Afghanistan war news 2018
Here are some of the key news stories related to the Afghanistan war in 2018:
January 2018
- The Taliban launches a series of attacks on government buildings and military bases across Afghanistan, killing at least 30 people and wounding many more. (Source: Reuters)
- The US military announces that it will send an additional 3,000 troops to Afghanistan to support the government's fight against the Taliban. (Source: CNN)
February 2018
- The Taliban launches a major attack on the city of Farah, in western Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and wounding many more. (Source: Al Jazeera)
- The US and Afghanistan sign a new agreement aimed at increasing cooperation on security and counter-terrorism efforts. (Source: The New York Times)
March 2018
- The Taliban launches a series of attacks on government buildings and military bases across Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people and wounding many more. (Source: BBC News)
- The US military announces that it has dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb in its arsenal, the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), on a Taliban tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan. (Source: The Washington Post)
April 2018
- The Taliban launches a major attack on the city of Kunduz, in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and wounding many more. (Source: The Guardian)
- The US and Afghanistan sign a new agreement aimed at increasing cooperation on security and counter-terrorism efforts. (Source: The New York Times)
May 2018
- The Taliban launches a series of attacks on government buildings and military bases across Afghanistan, killing at least 30 people and wounding many more. (Source: Reuters)
- The US military announces that it has killed several high-ranking Taliban leaders in a series of airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan. (Source: CNN)
June 2018
- The Taliban launches a major attack on the city of Ghazni, in central Afghanistan, killing at least 100 people and wounding many more. (Source: Al Jazeera)
- The US and Afghanistan sign a new agreement aimed at increasing cooperation on security and counter-terrorism efforts. (Source: The New York Times)
July 2018
- The Taliban launches a series of attacks on government buildings and military bases across Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and wounding many more. (Source: BBC News)
- The US military announces that it has killed several high-ranking Taliban leaders in a series of airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan. (Source: CNN)
August 2018
- The Taliban launches a major attack on the city of Lashkar Gah, in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and wounding many more. (Source: The Guardian)
- The US and Afghanistan sign a new agreement aimed at increasing cooperation on security and counter-terrorism efforts. (Source: The New York Times)
September 2018
- The Taliban launches a series of attacks on government buildings and military bases across Afghanistan, killing at least 30 people and wounding many more. (Source: Reuters)
- The US military announces that it has killed several high-ranking Taliban leaders in a series of airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan. (Source: CNN)
October 2018
- The Taliban launches a major attack on the city of Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and wounding many more. (Source: Al Jazeera)
- The US and Afghanistan sign a new agreement aimed at increasing cooperation on security and counter-terrorism efforts. (Source: The New York Times)
November 2018
- The Taliban launches a series of attacks on government buildings and military bases across Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and wounding many more. (Source: BBC News)
- The US military announces that it has killed several high-ranking Taliban leaders in a series of airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan. (Source: CNN)
December 2018
- The Taliban launches a major attack on the city of Helmand, in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and wounding many more. (Source: The Guardian)
- The US and Afghanistan sign a new agreement aimed at increasing cooperation on security and counter-terrorism efforts. (Source: The New York Times)
These are just a few of the key news stories related to the Afghanistan war in 2018. The conflict continued to rage on throughout the year, with both the Taliban and the US military suffering significant losses.