Afghanistan Politics News

On his first Thanksgiving in the White House, President Barack Obama has telephoned 10 U.S. servicemen and women stationed in war zones to thank them for their service. The White House says Obama called two service members each in the...

Hundreds waited under the Christmas decorations and flags to honor Army Spc. Joseph “Joe” Michael Lew i s, the fifth Terrell soldier to die in Iraq or Afghanistan since 2004. Lewis, 26, died Nov. 17 in Afghanistan when his vehicle...

Diplomats hope that it marks the beginning of a new era in the fight against government corruption. Hidden behind blast walls, watchtowers and miles of razor wire, the 45-year-old police commander appeared in front of a panel of three judges,...

Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin, who last week gave explosive testimony about the possible torture of detainees captured by the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, sent reports about the issue to the office of the minister of foreign affairs. Hundreds of police...

Afghan detainees were sent to Peter MacKay's office in 2006 when he was foreign affairs minister, the Star has learned. The messages were sent a year before the government redrafted its prisoner transfer agreement to seek better protections. MacKay is...

The Liberal government takes heat for the prisoner transfer, with Progressive Conservative leader Joe Clark saying they could face a US military tribunal and death penalty. Dec. Chief of the defence staff general Rick Hillier signs Canada's first detainee transfer...

The vulnerability of Afghan schools to Taliban violence is increasing the popularity of informal education. International says schools linked to foreign funding or the national government are at greater risk of attack. Continued Below Community-based schooling has emerged as a...