Afghanistan

The Heat: 2 years after U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

August 15, 2018

Violence, death toll in Afghanistan fighting continues to rise

In Kabul, a suicide bomber targeted a training class for university students in a private building in a Shiite neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, killing one person and wounding 12, officials said.

August 13, 2018

Deadly clashes continue between Afghan forces and the Taliban

Four days of ferocious fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban over a key provincial capital has claimed the lives of about 100 Afghan policemen and soldiers and at least 20 civilians, the defense minister said Monday.

April 30, 2018

Twin bombings in Afghanistan kill 25, including 9 reporters

Two Islamic State suicide bombers struck in Afghanistan’s capital on Monday, killing 25 people, including nine journalists who had rushed to the scene of the first attack, in the deadliest assault on reporters since the fall of the Taliban in 2001

April 22, 2018

Blast at election center in Afghan capital, dozens of casualties

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on a project of key importance to the credibility of President Ashraf Ghani’s Western-backed government, which has pledged to hold parliamentary elections this year.

February 14, 2018

The Heat: Afghanistan crisis

The Afghan government reportedly keeps communications open with the Taliban, as the United States searches for a strategy to end the 16-year-old war.

February 3, 2018

The Blame Game: Kabul, Islamabad point fingers after Taliban attacks

Talks with the Taliban are a possibility. That’s according to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who said he would consider negotiations, but not with those who kill civilians. Kabul says responsibility at least partially lies with Islamabad.

January 27, 2018

Taliban claims second deadly attack in Kabul in a week

A deadly suicide car bombing in Kabul has been claimed by the Taliban, the second attack mounted in the city in a week. This week’s blast left scores of civilians dead or wounded.

January 21, 2018

Taliban claims deadly Kabul hotel attack

A handful of gunmen besieged the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, some said to be wearing suicide bomber vests. The Taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack, which left a number of casualties.

January 1, 2018

BIG STORY – Tell Spring not to come this year

Without a NATO soldier in sight and no narrative but their own, this is story of the war in Afghanistan, told through the eyes of the Afghans who live inside it.

December 28, 2017

ISIL claims responsibility for bombing of Shiite center in Kabul

A suicide bomber attacked a Shiite cultural center in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul Thursday. More than 40 people were killed and dozens wounded.

December 26, 2017

Russia upgrades military presence in Syria with 49-year deal

With the agreement, Moscow establishes a permanent Syrian presence at its bases in Tartus and Khmeimim.

December 25, 2017

Beijing hosts first trilateral between China, Afghanistan, and Pakistan FMs

A first of its kind trilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan and Pakistan is convening in Beijing. The three agreed to establish dialogue during Chinese FM Wang Yi’s visit to the two countries last June.

December 24, 2017

Refugees in Patras a fence and ferry away from a better life in Europe

Every day, dozens of young men in Patras, Greece wait for the right time to escape onto a truck and then a ferry to Italy.

December 18, 2017

New York exhibition highlights migrants’ struggles

An underground school in Afghanistan, a bombed out home in Iraq and an abandoned dining room in Kenya.

December 1, 2017

Shanghai Cooperation Organization holds meeting in Sochi

SCO members gather in Sochi for talks. Major meeting focuses on regional issues and potential for more nations to join.

November 3, 2017

Bowe Bergdahl will serve no jail time, receives dishonorable discharge

A punitive discharge deprives Bergdahl of most or all his veterans’ benefits.

October 24, 2017

Pakistan challenges US accusations of harboring Taliban fighters

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a stop in Pakistan to meet with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and discuss terrorism. Some U.S. officials accuse Pakistan of harboring terrorist fighters.

October 20, 2017

Deadly blasts target two mosques in separate regions of Afghanistan

One suicide bomber targeted a mosque in the capital of Kabul, while another struck in the country’s Ghor province.

October 19, 2017

Pakistan building massive fence on Afghanistan border

Pakistan has started building a 2,300 kilometer fence along its border with Afghanistan. The $500 million barrier is designed to help prevent attacks by militants.

September 28, 2017

The Heat: One-on-one with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister

Pakistan at the United Nations – Tonight’s show discusses the prime minister’s speech, the war in Afghanistan and China’s role in revitalizing Pakistan.

August 25, 2017

ISIL claims responsibility for attack on Shia mosque in Kabul

Militants stormed the Shiite mosque while worshippers were at Friday prayers.

August 24, 2017

WH official lays out new details on US strategy in Afghanistan

A senior White House official has laid out more details for reporters on U.S. President Donald Trump’s path forward in America’s longest war.

August 22, 2017

Revised US military strategy in Afghanistan met with praise and criticism

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani hailed the U.S. for its support in what he called a “joint struggle” against terrorism. It comes as the White House signaled it would shift tactics in its effort to defeat the Taliban, as part of America’s longest war. CGTN’s Roee Ruttenberg reports.

August 22, 2017

The Heat: Trump’s Afghanistan strategy

“In Afghanistan and Pakistan, America’s interests are clear. We must stop the resurgence of safe havens that enable terrorists to threaten America.” – U.S. President Trump

August 21, 2017

The Heat: The situation in Afghanistan

U.S. President Trump promising to resolve the situation in Afghanistan, after almost 16 years of American presence. But what strategy will bring stability to the country?

August 21, 2017

Trump makes pitch for Afghanistan war strategy in televised speech

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to announce his strategy for America’s longest military conflict. Trump will use his first formal address to the nation to outline his path for Afghanistan.

July 17, 2017

Students from war-torn nations join peers in global robotics competition

Nearly a thousand students gathered in Washington, DC to participate in an “Olympics” style robotics competition.

June 24, 2017

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes two-day stop in Pakistan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in Islamabad, hoping to ease tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

June 20, 2017

World Refugee Day: By the numbers

United Nations World Refugee Day falls on June 20th. As of June 2017, there are 65.5 million people who have been forcibly displaced.

June 15, 2017

About 4,000 more US troops to go to Afghanistan

The decision by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis could be announced as early as next week, the official said

June 13, 2017

Trump gives U.S. military authority to set Afghan troop levels: U.S. official

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said no immediate decision had been made about the troop levels, which are now set at about 8,400.

June 9, 2017

India and Pakistan join SCO, China focuses on improving security

India and Pakistan become members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. This while a summit wraps up focused on security and trade.

June 6, 2017

Afghanistan security summit opens on heels of deadly bombing

Afghanistan’s President said the death toll in last week’s suicide truck bombing has surpassed 150 – making it the deadliest attack in Kabul since the U.S.-led invasion. President Ashaf Ghani made the grim announcement during summit on security.

June 3, 2017

Bombings at funeral come as anti-govt protests continue in Kabul

At least six people were killed Saturday when a trio of suicide bombers struck a funeral attended by senior government officials, just three days after a powerful truck bomb in one of the most heavily guarded parts of the capital killed 90 people and wounded more than 450.

May 31, 2017

Afghanistan truck bomb strikes near embassy row

Scores of civilians are now dead and hundreds more have been wounded in perhaps the deadliest blast in Afghanistan’s capital since 2001.

May 31, 2017

Suicide bombing devastates diplomatic area of Kabul

A massive suicide truck bombing rocked a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing 80 people and wounding as many as 350.

April 24, 2017

US Defense Secretary visits Afghanistan following deadly attack

Following last week’s deadly attack, U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis arrived in Afghanistan to meet with top officials. His arrival coincided with a suicide bombing at a U.S.-operated base in the east of the country. Several Afghan soldiers were injured in the attack.

April 14, 2017

Afghan officials say 36 ISIL militants killed in Mother of all Bombs strike

The Afghan Defense Ministry said 36 militants were killed, though local officials and residents put the number much higher.

April 14, 2017

Afghanistan: 36 Islamic State fighters killed by large blast

Several ISIL caves and ammunition caches were destroyed by the giant bomb, which terrified villagers on both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border with its “earsplitting blast.”

April 13, 2017

U.S. drops ‘mother of all bombs’ in Afghanistan – Pentagon

The United States dropped a massive GBU-43 bomb, also known as the “mother of all bombs,” in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday against a series of caves used by Islamic State militants, the military said.

March 22, 2017

US spends trillion to fight ISIL, but price tag could grow

It’s clear the overall cost of putting an end to ISIL will be astronomical. The Iraqi government thinks rebuilding Anbar Province and Mosul will cost $50 billion alone. And that’s just one country.

February 21, 2017

Afghan girls take up Chinese martial arts to combat prejudice

Teenage girls in Afghanistan are fighting prejudice with Chinese martial arts. But they face many obstacles, including a culture that discourages females from competing in contact sports.

February 7, 2017

20 dead in suicide attack outside Afghanistan Supreme Court

The assailant detonated a device in the parking lot as employees were boarding a bus to go home.

February 6, 2017

Report: 900 children killed in Afghanistan conflict in 2016

More than 900 children were killed in Afghanistan’s conflict last year, the United Nations said Monday, calling it the most violent year for children since it started keeping records.

January 16, 2017

The Heat: What’s next for Afghanistan?

Afghanistan – more than 15 years since the U.S. launched its war against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, what’s ahead for the conflict torn country?

January 12, 2017

Investigation finds 33 civilians killed by US military fire

The U.S. military in Afghanistan said on Thursday that its investigation into a November firefight with the Taliban in northern Kunduz province has shown that 33 civilians died in the raid during which U.S. troops fired on Afghan homes.

January 10, 2017

2 bombings near government offices in Afghan capital kill 38

Two large bombs — one triggered by a suicide attacker — exploded near government offices Tuesday, killing at least 38 people and wounding dozens of others in the deadliest Taliban violence in Kabul in months.

December 28, 2016

BIG STORY – Following the Afghan National Army fighting in Helmand Province

The documentary “Tell Spring Not to Come This Year” is a gripping, observational film following one unit of the Afghan National Army over the course of its first year of fighting in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

December 7, 2016

New opportunities open up for women to join US military

In many countries, women fight alongside men on a battlefield that knows no gender, only duty. Now the White House is voicing support for requiring young women to register for the draft that is previously required only for men.

November 21, 2016

Suicide bomber in Kabul targets Shiite mosque

A suicide bomber struck a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital on Monday, killing 32 people, the U.N. office said, the second large-scale attack targeting minority Shiites in Kabul in just over a month.

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