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Shahnaz, 40, sits next to a picture of her husband Faiz Ali Ahmadi, 45, who died in a truck bomb attack in Kabul on May 31, 2017. — AFP

Taleban prisoner release re-opens wounds for families
CORRECTION - In this photo taken on July 21, 2020, Qamar Gul, 15, who shot with an AK-47 gun two Taliban fighters after they attacked her home, sits at the Governor's office in Feroz Koh in Ghor province. - An Afghan girl shot dead two Taliban fighters and wounded several more after they dragged her parents from their home and killed them for supporting the government, officials said. (Photo by - / AFP) / ìThe erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by - has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [In this photo taken on July 21, 2020 ... at the Governor's office in Feroz Koh in Ghor Province] instead of [at an unknown place in Ghor province on July 22, 2020]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.î

Afghan girl who killed Taleban gunmen 'ready to fight again'
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Taleban steps up attacks on Afghan forces since deal
Afhan trucks line up as they wait to cross the Pakistan-Afghanistan closed amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Torkham some 54 kms fron Peshawar on March 16, 2020. - Pakistan will close its border with Iran and Afghanistan in a bid to control the spread of the coronavirus, the interior ministry said. The move is the latest such action as countries around the world act swiftly to restrict travel in an attempt to slow the global outbreak, which was this week declared a pandemic. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

Coronavirus makes Taleban realize they need health workers alive not dead
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 23, 2011, US soldiers gather near a destroyed vehicle and protect their faces from rotor wash, as their wounded comrades are airlifted by a Medevac helicopter from the 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder to Kandahar Hospital Role 3. - American forces have started pulling out of two bases in Afghanistan, a US official said on March 10, the day peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban were due to start despite widespread violence and a political crisis. The United States is keen to end its longest-ever conflict, and under the terms of a deal signed in Doha last month has said all foreign forces will quit Afghanistan within 14 months -- provided the Taliban stick to their security commitments. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)

US begins military pullout from two Afghan bases
Afghan security forces stand guard after an attack by Taliban militants near an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost, in Kunduz Province on March 4, 2020. - The US launched an airstrike against Taliban fighters to defend Afghan forces on March 4, an American military spokesman said, as violence spirals after a string of deadly attacks by the insurgents, throwing the country's nascent peace process into grave doubt. (Photo by STR / AFP)

US hits Taleban as violence spirals
Activists of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam Nazryate party shout as they celebrate the signing agreement between the US and the Taliban during a rally in Quetta on March 1, 2020.† †nn† - The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban on February 29, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest war. (Photo by Banaras KHAN / AFP)

Tough talks ahead as president objects to Taleban prisoner swap
Afghan soliders gather on a road following a suicide attack near the Marshal Fahim Military Academy base in Kabul on February 11, 2020. - A suicide attack rattled the Afghan capital Kabul early January 11, the interior ministry said, with casualties feared in what appeared to be the first major assault in the city in months. (Photo by - / AFP)

US-Taleban breakthrough appears closer
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 17, 2018, Afghan Taliban militants and residents stand on a armoured Humvee vehicle of the Afghan National Army (ANA) as they celebrate a ceasefire on the third day of Eid in Maiwand district of Kandahar province. - The Taliban have offered a brief ceasefire to their US counterparts in Doha, two insurgent sources said on January 16, a move which could allow the resumption of talks seeking a deal for Washington to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. (Photo by JAVED TANVEER / AFP)

Taleban open to 10-day ceasefire with US
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