Following the fall of Afghanistan in mid-August, as the U.S. military prepared to withdraw, stories circulated online suggesting that Mazari, who had been leading the fight against the Taliban in ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban fighters on Saturday seized the Afghan government’s last big northern stronghold, the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, according to news reports and provincial officials ...

With the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif, the only two major cities left under government control are Kabul and Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province in the eastern part of the country.

Wakil says he first started working for the Americans in the fall of 2001, ... On Friday, a chartered flight was finally allowed to leave Mazar-i-Sharif’s airport carrying hundreds of people ...

Taliban fighters have captured Mazar-i-Sharif, the last major city in northern Afghanistan which was still under government control. The fall of the traditional anti-Taliban bastion marked a major ...

The military forces of Afghanistan's opposition Northern Alliance have advanced close to the key strategic city of Mazar-i-Sharif, an opposition official ...

Mazar-i-Sharif becomes the latest city to fall under Taliban rule, as the militants move closer to the capital Kabul and countries evacuate embassy staff. Skip to main content.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — This northern city, long a stronghold of anti-Taliban resistance, fell to the insurgents Saturday after a heavy multi-pronged offensive, launched from four directions.

Week 3 Summary: Lowering Expectations:America began the week with the news that a successful commando raid at Kandahar had opened a new phase of the ...

The commander raced back to Mazar-i-Sharif from Dubai as Taliban fighters threatened the city with a bloody onslaught. ... “It never can be said that Mazar-i-Sharif will not fall.