Poll Finds Americans Split on Success of Afghanistan War
Nearly half of Americans think the country has “mostly failed” in its mission in Afghanistan, the Pew Research Center reported Friday.
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Rights Groups Warn Against US Flouting International Court
Afghan rights workers warned Tuesday that the U.S. national security adviser’s blistering attack on the International Criminal Court investigating war crimes allegations will strengthen a climate of impunity in Afghanistan, prolong the war and embolden those carrying out acts of violence.
Read moreUS Defense Secretary Makes Surprise Visit to War-Weary Kabul
Defense Secretary James Mattis made a surprise visit to Afghanistan’s war-shattered capital on Friday, the U.S. command in Afghanistan said, just days after a suicide bomber killed 21 people in the city and wounded 90 others.
Read moreTaliban Overrun Afghan Army Base, Kill 17 Troops
The Taliban overran a base in northern Afghanistan, killing 17 soldiers while Afghan forces battled the insurgents for the fifth straight day in the eastern provincial capital of Ghazni on Tuesday, trying to flush them out of the city’s outskirts, officials said.
Read more120 Afghan Forces, Civilians Killed in Battle With 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.
Read moreOfficials: Taliban Try to Take Afghan City, Kill at Least 14
The Taliban tried to overrun a provincial capital in Afghanistan early on Friday, hiding inside homes before slipping into city streets in the night to attack security forces and killing at least 14 policemen before being pushed back, officials said.
Read moreAfghan Official: US Drone Kills Pakistan Taliban Chief
A U.S. drone strike in northeastern Kunar province killed Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, the insurgent leader who ordered the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday.
Read moreWar Allies Recount Deadly Cost of Visa Delays
Forced to wait years for the visas they were promised in exchange for assisting U.S. war efforts, five Afghan and Iraqi nationals say in a federal class action that their lives and their families’ safety are at stake.
Read moreJury to Decide if Military Contractors Were Fired for Whistleblowing
After a 15-day federal trial wrapped up Monday, a panel of jurors will now determine whether five former military contractors were wrongly fired for reporting supervisors’ breaches of security at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
Read moreTrial Begins in Military Contractor Whistleblower Case
A federal court in Colorado heard the opening remarks Monday in a 14-day trial that will determine whether five former-military contractors were wrongly fired for reporting supervisors’ breaches of security at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
Read moreEU Court Grapples With Suspected War Criminals Fighting for Residency
When assessing a suspected war criminal’s application for asylum, the EU’s highest court ruled Wednesday that member states must make case-by-case threat determinations.
Read moreAfghans Submitted 1.17 Million War Crimes Claims to Court
Since the International Criminal Court began collecting material three months ago for a possible war crimes case involving Afghanistan, it has gotten a staggering 1.17 million statements from Afghans who say they were victims.
Read moreUN: Afghan Civilian Casualties Decreased 9 Percent in 2017
The number of civilians killed and wounded in the war in Afghanistan declined last year, but the number of deaths from airstrikes was on the rise, according to a new United Nations report released on Thursday.
Read morePentagon: Gag Order on Afghan Data Was a Mistake
In an abrupt reversal, the U.S. military on Tuesday said it made a mistake when it ordered an independent federal auditor to stop providing the public with information about U.S. war efforts in Afghanistan that help to measure how the 16-year-old stalemated war is going.
Read moreEx-Hostage Boyle Charged With Sex Assault, Confinement
Canadian Joshua Boyle, his American wife and their children endured a long captivity in Afghanistan before they were rescued last fall and returned to Canada. Now he’s facing 15 charges including sexual assault, forcible confinement and administering a noxious drug.
Read moreInternational Court Doubles Down on War-Crimes Probe of CIA
Describing allegations of rape, torture and sexual humiliation, the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor went into unprecedented detail Monday about why U.S. forces and the CIA should face a war-crimes investigation.
Read moreICC Prosecutor Requests Investigation for Afghanistan Probe
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday asked judges to authorize an investigation in Afghanistan into allegations including rape and torture by the U.S. military and CIA, crimes against humanity by the Taliban and war crimes by Afghan security forces.
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Sgt. Bergdahl Avoids Prison Time for Desertion in Afghanistan
Declining to hand down a prison sentence, a military judge on Friday dishonorably discharged Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl based on desertion and misbehavior before the enemy charges for leaving his base in Afghanistan, triggering a years-long search and divisive prisoner exchange.
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Afghan Probe by International Court Could Entangle CIA
The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court announced plans to investigate crimes against humanity in Afghanistan on Friday, a year after compiling possible war crimes by U.S. forces and the Taliban.
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