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North Waziristan: The problem no one wants to talk about

KABUL — Afghanistan’s ultimate demise may be gaining strength in North Waziristan, an area of northwest Pakistan ruled by militants sympathetic to the Taliban.read more

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Afghan surge: Obama’s great gamble comes to an end

KABUL — Almost three years after US President Barack Obama vowed to "seize the initiative" with a surge of US forces to Afghanistan, his great gamble has come to an end. The final remnants of those...

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Losing Afghanistan: Clerics now openly support the Taliban

KABUL — The occupation, they say, has actively encouraged a litany of personal and political ills in an effort to weaken the bedrock of society: Islam. Far from being radical, their message is part of...

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Afghanistan: A former US ally says a new conflict looms

KABUL — With the Taliban insurgency raging across much of Afghanistan, the Northern Alliance says old divisions are threatening to plunge the nation deeper into the mire.read more

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Afghanistan: Taliban fear grips once peaceful Parwan province

PARWAN, Afghanistan — Not far from the largest US military base in Afghanistan, the Taliban is making major inroads.read more

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Afghanistan: Missing George W. Bush

KABUL — Whoever wins the US presidential election will have to deal with a huge problem that’s barely been mentioned on the campaign trail: Afghanistan. Relations with the Afghan government first began...

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Afghanistan's thriving civil society is getting worried

KABUL — With NATO troops leaving Afghanistan after more than a decade, a new dawn is again approaching. Some are worried that one of the few tangible achievements of the US-led occupation — the...

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Afghanistan: For ex-Taliban, it's peace or death

KABUL, Afghanistan — Mawlawi Pir Mohammed Rohani is just one of several former Taliban leaders who left the movement behind after the US-led invasion, only to see it flourish without them. Still fond...

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2012 was a tough year for Afghanistan. 2013 will be tougher

KABUL — Attempts to negotiate with the insurgents have proved unsuccessful so far, but there are tentative signs that could change.read more

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Afghanistan: It's worse in the winter

KABUL — Mohammad Baqir left northern Afghanistan a year ago, seeking work away from his local mining community. Today he sells coal next to a busy Kabul street that has turned to mud in the rain, ice...

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Welcome to Kabul: Here are some brass knuckles

KABUL — With the West focused on Afghanistan’s countryside and military withdrawal, parts of the capital are slipping into lawlessness.read more

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Full coverage: Afghanistan War

KABUL, Afghanistan — As the US withdraws from Afghanistan, GlobalPost looks at whether the country is finally emerging from decades of war, or just moving into another phase of it.

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Afghanistan's post-NATO era takes shape

KABUL — The nightmare scenario of NATO leaving Afghanistan to face a new period of ethnic violence and civil conflict has already become a reality in the southern province of Uruzgan. There a militia...

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Afghanistan: Should we stay or should we go?

President Hamid Karzai certainly knows how to ruin a party. As newly anointed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made his maiden voyage to Kabul last week, the Afghan president all but accused the United...

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How the Taliban wins over Afghans without firing a shot

MAIDAN WARDAK, Afghanistan — A letter nailed to the doors and walls of mosques notified people in Maidan Wardak province of the Taliban's latest decree. When word spread, the insurgents had gained more...

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Suicide attacks, once uncommon, on the rise in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — While there are dozens of ways to be killed and injured by the war in Afghanistan, suicide bombings breed a unique kind of paranoia, fear and soul-searching that make them a hugely...

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The risky craft of being an artist in Afghanistan

KABUL — While much of society here has continued to suffer since the 2001 US-led invasion, artists have undoubtedly benefited from an era that has witnessed significant gains in freedom of expression....

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Losing Afghanistan: Clerics now openly support the Taliban

KABUL — The occupation, they say, has actively encouraged a litany of personal and political ills in an effort to weaken the bedrock of society: Islam. Far from being radical, their message is part of...

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Afghanistan: A former US ally says a new conflict looms

KABUL — With the Taliban insurgency raging across much of Afghanistan, the Northern Alliance says old divisions are threatening to plunge the nation deeper into the mire.read more

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Afghanistan: Taliban fear grips once peaceful Parwan province

PARWAN, Afghanistan — Not far from the largest US military base in Afghanistan, the Taliban is making major inroads.read more

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