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
View ArticleAfghan 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...
View ArticleLosing 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...
View ArticleAfghanistan: 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
View ArticleAfghanistan: 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
View ArticleAfghanistan: 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...
View ArticleAfghanistan'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...
View ArticleAfghanistan: 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...
View Article2012 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
View ArticleAfghanistan: 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...
View ArticleWelcome 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
View ArticleFull 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.
View ArticleAfghanistan'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...
View ArticleAfghanistan: 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleSuicide 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...
View ArticleThe 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....
View ArticleLosing 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...
View ArticleAfghanistan: 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
View ArticleAfghanistan: 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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