MEHTAR LAM, Afghanistan: Eidi Mohammed, a former Taliban commander who recently renounced violence and sought amnesty under the Afghan government’s reconciliation program, has had another change of heart. Now he is thinking about rejoining his old comrades. Jobless and losing hope he will ever find ...
Those living in camps for displaced people complain of grinding poverty, crime, and unscrupulous leaders. Kabul, Afghanistan: After spending 10 years as a refugee in Pakistan, Nafas Gol never thought she would be living in a tent in a camp for the internally displaced in Kabul. "[Afghan President...
Following suit with the US, Germany and the Netherlands have begun deployment of troops and Patriot missiles along the Syrian-Turkish border. Despite claims they will protect against a Syrian threat, some fear Turkey is now the real "security risk".Tuesday morning saw a ship carrying two Patriot mis...
Al Jazeera’s Sami al-Hajj on 6-Year Ordeal of U.S. Detention, Torture AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with a Democracy Now! Exclusive. As protesters mark the 11th anniversary of the opening of Guantánamo, and in this week of re...
WASHINGTON: A decorated Vietnam veteran acutely aware of the limits of military power, Chuck Hagel is likely to favor a sizable drawdown in Afghanistan, more frugal spending at the Pentagon and extreme caution when contemplating the use of force in places like Iran or Syria. Obama's decision to no...
Yes, President Karzai, we might pull out completely. Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit this week to Washington marks one of the final big decision points in America's 11-year Afghanistan war. This week's meetings are likely to determine the final U.S. footprint in Afghanistan after 2014, when a...
President Obama this week has a chance to explain to President Hamid Karzai, and hopefully to the American people, what will be our future role in Afghanistan. Most speculation has focused on how rapidly the remaining 60,000-plus U.S. combat troops will be withdrawn and how many will be permanentl...
It can be done, but only if the international community truly invests in democracy. In the year 2000, well before the tragic Sept. 11 attacks on the United States and the subsequent liberation of Afghanistan, a secret meeting took place in northern Afghanistan, one of the few areas not conquered b...
KABUL: The Afghan government has sped up the release of Taliban detainees over the past couple of months in hopes of accelerating the peace process and national reconciliation ahead of 2014 withdrawal of NATO-led troops from the militancy-ridden Afghanistan. Hundreds of Taliban detainees held form...
As Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai prepares for a visit to the United States, Iran has made it plain that it opposes the presence of American troops on Afghan soil after a formal exit in 2014. Using a convoluted formulation, the visiting head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Saeed ...
Finance Minister, Citing 'Waste' in How Money Is Spent, Says Karzai Will Push for Added Autonomy in Washington Visit KABUL: Afghanistan this week plans to ask during President Hamid Karzai's Washington visit for more U.S. assistance to be channeled directly to government coffers, the country's top ...
Hamid Karzai's visit to the US on Monday lays bare the Afghan president's strengths and weaknesses. He still enjoys US backing, but he is worried about troop withdrawals, elections, Pakistan and the Taliban. On his trip abroad this week, Afghan President Hamid Karzai will be spending at least a fe...
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD: President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will discuss matters of war, including future U.S. troop levels and Afghanistan's army, when they meet on Friday, but matters of peace may be the most delicate item on their long agenda. After nearly 10 months in limbo,...
ARGHANDAB DISTRICT, Afghanistan: Chief of Police Niaz Mohammad had good news for his American military guests here: Security was improving in this crucial district bordering the southern city of Kandahar, and Taliban insurgents were no longer gathering in large numbers to stage attacks. But Mr. Mo...
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon has sketched out plans for a scaled-back presence in Afghanistan, after the Obama administration pressed for options that would leave fewer troops in the country after 2014 than defense officials have proposed. New Pentagon options would leave roughly 3,000, 6,000 or 9,000...
Lauren Booth, broadcaster and journalist, is former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s sister-in-law, who converted to Islam in 2010. Here below is her journey to Islam and the heart-warming reaction of her family in this translated version of a recent interview:I thank Allah for giving me the chan...
Trooper Robert Griffiths, 24, who served in 1st the Queen's Dragoon Guards, was on leave when his body was found A soldier who survived a roadside bomb blast while driving a light tank in Afghanistan has been found hanged while at home on leave. Trooper Robert Griffiths, 24, was one of three soldie...
The United States could keep between 6,000 and 15,000 troops in Afghanistan after the official 2014 NATO withdrawal, say officials familiar with plans submitted to the Pentagon by the current U.S. commander in that country, Gen. John Allen. Allen was tasked with developing an overarching plan for ...
One of the major foreign policy issues facing President Barack Obama during his second term in office will be winding down the conflict in Afghanistan, America’s longest war. American military forces have been in that country for more than 11 years, longer than the Soviet presence in the 1980s [mo...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will be in Washington next week to meet with President Obama. Top of the agenda: deciding whether US troops should stay beyond 2014 – and how many. WASHINGTON: With Afghan President Hamid Karzai set to arrive for a meeting at the White House next week, the Obama admini...
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Much of $1bn Afghanistan tax bill is bogus, says US
American watchdog claims Afghan government is charging US contractors ...
Afghanistan Exit: Kabul and Berlin Estranged as Withdrawal Looms
With the security situation deteriorating in Afghanistan, Chancellor ...
Should India Provide Direct Military Aid to Afghanistan?
Over the past decade, India has invested heavily in Afghanistan’s rec...
What have we learned about stabilization in Afghanistan? Not much.
As of this year, Afghanistan has experienced ten years of stabilizatio...
