Afghanistan Insurgency

Pakistan's Half-hearted Military Offensives Aren't Enough

Saad Khan | Posted 11.10.2009 | World


Saad Khan

The Pakistani military has launched an offensive against the Taliban in the South Waziristan region, but it isn't working. To effectively fend off the militants, a much stronger effort is needed.

Mullah Omar Leading Afghan Insurgency In Extraordinary Military Comeback

New York Times | SCOTT SHANE | Posted 10.11.2009 | World


Eight years later, Mullah Omar leads an insurgency that has gained steady ground in much of Afghanistan against much better equipped American and NATO...

Afghan Insurgency Stronger Than Ever, Taliban Training Extremely Young Soldiers (VIDEO)

CBS News | Posted 12.12.2008 | Home


The war President-elect Barack Obama is inheriting in Afghanistan includes an insurgency that's stronger than ever. And it's creeping ever-closer to ...

Afghan Warlord, Gulbeddin Hekmatyar, Interview: Discusses Insurgency And Switch From US Ally To Enemy (VIDEO)

CBS | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics


From remote mountains in northeastern Afghanistan, one of the country's most notorious terrorists has attacked U.S. troops and evaded capture for near...

22-Year-Old Efraim Diveroli, Awarded $300 Million Defense Contract To Arm Afghan Forces, Supplied Them With Aging, Defective Arms

New York Times | C. J. Chivers, Eric Schmitt, Nicholas Wood and Mr. Chivers | Posted 04.04.2008 | Home


Since 2006, when the insurgency in Afghanistan sharply intensified, the Afghan government has been dependent on American logistics and military suppor...