PIKHA, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan — Esmat was nearing the end of fourth grade when the fighters declared his school would be closed for 10 days. "I was sad to miss so many days of school ...

Quraishi Badlon, provincial director of the information and culture department in Nangarhar province, said that the boat sank while crossing a river in Mohmand Dara district, killing 20 people ...