Afghanistan Politics News

Last updated on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 11:11PM EST C anada's government was struggling with the chaos of a new war in Kandahar against an unexpectedly fierce insurgency and only gradually came to grips with concerns that it couldn't tell...

Afghanistan, President Barack Obama paid tribute to the US military overnight, lamenting families with an empty seat at their Thanksgiving table. Thousands of kilometres from home, American troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan were treated to the traditional turkey, potatoes,...

Management at Nortel Networks Corp., already under fire for handing out executive bonuses, approved a plan this fall to give another round of raises to its top managers, according to an internal corporate document obtained by the CBC. Bombardier Aerospace...

From the helicopter, you can see the empty fields of southern Afghanistan's Helmand River valley. Now comes the question: when the fields are lush again in spring, will farmers be growing opium poppy or wheat? "This year we want to...

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...