Afghanistan Politics News

This "Grand Jirga"as it is called can actually amend the constitution so if a deal were struck to share power with the Taliban the constitution could be amended to make this legal. However the Taliban have always insisted on foreign...

An excellent idea to look at the US role in Afghan graft. As was the case in Iraq many private contractors have very lucrative contracts that become even more lucrative through corrupt practices. Both Afghan and foreign contractors are no...

One wonders what sort of escalation could take place in the middle of an Afghan winter. Usually conflict dies down until the Spring. Many areas where the Taliban are entrenched will be inaccessible. Also, if there is going to be...

KABUL — A homicide bomber riding a motorcycle killed 16 people, including two children and a policeman who were there, and wounded at least 23 others Friday in a busy city square in western Afghanistan, many people were their for...

KABUL — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the United States will help Afghanistan prepare its military and police to take over the security of the war-ravaged country. Responding to a pledge by Afghan President Hamid Karzai...

Afghanistan sinks in new corruption ranking as US, World Leaders Fall Short in Corruption Fight, Group Says! Afghanistan's level of corruption earns it a ranking of 179 out of 180 Nations listed, worsened only by Somalia who is ranked as...

After defeated the rival, Hamid Karzai is succes become Afghanistan President for second term. In his inauguration speech, he hope Afghanistan security will be taken by local Afghanistan troops and Foreign troops will be reduced. The security of the inauguration...

Afghanistan — On Nov. 15, hundreds of French and Afghan troops pushed into a hostile valley in eastern Afghanistan, where militants launch quick attacks and then disappear into hillside villages. The mission was to secure an area where a highway...

PESHAWAR, Nov 17: Maulana Fazlullah, one of the most wanted Taliban leaders, has told the BBC that he has escaped to Afghanistan and is planning new attacks on Pakistani forces. Fazlullah was said by officials to have been wounded or...

There are signs popping up all over that Obama is going to change gears in Afghanistan. This Spring and during the campaign he was gung ho for a surge and sounded very much like Bush on steroids. Now the Obama...