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Afghanistan's president said Saturday that the United States has put the two countries' security pact at risk with a unilateral airstrike that killed 18 civilians, while a Taliban suicide bomber killed four French soldiers responding to a tipoff abou
NATO says only two light injuries to civilians during operation in Logar province, but local official reports at least 17 killed
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a market area in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people wounding about 50, authorities said.
Unexploded ordnance, errant bullets, and metal shrapnel have left many civilians dead or dismembered
Eight members of an Afghan family, including six children and two women, were killed in a NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan, local authorities said on Sunday, although the NATO-led coalition said there was no evidence of any civilian casualties.
French President Francois Hollande said his country had done “more than its duty” in Afghanistan. He denied France would have to make a payback for pulling out its troops by the end of 2012 — a year earlier than planned.
"I'm bringing to you and to the people of the United States the gratitude of the Afghan people for the support that your taxpayers' money has provided Afghanistan over the past decade and for the difference that it has made to the well-being of the A
Western neglect of Afghanistan after the Soviet withdrawal brought about a growth of terror in the country
Afghan commanders have refused more than a dozen times within the past two months to act on U.S. intelligence regarding high-level insurgents, arguing that night-time operations to target the men would result in civilian casualties, Afghan officials
The family of Bowe Bergdahl, a US. soldier held prisoner by the Taliban since 2009, says it is frustrated more than a year of covert diplomacy has been unable to free their son and is urging President Obama to push harder for his release.
Report: Dispute Between US, Afghan Forces Before Attack
The optics surrounding the Barack Obama administration’s “Enduring Strategic Partnership” [.pdf] agreement with Afghanistan and the memorandums of understanding (MOU) accompanying it emphasize transition to Afghan responsibility and an end to U.S. wa
Obama lied about Afghanistan
President Obama, speaking from Bagram Air Base, declared that he had traveled here to herald a new era in the relationship between the United States and Afghanistan, “a future in which war ends, and a new chapter begins.”
The military is under-reporting the number of times that Afghan soldiers and police open fire on American and other foreign troops. The U.S.-led coalition routinely reports each time an American or other foreign soldier is killed by an Afghan in u
A man wearing an Afghan National Army uniform killed a U.S. coalition service member, the U.S. military said Thursday. It was the latest in a string of such attacks.
Kabul and Washington initial strategic partnership draft that may define US presence after NATO withdrawal in 2014.
A country robbed of peace and bereft of aspirations, Afghanistan seems to be plunging more and more into a pitiful morass of grievances brought about by the military madness the US troops exhibit in the beleaguered land with brazen-faced contumely.
The Taliban claimed responsibility Friday for downing a Black Hawk helicopter in southern Afghanistan. "Yesterday (Thursday) evening Taliban fighters shot down a helicopter and killed all its passengers in Khanashen Dewalak area near Garmsir, sout
The fact that the war is lost is virtually accepted wisdom at this point.
The 82nd Airborne Division soldiers arrived in Afghanistan's Zabol province. The paratroopers posed for photos next to Afghan police, grinning while some held — and others squatted beside — the corpse's severed legs.
US Says They'll Spend That Much, But Don't Want It in Writing
Trying to counter perceptions that allies are ducking out early, US officials claim no plans have changed
Publicly Cheering About War, But Privately Officials Concerned About Dwindling Security
Afghan war
Afghanistan’s president raised another condition for a long-awaited strategic partnership with the USA: The accord must spell out the yearly U.S. commitment to pay billions of dollars for the Afghan security forces.
Government forces and coalition helicopters have finally put an end to insurgents’ 18-hour attacks in Afghanistan.
Fighting continues in one of the biggest attacks since 2001
The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on at least seven sites across the Afghan capital on Sunday, targeting NATO headquarters, the parliament and diplomatic residences.
A long-term security partnership and the presence of U.S. forces beyond the end of 2014 will be needed to ensure Afghanistan’s stability and “give the right messages” to both its population and its enemies, Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak
