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
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Kerry Stops in Afghanistan to Press Security Deal
Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Friday to try and advance a security deal that would allow American troops to stay in the country after the NATO-led military mission ends in 2014.
The U.S. …
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
Attack on U.S. Consulate in Afghanistan Leaves 4 Dead
Updated: 3:00 p.m.
Insurgents attacked the U.S. consulate in Western Afghanistan’s largest city with a “complex” operation according to a U.S. embassy spokesperson. The attack highlighted the continued security concerns as …
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 …
The Dead Afghan’s Tale: How Afghanistan’s Poorest Bear the Brunt of the War
The young boy does not say a word. His eyes water as he turns away, staring out the window or at the mud walls of his family home in Dasht-e-Qala, in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province. Just across the river and over the …
India-Pakistan Tensions Find Deadly Echo in Afghanistan
A suicide bombing at the Indian consulate in Jalalabad is the latest episode in the simmering geopolitical struggle between the nuclear rivals
Young Afghans Flock to Higher Education, but Jobs Remain Scarce
By the time the gates opened at 10 a.m., the crowd had grown almost unmanageable. As if at a rock concert, young men and women thronged Kabul’s historic Babur Garden, jostling their way to the front. But this was no music …
Green-on-Blue: How One Attack in Afghanistan Can Define a War
The war in Afghanistan has officially entered its twelfth summer. This week, the Taliban launched a sophisticated suicide attack on the Presidential Palace, filling morning rush hour in the country’s most secure location with …
The Taliban’s Qatar Office: Are Prospects for Peace Already Doomed?
As far as diplomatic prospects go, the omens don’t augur well. On Tuesday, the Afghan Taliban announced the opening of their first political office in the Qatari capital, Doha. They cut a ribbon, played their anthem, hoisted …
NATO Hands Over Control to Afghan Forces as U.S. Plans Talks with the Taliban
The Afghanistan endgame looms as Kabul takes over security fully from the coalition of international troops in the country. On the same day, reports emerged detailing plans of talks in Qatar between U.S. officials and the Taliban.