The Trump administration says Afghanistan's conditions have improved in recent years to the point where sending Afghan nationals back does not pose a threat to their safety. That's how members of the ...

Travellers run the gauntlet of Taliban checkpoints, fighting, robberies, kidnappings, and pressure-plate bombs targeting government officials and security forces. Road trips are a dangerous, and often ...

After taking back control, the Taliban wants you to believe they've changed. Sitting in a Taliban press conference Tuesday was a thoroughly surreal moment to cap seven long days of almost unimaginable ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – An Afghan provincial official says that a total of 29 border police officers have been killed after the Taliban overran two check points in southern Helmand province. Bashir ...

A recent travel video from Afghanistan has captured the internet’s attention, showing an Indian motorcyclist being met with unexpected friendliness by Taliban soldiers during a routine checkpoint stop ...

At least five Afghan security forces were killed after their checkpoint was attacked by insurgents in the southern province of Kandahar, a provincial official said. Aziz Ahmad Azizi, the provincial ...

The Afghan army is now fully in charge of combat operations. NPR's Tom Bowman heads out on a mission with troops as they engage the Taliban in one... On Its Own, The Afghan Army Takes The Fight To The ...

Afghan officials say at least six government troops have been killed in Taliban attacks on two military checkpoints in the country's south. Gul Islam Seyal, a spokesman for the governor of Zabul ...

KABUL, Afghanistan – Scores of police manned checkpoints around Afghanistan's capital Sunday after authorities ordered more than 7,000 officers to secure Kabul ahead of the country's Independence Day, ...