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Afghan Forces Battle Taliban In Daylong Attack That Killed Dozens

3:03pm December 10, 2015

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack near the Kandahar airport. David Greene talks to New York Times reporter Mujib Mashal about why Afghan forces have struggled to stop Taliban advances.

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At Least 46 Dead After Taliban Attack Airport In Southern Afghanistan

4:18pm December 09, 2015

by Philip Reeves

At least 46 people are dead after the Taliban attacked an airport in southern Afghanistan, which coincided with a big regional conference in Pakistan.

In Refugee-Resettlement Debate, Former Marine Wants To Put Translators First

12:26pm December 06, 2015

by NPR Staff

After troops returned home from Afghanistan, many translators who worked with them became targets and were forced to flee. A former Marine is now trying to help his former translator get to the U.S.

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Positive Bumper Stickers Light Up Worst Traffic City

7:47am November 29, 2015

by Philip Reeves

Stuck in traffic? In Kabul? Afghanistan's capital has some of the worst traffic jams in the world. But humorous bumper stickers, plastered all over cars, makes driving a little more bearable.

Members of Doctors Without Borders demonstrated in Geneva, after U.S. forces bombed the organization's hospital in the northern Afghanistan city of Kunduz.

MSF Director Unsatisfied With Pentagon's 'Admission Of Gross Negligence'

8:28pm November 25, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

The Pentagon's report says the Doctors Without Borders hospital attack in Afghanistan was an accident. The group's executive director, Jason Cone, says it raises more questions than it answers.

Top U.S. Commander In Afghanistan Calls Hospital Bombing 'A Tragic Mistake'

4:37pm November 25, 2015

by Tom Bowman

An American airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan last month was "a tragic mistake," the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday. He cited a long list of what he called "human" and "process" failures that led to the attack.

U.S. Commander In Afghanistan Admits Mistakes In Kunduz Airstrike

11:49am November 25, 2015

The airstrike killed at least 31 people in a hospital in the Afghan town. Gen. John Campbell briefed reporters Wednesday on the Oct. 3 bombing.

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In a Kabul demonstration last week, Afghan protesters carry a coffin with the decapitated body of one of seven Shiite Muslim Hazaras abducted and killed in southern Afghanistan. Officials blamed Afghan militants loyal to ISIS for the killings. Thousands o

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An ISIS School Teaches Jihad To Children At Age 3

1:05pm November 19, 2015

by Hannah Bloch

A new documentary shows Islamic State members indoctrinating children in the language of jihad, as well as displaying weapons. Afghanistan is among several countries where ISIS now claims a presence.

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ISIS Gains A Foothold In Afghanistan

6:00am November 16, 2015

Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi talks about his journey into ISIS-held territory for his Frontline documentary: ISIS in Afghanistan.

Kamala in front of the hut where she sleeps when she has her period. Kamala told us, "I'm afraid of snakes and men."

What Our Reporters Learned From The World's Teenage Girls: #15Girls

7:03am November 14, 2015

by NPR Staff

The girls we met shook up our ideas about everything: menstruation, child brides, soccer, school, whether parents favor boys over girls.