Inside DC| More...
 

Afghan Government

Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: White House, Strike, President Obama, Civil, International, Indigenous, Washington, Pakistan, War, United Nations, Campaign, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, Prayer, America, Muslim, Conflict, Un, Terror, Technology, Security, Development, History, Afghan Government, Democracy, Fear, Terrorist, Ngos, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Engagement, Death, Foreign Policy, Moral Values, Occupier, Extremists, Moral Issues, Deaths, Women, Escalation, Faith Community, Economic Support, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, General Assembly, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News
Jim Wallis

Already, thousands of our readers have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. I encourage you to read it and to endorse this message if you have not done so already.

Read Post

Afghanistan: A Whole New Approach

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Capitol Hill, White House, President, Relief, President Obama, International, Indigenous, Council, Washington, War, Oxfam, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, America, Dick Cheney, Muslim, World Vision, Counter Insurgency, Terror, Development, Faith, History, Tragedy, Afghan Government, Democracy, Counter Terrorism, Special Forces, Religious, Terrorist, Richard Stearns, Congress, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Foreign Policy, Urgency, Moral Issues, Occupier, Arab, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News
Jim Wallis

When you massively intervene in a country as much as the U.S. has in Afghanistan, you can't responsibly just walk away. We must lead with what works -- development.

Read Post

Afghanistan Vote Masks Obama's Predicament, Again

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afghan Government, Afghanistan Vote, Obama Afghanistan, John Kerry Afghanistan, Obama Afghan War, Robert Gates Afghanistan, President Obama, Afghanistan Runoff, Afghanistan Corruption, Afghanistan Election, Hamid Karzai, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's relief at the agreement that could quiet the political crisis over Afghanistan's spoiled election masks hi...

Read Whole Story

Better Evidence Will Lead To More Justice In Afghanistan

Jonathan Horowitz | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Afghan Government, Afghanistan Detainees, Isaf, Afghanistan, War Wire, Foreign Affairs, Stanley McChrystal, Afghanistan Corruption, Advocacy, Afghanistan War, World News
Jonathan Horowitz

Rule of law is the lynchpin to long-term stability in Afghanistan. Yet the military's tradition of steering clear of law enforcement activities, especially evidence-gathering responsibilities, is weakening the justice system.

Read Post

Karzai Leads In Polls Going Into Afghan Presidential Election

AP | FISNIK ABRASHI | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Afghan Government, Afghan President Karzai, Afghanistan Election 2009, President Hamid Karzai, Afghan Elections, Afghanistan, Taliban, Karzai Afghanistan, Afghanistan Presidential Election, Afghanistan President, World News

KABUL — A new poll released Friday shows President Hamid Karzai has a commanding lead over other candidates contesting next week's Afghan presid...

Read Whole Story

Afghan Elections Will Continue With Taliban Truces

The New York Times | CARLOTTA GALL and SANGAR RAHIMI | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

Read More: Afghanistan War, Afghan Government, President Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Elections, Pakistan, Kabul, Taliban, Afghan President, World News

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Afghan government said Monday that it had arranged a truce with a group of Taliban in a district in northern Afghanistan in ...

Read Whole Story

Taliban: Claim Of Government Talks Is 'Propaganda'

Reuters | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

Read More: Afghan Government, Kabul Afghanistan, Afghan Taliban, Middle East, Afghanistan, Hamidzada, Kabul, Taliban, Afghanistan Taliban, Afghan-Government-Taliban, Hamid Karzai, War Wire, World News

Afghanistan's Taliban has denied that it was holding peace talks with the government, saying such claims were propaganda aimed at creating a schism am...

Read Whole Story

Afghan 'Rape Law' Will NOT Go Into Effect: Ambassador (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.11.2009 | World

Read More: Afghan Bill Allowing Wife Rape, Afghan Government, Afghanistan Rape Laws, Rape, Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, Afghan Rape Law, Rape Law Afghanistan, Rape Afghanistan, Afghanistan Wife Rape, Obama Rape Law, Karzai Rape Law, Rape Law, Video, Kabul-Afghanistan, Afgan Rape Law, Afghanistan Marital Rape, Afghanistan Rape Law, Marital Rape Afghanistan, Advocacy, World News

UPDATE: In an interview for Bloomberg TV's "Political Capital with Al Hunt" today, Afghani Ambassador Said Jawad declared outright that the notorious...

Read Whole Story