afghanistan

Published
February 17, 2022

Fear runs through Afghanistan’s ‘hazardous’ media landscape

Journalists in the Taliban-ruled country say they operate in a climate of fear and uncertainty
Published
February 4, 2022

Kabul airport attack involved single bomb with ‘disturbing lethality,’ Pentagon inquiry finds

The suicide bombing killed 13 U.S. troops and an estimated 170 Afghans outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26.
Published
January 5, 2022

Maine Voices: Afghan allies with Maine ties have been left for dead – now what?

We dishonor our troops’ sacrifices when we leave behind those who served alongside them – please urge Maine’s delegation to back humanitarian entry.
Published
November 7, 2021

New Portland VA clinic poised to serve Maine veterans for decades to come

The $64 million Veterans Administration outpatient clinic on West Commercial Street is set to open in January.
Published
November 5, 2021

A rebel, a bureaucrat: The women who stayed in Afghanistan

Many have fled the country in response to the Taliban takeover, fearing a return to the brutal repression that marked the group’s previous rule in the late 1990s.
Published
November 3, 2021

Watchdog finds no misconduct in mistaken Afghan airstrike by U.S.

The Aug. 29 drone attack on a white Toyota Corolla sedan in Kabul killed Zemerai Ahmadi and nine family members, including seven children.
Published
October 21, 2021

Judge rules Afghan militant held in Guantánamo illegally, in what lawyers say is first such ruling in 10 years

The basis of the ruling remains classified, and only brief opening statements of proceedings were made public earlier this year.
Published
October 15, 2021

Afghan evacuees begin to arrive in Maine

The first of what could be as many as 100 Afghan evacuees to come to Maine arrived at Portland International Jetport on Thursday.
Published
October 14, 2021

Routes out of Afghanistan dwindle as Pakistan cancels flights

The suspension comes after weeks of Taliban promises to allow freedom of movement to all Afghans and restore regular international flights in and out of Kabul.
Published
October 8, 2021

Islamic State bomber kills 46 inside Afghan mosque in challenge to Taliban

A statement says the attack targeted both Shiites and the Taliban for their purported willingness to expel ethnic Uygher Muslims to meet demands from China.