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A suicide bomber kills two American troops near the Kandahar International Airport in Afghanistan. The Taliban insurgency claims responsibility.
2017-08-2

The Taliban's Qatar office confirms its leaders are in Pakistan to talk about Afghan refugees and the release of prisoners. The representative did not say if the delegation will discuss the peace process.
2016-04-27

The Afghan Taliban releases a statement rejecting peace talks with the government of Afghanistan until foreign forces stop attacking their positions and withdraw from the country. Direct peace talks between the government and the Taliban were expected to take place in Islamabad, Pakistan next week.
2016-03-5

The Obama Administration orders the closing of the last US-run detention facility in Afghanistan at the Bagram Airfield.
2014-12-11

A suicide bomber kills at least four people and wounds 16 in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
2014-10-8

The Taliban gains control of the Ajristan District in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province after a week of battle.
2014-09-26

A suicide bomb attack kills the police chief of a district in southern Kandahar Province in Afghanistan.
2014-09-8

The Taliban claims responsibility for an attack in central Afghanistan that claims the lives of 10 civilians, four Czech members of the International Security Assistance Force and two Afghan police officers.
2014-07-8

A suicide bomber attacks an army bus in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing two soldiers and two civilians.
2014-01-26