Afghan

Taliban Take Kandahar, Herat In Major Afghanistan Offensive

Afghan officials say the Taliban have taken another provincial capital, the southern city of Kandahar in the province with the same name.

By TAMEEM AKHGAR, RAHIM FAIEZ and JON GAMBRELL, AP

Taliban Seize Government Buildings In Kunduz, A Major Afghan City: Official

If Kunduz falls, it would be a significant gain for the Taliban and a test of their ability to take and retain territory.

By Rahim Faiez, AP

Protesting Swedish Airline Passenger Refuses To Sit, Halting Migrant's Deportation

The woman livestreamed video of her one-person protest, and the Afghan man was taken off the flight.

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Suicide Bomb In Afghan Capital Targets Journalists, Kills Seven People

The bomber targeted a vehicle owned by a company that works with Tolo News, Afghanistan's first 24-hour news channel

By MIRWAIS HAROONI AND ANDREW MACASKILL, Reuters

One U.S. Troop Killed, Two Wounded In Southern Afghanistan

By Robert Burns, AP