Taliban Pushes Deep Into Helmand Capital, Fire Mortars at Govt Buildings | Police outposts surrounding city have been overrun

Gunman Attacks Shi’ite Shrine in Afghan Capital, Killing 14 | 36 wounded in two-hour gunbattle

Suicide Bomber Targets Police as Taliban Pushes into Helmand Capital | Local officials say Taliban about 2 km from governor’s compound

Inspector General: Pentagon Must Explain Afghan ‘Ghost Soldier’ Problems

Afghan Forces Expel Taliban From Central Kunduz, But Fighting Rages | Growing doubts over Afghan govt’s ability to protect major cities after latest push

Bicycle Bomb Tears Through Crowded North Afghanistan Market | Attack launched against village on the border with Turkmenistan

Taliban Seizes Major North Afghan City of Kunduz | Afghan forces scramble to regain city’s center after overnight surge

Afghan Airstrike Kills Five Special Forces in Friendly Fire Incident | Rocket fired ‘in wrong direction,’ according to defense ministry

Taliban Forces Seize Farming District Near Key Afghan Provincial Capital | Taliban has continued to gain territory around Lashkar Gah