The new proof of life video is the first in three years of Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban in June 2009
Afghanistan
Britain Grants Asylum to Atheist Afghan
Man fearing death penalty in Afghanistan is granted safe haven
Young Afghan Girl Caught Wearing Suicide Vest
Sister of a Taliban leader may be as young as 8
U.S. Embassy Fired on in Kabul
No casualties reported during attack in Afghan capital
Pentagon Names 6 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Copter Crash
The Tuesday crash was the deadliest event for U.S. military in Afghanistan since 2012
Helicopter Crash Kills 6 U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan
It’s the deadliest incident for American troops there since August 2012
Last Australia Combat Troops Withdraw From Afghanistan
Australia has closed its main military base in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, and the country’s final batch of combat troops are on their way home. The departure marks the end of several years of combat that have left dozens of troops dead and more than two hundreds seriously wounded.
At a press conference announcing the withdrawal of …
Taliban Suicide Attack on German Forces Claims No Lives
Ambitious strike in the vicinity of Kabul’s international airport
U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel Talks Drones With Pakistani PM Sharif
Chuck Hagel to clear the air with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif following controversy over American drone strikes
Hagel: Afghan Security Deal Will Be Signed Before End of the Year
Karzai has so far refused to sign post-2014 U.S. troop agreement
U.S. General Apologizes for Drone Strike in Afghanistan
Karzai gets apology by phone for a strike that killed civilians amid security-agreement negotiations
Hamid Karzai and U.S. at Odds Over Security Deal
U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice tells Karzai to sign agreement or American troops start packing
WATCH: What You Need to Know About Afghanistan’s Loya Jirga
As the U.S. and Afghanistan seek to hammer out a security deal for 2014 that will set out the terms of the U.S.’s continued presence in the country for years to come, all eyes fall on this week’s Loya Jirga. This grand assembly of tribal leaders, deeply embedded in Afghan culture, isn’t your usual decision making body. Here’s what you …