An anonymous reader shares a report: Rifle fire, hurried footsteps and distant explosions. The rat-a-tat of a firefight. Cars mangled from grenades. The young man was transfixed. It could have been any day in Kabul, where targeted assassinations, terrorist attacks and wanton violence have become routine, and the city often feels as if it is under siege. But for Safiullah Sharifi,…
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Four Americans Killed in Afghan Blast, Despite U.S.-Brokered Peace Talks
Three American service members and one contractor were killed after a bomb near Bagram Air Base, the Defense Department said. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/world/asia/four-americans-killed-afghanistan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Where Violence Can Strike Anywhere, Even at a Wedding Party on the Move
Soldiers opened fire on a wedding convoy, killing two young men, on another day of widespread violence across Afghanistan. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/world/asia/afghanistan-wedding-shooting.html?partner=rss&emc=rss