President promises U.S. troops won’t enter Afghan homes except under extraordinary circumstances
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Big-Tent Politics: TIME Explains the Loya Jirga
Thousands of tribal elders will gather in Kabul to decide the future of foreign forces stationed in Afghanistan
Kerry Says Deal Reached To Keep U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
Pushes back against reports that a Karzai official pushed the U.S. to acknowledge military mistakes
U.S. and Afghanistan Inch Closer to Security Deal
The Afghan government said that President Barack Obama has agreed to write a letter acknowledging the mistakes the U.S. made during the war. In exchange, Kabul will allow American troops to operate in the country after December 2014 when the coalition’s mandate expires, according to the Wall Street Journal.
President Hamid Karzai said …
Kabul Suicide Bombing Kills Six, Wounds 22
Blast comes ahead of a meeting next week to discuss U.S. troop presence in 2014
Australian PM: Afghanistan War Ends With Hope, If Not Victory
Most troops will be home before Christmas, says Abbott
Afghan Commander Defects To Taliban, Brings Guns
Brought a humvee full of equipment to insurgent militia
Kerry and Karzai Reach Tentative Deal, but Uncertainty Looms
The U.S. Secretary of State held talks this weekend in Kabul with Afghan President Hamid Karzai over the terms of the continued U.S. presence in the country after 2014
Kabul Gets an All-Male Water Park
The men of Kabul have found a way to splash around without having to look at women in bathing suits.
A new $5 million all-male water park has a pool, water slides, and a wave pool, right in the center of Kabul, Reuters
India Pledges Support For Afghanistan During And After US Drawdown
India reasserted late yesterday that terror attacks against its people in Afghanistan will not dissuade it from supporting the war-torn nation during its period of transition next year when US forces are scheduled to drawdown and …
Afghanistan’s Soccer Captain: Meet the Humble Hero of a War-Torn Nation
Without enough money to buy spare jerseys, or even pay for hotels, the Afghan team have somehow emerged as regional champions
Fears Stoked for Future of Women in Afghanistan After Indian Author Killed
On Wednesday night, the Afghan Taliban killed 49-year-old Indian author Sushmita Banerjee outside her home in Paktika province.
Banerjee was known for a popular memoir that chronicled her turbulent life as the wife of an …
Soccer Diplomacy: Casting Tensions Aside, Afghanistan and Pakistan Play First Match in Three Decades
Soccer fans are getting ready to pack the stands in Kabul today as the Afghan national team prepares to play its first home game in over 10 years against Pakistan. It’s also the first time that the two neighboring teams have gone …