The GBU-43 bomb is the largest non-nuclear bomb it has ever used in combat.
Source: US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ on Islamic State in Afghanistan
Category: Afghanistan
In war-torn Afghanistan it is not the Taliban that poses the greatest threat to women – it is their own families.
Source: Afghanistan: No Country for Women – Al Jazeera English
Al-Qaeda is back in Afghanistan, joining Isis and the Taliban in waging jihad. The three most prominent Islamist terrorist groups in the world are now in one violent arena and drawing the West back into a bloody conflict it had sought to leave behind.
Hiding in Afghanistan, a former translator for the US military describes what life is like for those left behind.
Source: Afghan interpreter: ‘Taliban don’t wait to kill you’ – Al Jazeera English
Local officials and elders in Afghanistan said U.S. airstrikes had killed at least 17 civilians on Thursday, contradicting Pentagon claims that only militants had been hit and fomenting continued “destruction and anger.”
US Answer to Taliban Victories in Afghanistan: Blame Russia | Unnamed US official claims Russia arming Taliban to spite US
Source: US Answer to Taliban Victories in Afghanistan: Blame Russia — News from Antiwar.com
Ghost Troops: 40% of Afghan Military ‘Doesn’t Exist’ | Many Afghan troops exist only on paper
Source: Ghost Troops: 40% of Afghan Military ‘Doesn’t Exist’ — News from Antiwar.com
The US government has only officially renamed certain tasks in Afghanistan trying to avoid responsibility for its actions and confuse the American people, but that doesn’t change the character of the war, says Sara Flounders of the International Action Center.
Source: ‘US war in Afghanistan goes on, but renamed’ — RT Op-Edge
UN rights chief says air strike on MSF hospital that killed 19 is “inexcusable” as US president extends his condolences.
Source: UN says Afghan hospital bombing may be war crime – Al Jazeera English
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