Pamela Constable

December 23, 2020 at 5:08 am

Assassins silence another ‘voice of Afghan democracy’ in Kabul killing

ISLAMABAD - Yousuf Rasheed was a soft-spoken, meticulous professional whose mission was to monitor and help strengthen the uneven progress of Afghan democracy, where presidential...

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July 28, 2020 at 1:14 pm

Taliban declares cease-fire in Afghanistan for Eid as pressure builds for peace talks

ISLAMABAD - The Taliban announced a temporary cease-fire Tuesday as pressure built to bring the militants and the Afghan government together for direct peace talks...

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March 23, 2020 at 2:52 am

U.S. vows to cut $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan as political crisis threatens peace deal

KABUL, Afghanistan - In a sign of mounting frustration with Afghanistan's leaders, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced early Tuesday that the United States would...

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March 22, 2020 at 5:42 am

Pakistan locks down province, bans flights as coronavirus spreads

KABUL, Afghanistan - With the number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan soaring to more than 700 in the past few days, officials there have banned...

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December 25, 2019 at 5:10 am

The mysterious assassination of an Afghan analyst with close Taliban ties

KABUL, Afghanistan — In a fractious society where public figures wear ethnic, religious and ideological labels for life, Wahid Mozhdah did not neatly fit any...

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December 22, 2019 at 8:30 am

Afghanistan’s Ghani wins slim majority in presidential vote, preliminary results show

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan officials announced Sunday that President Ashraf Ghani had won re-election by a hair's breadth in a nationwide September vote, netting 50.64%...

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September 28, 2019 at 6:48 am

Afghan presidential vote spared major violence, but turnout sharply lower

KABUL, Afghanistan — Voters in Afghanistan's presidential election faced less violence from Taliban insurgents than expected but also turned out Saturday in far fewer numbers...

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September 27, 2019 at 9:32 am

On election eve, Afghan voters worry about violence and fraud more than who wins

KABUL — Outside the high-walled campus of Qala Kashif high school, one of many schools in the Afghan capital that will become polling centers for...

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August 17, 2019 at 10:10 am

Afghans voice fears that the U.S. is undercutting them in deal with the Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan - For months, Afghans have been waiting anxiously to see whether negotiations between U.S. officials and Taliban insurgents will lead to a lasting...

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August 1, 2019 at 4:16 pm

U.S. prepares troop cuts in potential Taliban deal

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in exchange for concessions from the Taliban, including a cease-fire and...

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