When a team of senior U.S. officials led by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday for a dinn...
Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 11.03.2009 | World
The path out of the Afghan quagmire lies in making the Afghan tribes the cutting blade of the strategy, not the US forces or the Afghan National Army.
Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 10.22.2009 | World
If the U.S. and international community are serious about this intervention and having any kind of political success (and less war) in Afghanistan, it should call a Loya Jirga, or a "grand assembly".
ABC News | Posted 10.13.2009 | World
After admitting "instances of fraud" in Afghanistan's highly controversial Aug. 20 election, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that the fight against...
New York Times | RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. And SANGAR RAHIMI | Posted 11.16.2009 | World
European Union monitors said Wednesday that about one-third of the votes cast for President Hamid Karzai in the Aug. 20 election are suspicious and sh...
AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 11.16.2009 | World
KABUL — Afghan officials issued full preliminary results Wednesday showing President Hamid Karzai got 54.6 percent of the vote in last month's e...
CP | Jason Straziuso (CP) | Posted 11.15.2009 | World
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A top American official at the United Nations mission in Afghanistan has temporarily left the country following a disagreement w...
Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 11.10.2009 | World
New research indicates that 80% of Afghanistan now has a permanent Taliban presence and that 97% of the country has "substantial Taliban activity."
AP | JASON STRAZIUSO and HEIDI VOGT | Posted 11.08.2009 | World
KABUL — A U.N.-backed commission found "convincing evidence" of fraud Tuesday in Afghanistan's presidential election and ordered a recount of su...
AP | JASON STRAZIUSO and ROBERT H. REID | Posted 09.29.2009 | Home
KABUL — President Hamid Karzai widened his lead over his main challenger in election returns released Saturday, creeping toward the 50 percent m...
Reuters | Posted 09.28.2009 | World
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Electoral Complaints Commission has received more than 2,000 complaints of fraud or abuse in last week's disputed pres...
AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 09.26.2009 | World
KABUL — President Hamid Karzai has extended his lead over his top challenger in Afghanistan's presidential election under the latest vote result...
Huffington Post | Susan Ryan | Posted 09.20.2009 | World
As Afghanistan holds national elections for the presidency and provincial council, the HuffPost has put together this resource guide to voting day and...
McClatchy | Jonathan S. Landay and Tom Lasseter | Posted 09.17.2009 | World
KABUL -- A notorious Afghan warlord accused of allowing the murder of hundreds, if not thousands, of prisoners and then destroying the evidence return...
AP | FISNIK ABRASHI | Posted 09.14.2009 | World
KABUL — A new poll released Friday shows President Hamid Karzai has a commanding lead over other candidates contesting next week's Afghan presid...
Washington Post | Posted 08.13.2009 | World
His portrait adorns giant billboards in every corner of the capital: hugging a child, making a speech and smiling serenely atop comforting platitudes ...
Huffington Post | Posted 06.04.2009 | World
Afghan President Hamid Karzai officially registered his candidacy Monday for the presidential election this August 20th, and in so doing, selected ex-...
Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.02.2009 | World
The Afghan law signed by President Karzai last month -- that essentially legalizes the rape of Shia women within marriage -- is drawing wide criticism...
Quqnoos | Posted 04.30.2009 | World
Afghan top court has extended Karzai's presidential term for additional three months till the transition of power in August 09. ...
Jon Soltz | Posted 04.17.2009 | World
When it comes to stabilizing the region and denying al Qaeda free ground, bringing in a wide range of players is a good idea, as long as they're willing to make concessions to have a seat at the table.
AFP | Posted 04.10.2009 | World
Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Iran on Tuesday on a trip that could help seal Tehran's presence at the table for an international meeting ai...
AP | Posted 04.07.2009 | World
KABUL — President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that he accepts the recent decision by the country's election commission to hold the presidential v...
Jonathan Powers | Posted 03.21.2009 | World
I hope you will join me in supporting our President Obama and our troops who work to stabilize this "deteriorating situation."
Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.21.2009 | World
Yesterday President Barack Obama approved the deployment of 17,000 United States troops to Afghanistan, AFP reports. The move led to responses from ac...
Quqnoos.com | Posted 02.21.2009 | World
President Karzai once again urged a change in approach for foreign military operations in Afghanistan. President Karzai addressing parliament in its ...
washingtonpost.com | Rajiv Chandrasekaran | Posted 11.20.2009 | World