• Afghan Peace Talks Suspended Amid Conflict Over Delegates
  
  The talks were a significant first step toward finding a negotiated end to the war in Afghanistan and the eventual withdrawal of U.S. troops.
  Radio Liberty.  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 04:36:56 +0000.
• At War: Afghan War Casualty Report: April 12-18
  
  At least 76 pro-government forces and 12 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
  Fahim Abed.  New York Times.  Thu, 18 Apr 2019 21:53:34 GMT.
• New book honours Britain's animal war heroes
  
  The Animal Victoria Cross: The Dickin Medal tells tales of the animal's courage include one about a Labrador that saved countless lives in Afghanistan by uncovering IEDs.
  Daily Mail.  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:47:44 +0100.
• Husband of fallen soldier deported, returns to AZ
  
  The husband of a U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan was deported to Mexico last week and then allowed back to Arizona after the move sparked outrage. FOX 10's Matt Rodewald reports.
  Fox News.  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:10:56 GMT.
• At least 32 people killed as severe weather slams India
  
  After battering Afghanistan and Pakistan, deadly storms rage across the north of India.
  Al Jazeera.  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:47:33 GMT.
• Husband of US soldier deported to Mexico, then allowed back
  
  PHOENIX (AP) - The husband of a U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan was deported to Mexico last week and then allowed back to Arizona after the move sparked outrage. The Arizona Republic first reported that U.S. ...
  Washington Times.  Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:50:18 -0400.
• A race for fallen friends: Marine running Boston marathon crawls to finish
  
  A Marine veteran said all he was thinking about as he crawled to the finish of the Boston Marathon was the men who died after an attack on their convoy in Afghanistan nine years ago.Their names were written on his hand, his ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Wed, 17 Apr 2019 08:32:20 +1200.
• US reverses deportation of husband of soldier killed in Afghanistan
  
  The husband of a soldier who died in Afghanistan was deported to Mexico, but then allowed to return.
  BBC News.  Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:58:59 GMT.
• Spike in Afghanistan-related suicides may be receding: Military
  
  A spike in military suicides during and after Canada's decade-long war in Afghanistan may be subsiding, according to a new report, but some service members remain at increased risk of taking their own lives.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Tue, 16 Apr 2019 12:51:52 EDT.
• Amid intense drought, deadly rains lash Afghanistan
  
  Torrential rainstorms have lashed drought-stricken Afghanistan in recent days, bringing widespread flooding that has killed at least five people and washed away homes including in the capital Kabul, officials said Tuesday. ...
  Yahoo.  Mon, 15 Apr 2019 20:49:57 -0400.
• Conservation may offer common ground in Afghan conflict
  
  War, drugs, corruption, and terrorism are terms Westerners are more likely to associate with Afghanistan than biodiversity conservation. ...
  Mongabay.  Mon, 15 Apr 2019 19:50:35.
• 'A hunter's hope': Snaring birds in warring Afghanistan
  
  As the early morning light breaks over the plain north of Kabul, bird hunter Jan Agha checks his snares as he has done for the past 30 years, hoping to catch a crane, using a tethered bird to lure others down to the nets.
  Reuters.  Mon, 15 Apr 2019 06:13:44 -0400.

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