Afghanistan

Security forces respond at the site of an attack on the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility.

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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Attack On Iraqi Embassy In Afghanistan

4:19pm July 31, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The Islamic State says its fighters carried out the attack on the embassy compound in Kabul, which began with a bomb explosion at the gates and ended with an hours-long gunbattle.

A world map showing the percentage of children less than a year old who don't get the DTP immunization.

New Report Shows 64 Of 195 Countries Aren't Meeting A Basic Vaccination Target

6:08pm July 25, 2017

by Rina Shaikh-Lesko

The goal is to reach 90 percent of children with the DTP vaccination — a child's first scheduled immunization. Some countries are barely at 50 percent.

Men look at the remains of their properties at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 24, 2017. A suicide car bomb killed dozens of people as well as the bomber early Monday morning in a western neighborhood of Afghanistan's capi

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Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 24 In Afghanistan's Capital

1:21pm July 24, 2017

by Christianna Silva

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the latest attack in a wave of recent violence in Kabul.

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Blackwater Founder Backs Outsourcing Afghan War-Fighting to Contractors

9:43am July 24, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to Erik Prince, founder of the now defunct private security firm Blackwater, who has reportedly submitted a proposal to the White House calling for contracting out the Afghan war.

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An Afghan policeman holds a rocket-propelled grenade during an ongoing battle with Taliban militants in the Gereshk district of Helmand province Saturday. A U.S. airstrike killed 16 policemen in the area on Friday, local officials said.

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U.S. Airstrike Kills Afghan Police Members; More Than A Dozen Killed

10:25am July 22, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The strike hit Afghans who were in a compound that local media describe as a security outpost in a village that had come under attack.

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How Did The Afghan All-Girl Team Do At The Robotics Competition?

5:27pm July 20, 2017

by Courtney Columbus

The Afghan team made headlines even before the event started when their visas were denied. But they made it after all!

Report: Trump Administration Wants To 'Outsource Afghanistan To Mercenaries'

8:13am July 20, 2017

Steve Inskeep asks Mark Perry of The American Conservative about his article that says some in the Trump administration want to use more contractors in Afghanistan.

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U.S. Needs A Political Strategy In Afghanistan, Flournoy Says

8:47am July 19, 2017

David Greene talks to former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and President Trump's relationship with Russian President Putin.

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After twice being denied visas, a team of Afghan girls, who stopped for a photo at Herat International Airport in western Afghanistan on Thursday, has been permitted to travel to the U.S. for a robotics competition.

Afghan Girls Robotics Team Allowed To Enter U.S. For Competition

6:50pm July 13, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

President Trump intervened to find a way to permit the girls entry after their applications for visas were twice rejected. For the budding scientists, the path to compete has been a long one.

The indirect fire attack occurred in Helmand province. Its capital is Lashkar Gah, shown here in February.

U.S. Soldier Killed, Two Others Wounded In Southern Afghanistan

11:07pm July 05, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

A 19-year-old U.S. soldier, Pfc. Hansen B. Kirkpatrick, has been killed in an attack in Helmand province while taking part in counterterror operations. Two other service members were injured.