Analysis: As Karzai insinuates Washington-Taliban collusion, fault lines deepen in an already troubled relationship.... Read more»
As U.S. heads for the door in Afghanistan, deep corruption persists in the country, and can easily undermine the success of U.S. development efforts there. A report expressed concern about continuing thefts of fuel and cash, the shortcomings of local security forces, bribery of local and U.S. officials, and contractors that fail to deliver.... Read more»
President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Kabul, Afghanistan, on the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death.... Read more»
The Taliban has vowed revenge against the United States after an American soldier allegedly went on a house-to-house shooting rampage in Kandahar province, killing 16 Afghan civilians.... Read more»1
An American soldier walked into a village near his base in southern Afghanistan, and shot and killed at least 16 civilians early Sunday morning.... Read more»
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned a video that appears to show United States Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters. The unverified 39-second video, posted online Wednesday, claims to show combat-ready soldiers desecrating the remains of several bodies on the ground.... Read more»4
Ahmed Wali Karzai, President Hamid Karzai’s half brother, was assassinated by his head of security on July 12, 2011.... Read more»
In the wake of Tuesday’s assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the president’s half brother and the most powerful man in Kandahar, and Thursday’s suicide bombing of a mosque where his service was being held, U.S. and Afghan forces in Kandahar City are on a heightened state of alert.... Read more»
There is much that is unclear about the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai. But there is one thing that is virtually certain: it will make the situation worse.The power vacuum it creates could quite possibly be filled by someone even worse.... Read more»
When President Obama ends the guessing game and closes the door on speculation by announcing how many troops are coming home, the speech likely will leave many important policy questions unanswered.... Read more»
As the White House decides how many U.S. troops to withdraw as part of its handover to Afghan leadership, policymakers must explore broader questions on U.S. strategy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan.... Read more»
“If (NATO) does not stop air strikes on Afghan homes, their presence in Afghanistan will be considered that of an occupying force,” said President Hamid Karzai, at a news conference in Kabul on Tuesday morning.... Read more»2
As President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama make their way east, having cemented the “essential relationship” between Whitehall and the White House during their glamorous visit to London, a former diplomat is doing his best to expose the fissures between the two countries’ policies in Afghanistan.... Read more»
Now that bin Laden is gone, will the Pashtun tribal leaders in Afghanistan and their followers lose heart and be more willing to come over to the government side as some, such as Gen. John Campbell, have suggested?... Read more»
A new Oxfam report calls on the United States to take stock of its training of Afghanistan’s local defense forces that are in danger of spinning out of control.... Read more»
Mired in many internal problems, Afghanistan sees few changes in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death.... Read more»
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