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Mr. Karzai says he is once again calling on his Afghan brothers - the Taliban and other Islamist militants groups - to come back to their homeland to work toward peace, stability and prosperity. Sean Maroney | Islamabad 27 November 2009 In this hand
A few years ago, people learned about a little-known chapter in the Soviet Union's 1979 invasion of Afghanistan through a book and, later, a movie called Charlie Wilson's War. Wilson was a maverick Texas congressman who found ways of funding Afghan
Polling centers across much of Afghanistan are due to open Saturday for the country's latest round of elections. Nearly 2,500 candidates are vying for 249 seats in Afghanistan's lower house of parliament, or wolesi jirga. Expectations for the vote ar
An Afghan Army soldier on joint-patrol with Canadian soldiers in the Panjwayi district, southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan, 6 June 2010. The sound of gunfire and yelling punctures the air as Afghan soldiers run through a recent exercise at the Kabul
By Mandy Clark Kabul 27 May 2008 Greater freedom for the women of Afghanistan was one of the promises of the 2001 U.S.-led invasion. U.S. and Afghan officials say there have been significant improvements, noting that some two million women and girls
A suicide bomber targeted a German embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital, Kabul, but killed three Afghan civilians and wounded six others instead. VOA's Barry Newhouse has this report from Kabul. A German security man stands guard after a suicide at
A suspected U.S. missile strike has killed 20 people in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal regions. The attack came hours before Pakistani and Afghan tribal leaders and government representatives began two days of talks about the Taliban insurgenc
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 29 September 2009 Kai Eide, chief of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan(UNAMA) (file photo) The U.N.'s top envoy for Afghanistan, Kai Eide, has expressed support for the top U.S. and NATO commande
One of the top American military commanders in Afghanistan said progress in the eastern part of the country is strong, but more effort is needed in the south, where Taliban forces have fought Afghan and coalition troops to what he calls a stalemate.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai summoned the U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan on Thursday to demand an explanation for continuing civilian casualties caused by coalition troops. The commander, Army General David McKiernan, expressed deep regret
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C) during a group photo at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Tallinn, Estonia, 22 Apr 2010 NATO officials say Afghanistan will likely face security threats for years to come, but say alliance forces are m
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates came away from a 40-hour visit to Afghanistan Friday encouraged that the U.S. troop increase and cooperation from Afghans will turn the tide of the eight-year conflict. But he says the Afghan government needs to d
U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil his new Afghan strategy on Friday - one week before a NATO summit convenes on the French-German border. The plan is the result of a detailed policy review by the new Obama administration. White House Press Sec
In Afghan North, US-Backed Militias Spur Local Backlash In an effort to counter a growing insurgency in northern Afghanistan, two U.S.-backed programs in Kunduz have recruited local militias to oppose Taliban militants in the area. But while the mili
US Woman's Afghan Experience Inspires Novel Farishta means 'angel' in Dari, the widely spoken language in northern Afghanistan. It's also the title of a novel by Patricia McArdle, a retired American diplomat who spent a year in Afghanistan. Over her
By Sean Maroney Kabul 19 November 2009 Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (L) takes the presidential oath besides Afghanistan's Chief Justice Abdul Salam Azimi during his inauguration at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, 19 Nov 2009 Afghan Preside
By Selah Hennessy London 18 November 2009 Young Afghan girls help their father cleaning outside of their house in impoverished locality in Kabul (Oct 2009 file photo) A Britain-based charity has found a majority of Afghans see poverty and unemployme
Five bodyguards were killed. Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber killed at least 16 people in southwestern Afghanistan, while two roadside bombs killed 4 others in eastern Afghanistan. Sean Maroney | Kabul 20 November 2009 Photo: AFP Afghan policem
A controversial but still powerful former Afghan warlord has flown back to the country from exile to campaign for President Hamid Karzai. The return home of the Communist-era militia general is seen as a boost for the incumbent president's campaign.
Analysts also say economic leverage should be used to help end corruption in the Afghan government Meredith Buel | Washington, DC 04 December 2009 In his speech at the U.S. Military Academy, President Obama was specific in setting a benchmark for a m