Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a country in South and Central Asia, the capital of which is Kabul. Afghanistan has significant cultural heritage and mineral deposits, but remains undeveloped due to ongoing military conflicts.
- US dropped more bombs on Afghanistan than Syria and Iraq last month
The US dropped more bombs on Afghanistan last month than it did on Iraq and Syria – a sign that the military’s attention is shifting back towards the country it invaded in 2001 after focusing on Islamic State since 2014.US News - Afghan president invites Taliban to run in election as militant group gains ground
Afghanistan’s president has invited the Taliban to take part in the upcoming parliamentary election in October. The unusual offer comes as the militant group continues to seize swathes of land in the war-torn country.World News - Taliban seize ‘safe’ Afghan district weeks after Pentagon hailed progress under new Trump strategy
A district governor was killed in a Taliban raid in an Afghan region once considered relatively secure from attack. The Taliban now claims it controls key parts of the area – even as the US boosts troop levels in Afghanistan.World News - Pentagon scrubs Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria troop numbers from latest report
The Pentagon’s quarterly report on the number of American troops serving overseas was released this week. Curiously, troop numbers for Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq were omitted from the report.US News - Blackout: US military spent $60 million on Afghanistan power lines to nowhere
The US military spent $60 million on a new section of power grid in Afghanistan’s northeast. It doesn’t work and may even put residents at risk, according to a report from the US government’s reconstruction watchdog.US News - Caged & neglected: Veteran US Army dogs mistreated on return from Afghanistan
US Army bomb sniffer dogs who saved soldiers’ lives in Afghanistan were mistreated and possibly euthanized when they returned home. Some spent almost a year in kennels, handlers said.US News
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