violence
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — After a series of delays, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree early Wednesday promising to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture to get intra-Afghan negotiations started.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Afghans set to release 1,500 Taliban; US wants less violence
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — After a series of delays, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree early Wednesday promising to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture to get intra-Afghan negotiations started.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Afghans set to release 1,500 Taliban; US wants less violence
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — After a series of delays, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree early Wednesday promising to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture to get intra-Afghan negotiations started.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Dueling Afghan leaders both declare themselves president
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's rival leaders were each sworn in as president in separate ceremonies on Monday, throwing plans for negotiations with the Taliban into chaos and creating a dilemma for the United States as it figures out how to move its peace deal with the Taliban forward.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Officials say gunmen kill 32 at ceremony in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen opened fire Friday at a ceremony in Afghanistan's capital attended by prominent political leaders, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens more before the two attackers were slain by police, officials said.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Officials say gunmen kill 32 at ceremony in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen opened fire Friday at a ceremony in Afghanistan's capital attended by prominent political leaders, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens more before the two attackers were slain by police, officials said.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Officials say gunmen kill 32 at ceremony in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen opened fire Friday at a ceremony in Afghanistan's capital attended by prominent political leaders, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens more before the two attackers were slain by police, officials said.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
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