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Living in fear of the Taliban: a letter from a former Afghan translator
An Afghan translator talks about being taken captive by the Taliban.
By Safar Ali Paiam
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Taliban sweep across Afghanistan’s south, take 3 more cities
The insurgents have taken 18 of the country’s 34 provincial capitals in recent days, including its second- and third-largest cities, Herat and Kandahar.
Taliban appear to have ‘strategic momentum’ says Gen. Milley
Milley said the Taliban now control about half of the 419 district centers in Afghanistan, and while they have yet to capture any of the country’s 34 provincial capitals, they are pressuring about half of them.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
28 Nebraska, Texas National Guard medical personnel heading to Czech Republic to help with virus surge
Medical personnel from the Nebraska and Texas National Guards are expected to treat patients at Prague’s military hospital and a new field hospital at the city’s exhibition ground.
By Karel Janicek
Atlanta mayor: No need for National Guard troops, despite governor’s order
The mayor of Atlanta said Tuesday that she doesn’t agree with the Georgia governor’s order to mobilize the National Guard in her city as a surge in violence became a political talking point.
By Ben Nadler, The Associated Press
As peace agreement looms, US opens 2020 with near record January bomb drops against Taliban
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told reporters Thursday in Brussels that the U.S. and Taliban have negotiated a proposal to reduce violence over a seven day period and that “progress” has been made in the talks that have appeared to slog on with no end in sight.
By Shawn Snow