Confusion, mistrust ahead of Afghan peace meeting in Doha
While the Taliban have refused to meet President Ashraf Ghani's government, this weekend's meeting in Doha follows a similar conference in Moscow in February
Taliban team at Afghan peace talks in Qatar to include women-spokesman
For a group notorious for its strictly conservative attitude to women's rights, the move represents a step towards addressing demands that women be included in the talks
Afghanistan pushes for investment as it waits for peace
The country's development has been blocked by poor security, rampant corruption, and a lack of infrastructure
Millennial 'Mayor Pete' Buttigieg makes case for U.S. presidency
The first openly gay U.S. presidential candidate spoke of the struggle to legalize same-sex marriage
Taliban announce annual spring offensive in Afghanistan
Afghanistan still remains from peace more than 17 years after U.S.-backed forces drove the Taliban from power in 2001
OPINION: The U.S. ban on trans military is a dark day for the army
The U.S. transgender military ban sits upon a bed of mistruths and is constructed from discrimination, myths, bigotry, and fear
ICC judges reject prosecution request to open investigation in Afghanistan
ICC prosecutors spent a decade examining alleged war crimes by all parties in the conflict, including the possible role of U.S. personnel in relation to the detention of suspects
Pakistan vegetable market bomb kills 18, half of them minority Hazaras
The attack comes after a lull of at least a year in attacks against Hazaras, though there have been isolated shootings.
The climate strikes are what we’ve all been waiting for
For the last 20 to 30 years the environmental movement has been waiting for the public to care about the climate
U.S. military advances sprawling mission to quell housing-safety scandal
Some service families were fearful of career retaliation if they spoke out about housing hazards