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Taliban press advances, take key border post with Pakistan
July 14, 2021

Taliban press advances, take key border post with Pakistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban are pressing on with their surge in Afghanistan, saying they seized a strategic border crossing with Pakistan on Wednesday — the latest in a series of key border post to come under their control in recent weeks.…READ MORE

Taliban surge in north Afghanistan sends thousands fleeing
July 13, 2021

Taliban surge in north Afghanistan sends thousands fleeing

CAMP ISTIQLAL, Afghanistan (AP) — Sakina, who is 11, maybe 12, walked with her family for 10 days after the Taliban seized her village in northern Afghanistan and burned down the local school.…READ MORE

Officials: Afghan delegation, Taliban to talk peace in Qatar
July 13, 2021

Officials: Afghan delegation, Taliban to talk peace in Qatar

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A high powered Afghan government delegation, which will include the head of the country’s reconciliation council, is to meet the Taliban in Doha to jump-start a long-stalled peace process, two Afghan officials said Tuesday.…READ MORE