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Family Freed After 5 Years Of Captivity In Afghanistan

5:07am October 13, 2017

An American woman and her family were freed after being held by an extremist group in Afghanistan for five years. David Greene talks with journalist David Rohde, who was held by the same group.

This still image made from a 2013 video released by the Coleman family shows Caitlan Coleman and her husband, Canadian Joshua Boyle, in a militant video given to the family.

U.S. Woman And Family Freed After 5 Years In Captivity In Afghanistan

9:54pm October 12, 2017

by Greg Myre

Caitlan Coleman, her Canadian husband and their three children had been held by an extremist group in Afghanistan. The U.S. and Pakistan say they worked together to secure the release.

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An Update On Trump's Afghanistan Strategy

8:08am September 30, 2017

by Tom Bowman

It's been a little more than a month since President Trump announced a new strategy that involves sending more U.S. troops as advisers to the Afghan military.

Troops To Deploy To Afghanistan As 16th Anniversary Of Military Operations Approaches

5:18pm September 29, 2017

by Zachariah Hughes

Thousands of soldiers are preparing for yet another Afghanistan deployment. They are the tiny segment of American society in military service. On the eve of their departure, they share their thoughts.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (right), with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, arrived in Kabul on Wednesday. A rocket attack targeted Kabul's main airport on the same day.

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Rockets Hit Kabul Airport After Mattis Arrives On Unannounced Visit

10:13am September 27, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Militant fighters fired several rockets that exploded at or near Hamid Karzai International Airport, hours after U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Afghanistan. No injuries were reported.

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How Is President Trump's Security Strategy Working In Afghanistan?

8:10am September 26, 2017

Last month, Trump announced his new Afghan strategy. NPR's Tom Bowman is making his first trip back to Afghanistan since that announcement, and discusses what he's seeing with Mary Louise Kelly.

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Afghan President Is In Favor Of Trump's Strategy To End The War

10:18am September 21, 2017

President Trump announced that his administration will take a new approach toward U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani about the plan.

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Putting Afghan President Ghani's Comments In Context

6:48am September 21, 2017

by Tom Bowman

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani laid out a specific goal — having his security forces control 80 percent of the country in four years. Is that doable?

News Brief: Natural Disasters Strike Mexico And Puerto Rico

6:05am September 21, 2017

Assessments of Mexico's quake and the hurricane in Puerto Rico. A vote on the GOP's latest attempt to gut the Affordable Care Act could come soon. President Trump meets with his Afghan counterpart.

President Trump and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shake hands during a meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York on Monday. Trump will address the General Assembly on Tuesday.

Trump's U.N. Speech To Call For Other Countries To Step Up To World's Threats

11:30pm September 18, 2017

by Scott Horsley

In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump will defend his "America First" creed as a basis for countries to cooperate without losing sight of their own self-interest.