Kandahar

Afghan security forces are seen at the site of a second blast inKabul, Afghanistan April 30, 2018.

Twin blasts in Afghan capital kill at least 26, including 9 journalists

Conflict

The attacks, a week after 60 people were killed as they waited at a voter registration center in the city, underlined mounting insecurity despite repeated government pledges to tighten defenses.

U.S.-Afghan relations suffer after rogue soldier accused of killing 16 civilians

Army faces calls of racism in wake of suicide by Asian-American private

Global Politics

Afghan Outrage Over Kandahar Killings Continues

Conflict & Justice

Death of Chinese-American Soldier Draws Attention to Racism in Military

The World

Military mission in Kandahar may focus on civilian goals

Global Politics

President Obama has long held that Afghanistan is a key battleground in the War on Terror, but the exact form of that mission is in flux. New York Times foreign correspondent Rod Nordland, explains a change in policy in Afghanistan.