With healthcare in their own country in a parlous state, Afghans who can afford it go overseas for treatment
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s President Is Furious at the Way the U.S. Has Conducted the War
Hamid Karzai says he’s in two minds over whether the war was worth it
Why the U.S. Needs to Keep Troops in Afghanistan
President Obama delivered the strongest message yet to Karzai to sign a security agreement or the U.S. walks
New Report Reveals Woeful State of Afghanistan’s Health Care
A new report by Médecins Sans Frontières details gaping holes in Afghanistan’s public health system as the country’s occupation by foreign troops draws to an end
If All Goes Well, Afghanistan Gets Its First Peaceful, Democratic Transition of Power Ever
But that’s a big ‘if’
U.S. Angry at Afghanistan’s Release of ‘Dangerous’ Prisoners
U.S. calls move to release 37 insurgents a “major step backward”
Missing U.S Soldier Bowe Bergdahl Seen Alive in New Video
The new proof of life video is the first in three years of Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban in June 2009
Young Afghan Girl Caught Wearing Suicide Vest
Sister of a Taliban leader may be as young as 8
Car Bomb Kills Three Coalition Soldiers in Afghanistan
151 coalition troops killed this year
Helicopter Crash Kills 6 U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan
It’s the deadliest incident for American troops there since August 2012
Six NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan Crash
Initial reports indicate no enemy activity around the crash Tuesday
Karzai Refuses to Budge on Security Pact
Afghan President Hamid Karzai vented his frustration over continuing civilian casualties and home raids during NATO operations on Saturday, reiterating that he will not sign a key security agreement with the United States until …
Taliban Suicide Attack on German Forces Claims No Lives
Ambitious strike in the vicinity of Kabul’s international airport