Afghanistan
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- Jan 10
Afghan officials: Taliban attacks kill 21 policemen
Afghan officials: Taliban attacks in western and northern Afghanistan kills 21 members of country's security forces
Jan 10 - Jan 9
Afghan envoy hopes 2019 to be year of peace for Afghanistan
Afghan president's special envoy expresses hopes that 2019 will mark the end of country's protracted war with Taliban
Jan 9
- Jan 8
Afghan official: Bomb blast kills 2 in eastern province
Afghan official: At least 2 civilians killed in bombing in eastern Khost province
Jan 8 - Jan 7
Roadside bombing kills 5 civilians in eastern Afghanistan
An Afghan official says a roadside bombing has killed five civilians and wounded seven in the country's eastern Paktika province, while separate attacks in the country's west killed at least eight security force members
Jan 7 - Jan 3
Taliban kill 8 police in northern Afghanistan
An Afghan official says the Taliban killed eight police in an attack on their post in the provincial capital of the northern Baghlan province
Jan 3 - Jan 2
Afghan officials say Italian adviser survives rogue attack
Afghan officials say an Italian military adviser escaped unhurt after a rogue border policeman opened fire on his armored vehicle in western Afghanistan's Herat province, not far from the border with Iran
Jan 2 - Jan 1
Afghan special forces fight IS; Taliban kill 15 policemen
Afghan forces launch new offensive against IS in eastern province, kill 27 militants; Taliban kill 15 policemen
Jan 1 - Dec 26
Afghanistan postpones presidential election
Afghanistan's election commission says the presidential vote scheduled for April will be postponed for several months to allow time to fix technical problems that surfaced during October's parliamentary elections
Dec 26
- Dec 26
Suicide attack on Pakistanis in Afghanistan kills 6
An Afghan official says a suicide bomber disguised as a beggar has killed six people in a wealthy subdivision of the southern city of Kandahar
Dec 26 - Dec 22
A blow to morale: Afghan generals worry about US withdrawal
Afghan generals say US troop withdrawal is a blow to morale, analysts say it will complicate efforts to reach a peace deal
Dec 22
- Dec 21
Trump planning to pull 7,000 troops from Afghanistan, reducing force by half
The current figure of 14,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan is expected to be cut in half, with those troops arriving home by the end of the spring, an official said.
Dec 21 - Dec 21
NATO aware of reports about US troop cuts in Afghanistan
NATO says it has seen reports that the United States could be readying to pull thousands of troops out of Afghanistan but is declining to comment on them
Dec 21 - Dec 19
Taliban say talks focused on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Taliban say their latest talks with the U.S. envoy on the war in Afghanistan focused on the withdrawal of NATO troops, the release of prisoners and halting attacks on civilians by pro-government forces
Dec 19 - Dec 4
Afghan troop losses 'not sustainable,' says nominee to command US troops in Middle East
Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the nominee to command all U.S. troops in the Middle East, told senators that the war in Afghanistan is at a stalemate.
Dec 4 - Dec 4
Study toxic exposure, vaccines in 9/11 and Gulf War veterans, scientists say
Scientists call on lawmakers and the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund a new program to study generational health effects among Gulf War and post-9/11 veterans.
Dec 4 - Dec 3
4th US service member dies from Afghan blast
A fourth U.S. service member has died from a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan.
Dec 3 - Nov 29
US Army Ranger killed in Afghanistan likely died from friendly fire
Officials say he was probably killed by Afghan forces by accident.
Nov 29 - Nov 29
Pentagon identifies 3 US special operations service members killed in Afghanistan
Three other U.S. troops and an American contractor were also wounded.
Nov 29 - Nov 29
Pentagon identifies 3 US special operations service members killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
The service members were all riding in a heavily armored Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle when the roadside bomb exploded south of the city of Ghazni.
Nov 29 - Nov 28
Massive explosion rocks Kabul after suicide bomber targets security compound
At least 10 people were killed, officials said.
Nov 28 - Nov 27
3 US service members killed in Afghanistan
Three American service members were killed in Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Nov 27 - Nov 27
3 US service members killed in Afghanistan marks deadliest day for troops there this year
Three others were wounded by the roadside bomb.
Nov 27 - Nov 24
US service member killed in Afghanistan for 2nd time this month
There were few details provided by the U.S. military.
Nov 24 - Nov 20
At least 50 killed in bombing of Afghan religious celebration: Officials
A large explosion hit at a wedding hall in the capital, authorities said.
Nov 20 - Nov 20
At least 43 killed in bombing of Afghan religious celebration: Officials
A large explosion targeting a religious gathering in Afghanistan's capital has killed at least 43 people and injured at least 83 others, the country's health ministry said.
Nov 20 - Nov 9
Taliban, Afghan envoys meet for talks in Moscow
The Taliban's spokesman emphasized the talks were not negotiations.
Nov 9 - Nov 7
Somber homecoming for Army soldier killed in Afghan insider attack
The father of seven was the mayor of his town and was hailed as a hero when he deployed for the fourth time in January.
Nov 7 - Nov 6
US soldier killed in Afghanistan had one message for US ahead of midterms: Vote
U.S. Army Major Brent Taylor's penned a powerful Facebook post urging Americans to exercise their "precious right to vote."
Nov 6 - Nov 6
Army National Guardsman fatally shot by Afghan security officer
Maj. Brent Taylor, who was the mayor of North Ogden, Utah, left for his second deployment to Afghanistan in January.
Nov 6 - Nov 5
National Guard soldier killed in Afghanistan
Maj. Brent Taylor, a father of seven and a mayor of North Ogden, Utah, was shot and killed when a member of Afghan National Security Forces opened fire on a military base in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Nov 5 - Nov 4
US service member killed in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan
A member of the U.S. armed forces as killed and another was wounded in an apparent insider attack on Saturday in the Afghan capital Kabul.
Nov 4 - Oct 21
US general was wounded in Kandahar attack
U.S. General Jeffrey D. Smiley was wounded in Kandahar attack, officials said.
Oct 21 - Oct 20
US top general back on streets after deadly attack in Afghanistan
In the 17-year war, it appears to be the closest the commanding general of forces has been to being shot or seriously harmed.
Oct 20 - Oct 19
2 top Afghan officials killed in insider attack claimed by Taliban; leading US general uninjured
A top US general had just left a meeting at building where the attack occurred.
Oct 19 - Oct 18
2 top Afghan officials killed in Taliban attack; US general uninjured
A top U.S. general had just left a meeting where the attack occurred.
Oct 18 - Oct 4
US service member killed in action in Afghanistan
The service member may have been killed from "combat action."
Oct 4 - Sep 4
1 US service member killed, 1 wounded in apparent insider attack in Afghanistan
The service member who died in the attack Monday is the sixth American killed in Afghanistan this year.
Sep 4 - Aug 23
Inside Afghanistan: On the ground with US troops
ABC News' Ian Pannell gives a rare look inside Afghanistan, where ABC News was given access to U.S. Special Forces on the frontlines.
Aug 23 - Aug 23
My love for the Afghanistan you may not know: Reporter's notebook
ABC News' Ian Pannell has covered Afghanistan since the aftermath of 9/11.
Aug 23 - Aug 23
The latest update on the war efforts in Afghanistan
New footage has emerged showing Afghan forces retaliating against insurgents targeting the presidential palace in Kabul as the U.S. is in direct talks with the Taliban to end America's longest war.
Aug 23 - Aug 22
Trump awards Medal of Honor to airman who saved teammates from al-Qaeda attack despite being gravely wounded
Air Force Tech Sgt. John Chapman was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
Aug 22 - Aug 22
On the front lines in Afghanistan
Ian Pannell tours one of hundreds of compounds formerly controlled by ISIS.
Aug 22 - Aug 21
Rockets fired at Afghanistan presidential palace
Police say the Taliban fired rockets that landed near the presidential palace during the president's Eid speech.
Aug 21 - Aug 21
Rockets disrupt Afghanistan president's holiday speech in suspected Taliban attack
The sound of exploding rockets could be heard in the background Tuesday as Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani gave a speech at a ceremony in Kabul marking Eid al-Adha.
Aug 21 - Aug 19
Trump adviser John Bolton on possibly privatizing US war in Afghanistan: I'm 'always open to new ideas'
Bolton said possibility of using private military contractors up to president.
Aug 19 - Aug 16
With large-scale attacks, is the Taliban experiencing a resurgence?
The attacks come as U.S. officials indicated the Trump administration's South Asia Strategy had created progress toward peace talks aimed at ending the Afghanistan war.
Aug 16 - Aug 14
US soldier in Afghanistan dies from wounds in roadside blast
The Army Green Beret is the fifth U.S. casualty in Afghanistan this year.
Aug 14 - Aug 10
Taliban storms strategic Afghan city
Taliban fighters stormed a provincial capital in Afghanistan before dawn on Friday.
Aug 10 - Aug 10
Taliban storms strategic Afghan city
Taliban fighters stormed a provincial capital in Afghanistan before dawn on Friday, exchanging fire with security forces and reportedly leaving several dead.
Aug 10 - Aug 8
Inside US longest war as it rages on in the Afghan mountains
ABC News was given exclusive access as Army Green Berets traveled the dirt roads that led to ISIS.
Aug 8