Afghanistan Politics News

I could never be President. Not because people wouldn't vote for me - I could probably be the Sarah Palin of the Democratic party if you gave me twenty years. No, I don't want to be President. Last night, President...

The U.N. refugee agency says it is pre-positioning winter supplies throughout Afghanistan before the weather gets too bad and road conditions make it impossible to move to certain areas...Andrej Mahecic says supplies were strategically moved to the areas with harsh...

As Cole points out Obama's partner the Afghan government has more problems than just corruption although that is certainly bad enough as many of Karzai's potential cabinet ministers are under investigation! Legislators just collect their pay and do not bother...

Karzai is a poor puppet and has been for some time. To improve efficiency i.e. the carrying out of occupiers' wishes the US no doubt with NATO and UN blessings will have someone appointed to run the day to day...

The Afghan leader also emphasised the need to explain the troop increase to his people, General Stanley McChrystal said. "It was really positive. The president was very upbeat, very resolute this morning," McChrystal told reporters in Kabul. (Writing by Yara...

Sutherlin resident David Mudge, 22, a sailor from Douglas County who graduated from Phoenix School in 2005, died Saturday in the Arabian Peninsula, according to news reports. The Oregonian newspaper reported Mudge was killed in an electrical accident on board...

Russia's ambassador to Afghanistan says the United States is making some of the same mistakes the Soviet Union did during its military campaign. Andrey Avetisyan said Washington should not pressure Hamid Karzai 's government into adopting western political institutions too...