Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 25, 2013
Reports say four insurgents and three security guards died during an attack Tuesday by the Taliban near the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 20, 2013
Peace talks scheduled to begin Thursday between the United States and the Taliban faltered after the Afghan government complained that the Islamist political group's newly opened Qatar office would be treated as a government-in-exile. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJun 19, 2013
After more than 11 years of war in Afghanistan, a country known as "the graveyard of empires" for its inability to be conquered and held, the White House announced Tuesday that it will sit down with the Taliban and try to work things out with words instead of bombs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigMar 11, 2013
Once again, the erratic president of Afghanistan had US officials shaking their heads in disbelief after he gave a speech in which he blamed the interactions of the U and the Taliban for his country’s security problems. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 24, 2012
The U.S. government formally values the human right to be free from indefinite detention without charge, except in certain cases such as when the practice is useful for securing its own interests in Afghanistan and Iraq, writes Glenn Greenwald. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 2, 2012
After a trip to Afghanistan cloaked in secrecy, President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a "strategic partnership agreement" with Hamid Karzai that promises continuing U.S. support for the Afghan president's nation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 16, 2012
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has branded the Taliban’s 18-hour siege of Kabul and places across eastern Afghanistan on Sunday an intelligence failure and called for an investigation into NATO security operations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
William Pfaff / TruthdigMar 21, 2012
Terminating the Afghanistan War and ending the global projection of American military power of which it is a part are indispensable steps to saving the nation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 15, 2012
Pointing to "the shaky, erratic and vague standpoint of the Americans" as one key reason for their decision, Taliban leaders in Afghanistan put the kibosh on plans to meet with U.S. envoys, releasing a statement on Thursday explaining the change of plans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
William Pfaff / TruthdigJan 11, 2012
The Afghan government's order a week ago to the United States to close its prison at Bagram Air Base near Kabul, where it holds unidentified prisoners, came as a shock to Washington. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 18, 2011
Less than one week after Hamid Karzai's half brother was shot to death, Jan Mohammad Khan, a senior adviser to the Afghan president, was killed by gunmen at his home. The Taliban claimed responsibility. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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