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The portrait by Steve McCurry turned out to be one of those images that sears the heart, and in June 1985 it ran on the cover of this magazine. Her eyes are sea green. They are haunted and haunting, and...

As the 18 seater UNHAS (United Nations Humanitarian Air Services) aircraft taxies to a stop on the runway of Kabul Airport, one is gripped with trepidation. The portly Nigerian First Officer good naturedly pulls down the stairs, as the English...

Never forget the Latin phrase that stupidity is a force unto itself By Robert Weller President Obama’s ratings are likely to fall even more as he plunges us deeper into the Afghan war, betraying voters who were counting on peace....

Ever since the end of 2001, when the Taliban were pushed out of Kabul into the countryside and the badlands, restrictions on various activities banned under their draconian rule have eased considerably, at least in the major cities. The Al-Qaeda...

Pesky Abdullah By Robert Weller All right already. The Obama Administration and its allies have decided the Afghan election thing is over. Sure we know President Hamid Karzai stole it, and only agreed to hold a runoff because he would...

It is terrible finding out Ahmed Wali Karzai a brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai is a CIA agent.It was bad enough knowing he is a Drug Lord and frauded the election for his brother but finding out he is...

What's New: Abdullah statements By Robert Weller Dr. Abdullah Abdullah pulled out of the runoff presidential election in Afghanistan on Sunday because President Hamid Karzai refused to make changes to guarantee that the vote would not be marred by fraud...

First by now everyone knows Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize and I think that is fantastic not because of his accomplishments but because of his efforts to unite the world. It is a bit ironic for the President...

It's official! After a long, gut-wrenching period of time, Afghanistan has made Hamid Karzai the official president of the war torn country. The Afghan electoral officials definitively announced that President Karzai would be serving another term in office after a...

Afghan President Could Risk His Safety By Opposing Runoff Election What's new: Updates with runoff election to be held Nov. 7 By Robert Weller With the main backers of the international force in Afghanistan sending strong signals that President Hamid...