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On May 21, an Afghan child is treated at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the northern city of Kunduz, after being injured in a fight between the Taliban and Afghan security forces.

Kunduz Airstrike Reportedly Kills 19 At Doctors Without Borders Hospital

Oct 02, 2015
A trauma center in northern Afghanistan run by the international aid group was badly damaged early Saturday at about the same time as a U.S. airstrike in the area.
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The Two-Way
Smoke rises in Kunduz, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday. Government officials say their forces have retaken the strategic northern city from the Taliban.

Afghan Force Says It Has Retaken Kunduz From Taliban

Oct 01, 2015
Afghanistan's government says its troops have retaken the strategically important northern city. But the Taliban is denying that they've lost Kunduz.
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The Two-Way
A Taliban fighter sits on a motorcycle with a Taliban flag after the insurgents overran the strategic city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan.

U.S. Airstrike Seeks To Bolster Afghans In Fight To Retake City From Taliban

Sep 29, 2015
One day after the Taliban seized control of Kunduz, a military operation is underway to try to retake the strategic city in northern Afghanistan.
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The Two-Way
Alleged Taliban militants patrol on an Afghan police vehicle in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The Taliban is believed to have taken control of Kunduz, their first capture of a major urban area since the U.S. invasion of 2001.

Taliban Fighters Overrun Afghan Security Forces, Reported In Control Of Kunduz

Sep 28, 2015
The fall of the northern Afghan city would represent a major setback for U.S.-trained government forces.
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The Two-Way
Soldiers help emergency workers wheel an injured man to a hospital after an attack by Taliban militiamen on an air force base in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday.

Nearly 30 Dead In Taliban Attack On Pakistan Air Base

Sep 18, 2015
A mosque inside the military compound near Peshawar was also attacked and many killed in the assault were attending Friday prayers.
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The Two-Way

Taliban Storm Afghan Prison, Free More Than 350 Inmates

Sep 14, 2015
At least one suicide bomber reportedly breached the gate of the prison at Ghazni, allowing others to force open cells. A number of local Taliban commanders were reportedly freed.
NPR
The Two-Way
Afghan security forces and British soldiers inspect the site of a suicide attack in the heart of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday. Three American civilian contractors are reportedly among the dead.

Suicide Car Bomb In Kabul Kills 12, Including 3 American Contractors

Aug 22, 2015
Most of the dead were Afghan civilians and scores more were wounded in the attack on a convoy. The Taliban have denied any responsibility.
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Parallels
In Kabul, Afghans burned Pakistani currency notes during a vigil for victims of a series of deadly attacks in and around the capital in early August. The Taliban claimed responsibility for some of the attacks.

Is Afghanistan Backsliding?

Aug 16, 2015
U.S. combat forces left last year and there have been a number of troubling signs this year. They include a rise in deadly attacks and renewed friction between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
NPR
The Two-Way
A 1998 file photo of Ayman al-Zawahri speaking at a news conference in Khost, Afghanistan. The reclusive al-Qaida leader says he has pledged support to the new chief of the Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor.

Al-Zawihiri Pledges Allegiance To New Taliban Chief

Aug 13, 2015
In an audio statement attributed to the al-Qaida leader, Ayman Al-Zawihiri says he backs the Taliban's Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, who was chosen to replace the deceased Mullah Omar.
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The Two-Way
This photo provided by the U.S. Government, presented during a trial, shows a photo of Irek Hamidullin surrendering after being wounded by U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Nov. 29, 2009.

Ex-Soviet Officer Who Became Taliban Commander Found Guilty In U.S.

Aug 08, 2015
Irek Hamidullin, 55, a one-time Soviet tank commander in Afghanistan, stayed behind after Moscow's forces were withdrawn in 1988. He went on to mastermind a 2009 attack on an Afghan base.
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The Two-Way
Undated photo reportedly showing Taliban leader Mullah Omar.

Taliban Acknowledge Death Of Leader, Select Successor

Jul 30, 2015
Sources within the extremist organization confirmed the death of Mullah Omar, who reportedly died in 2013. A gathering of the group's leaders has chosen Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as his successor.
NPR
The Two-Way
Undated photo reportedly showing Taliban leader Mullah Omar.

Afghan Government Says Mullah Omar 'Died In April 2013'

Jul 29, 2015
Reports of the death of the Taliban's spiritual leader have swirled in the past and have been unreliable. The Afghan government said according to "credible information," Omar died in Pakistan.
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The Two-Way
Fire and smoke rise at the site of a suicide attack during clashes with Taliban fighters in front of the Parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday.

Taliban Militants Attack Afghan Parliament In Kabul

Jun 22, 2015
Authorities were eventually able to repel the attack, killing all of the Taliban militants. More than a dozen civilians were hurt in the attack.
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The Two-Way
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who officials say abandoned his post in Afghanistan before he was captured by the Taliban and held for five years, will face a preliminary hearing in September for a possible court martial.

Bergdahl Hearing Postponed Until September

Jun 04, 2015
The hearing that will decide whether the U.S. Army sergeant accused of desertion will face a court martial has been pushed back from July to September.
NPR
The Two-Way
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the Blair House in Washington, D.C. Ghani will be meeting with President Obama this week.

Ashraf Ghani: U.S. Critical To Afghanistan's Future

Mar 22, 2015
In an interview with NPR's Morning Edition, the Afghan president says most of his country wants U.S. troops to remain. He also says he's determined to make sure ISIS doesn't gain a foothold.
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The Two-Way

In Qatar, Released Taliban Member Raises U.S. Concerns

Jan 30, 2015
There are new suspicions that one of the men released from a U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl last year might be trying to contact Taliban fighters.
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Sandoval: U.S. Must Maintain Presence In Afghanistan

Jan 26, 2015
Governor Brian Sandoval says the U.S. must continue to maintain a presence in Afghanistan to ensure security and prevent the Taliban from regaining a...
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