The Company We Keep

Stanley Kutler / Truthdig Oct 30, 2010 Enter President Karzai Like Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam, he has held power as a result of corrupt elections, featuring the not-so-invisible hands of his American backers Once again, we have bet the mortgage on one leader, no matter how inept and corrupt he might be. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The High Price of Patriotism

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 27, 2010 It’s over for the US in Afghanistan, but that doesn’t mean the death and destruction are about to stop Quagmires don’t just go away However, the signs are everywhere that the American course in that nation is doomed . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Karzai Admits to Taking Cash From Iran

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2010 On Sunday, The New York Times reported that Afghan President Hamid Karzai's administration had been secretly accepting millions of dollars in cash from the Iranian government Sketchy! And on Monday, Karzai owned up to his part in the clandestine funding program (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Exploring Talks with Taliban in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2010 Nothing is certain on this front yet, but the U.S. is reportedly considering opening up some channels of communication to the Taliban in Afghanistan, and between the Taliban and the Afghan government, in the interest of long-term peace goals. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Reconciliation Talks In Afghanistan

Patrick Chappatte, Cagle Cartoons, The International Herald Tribune Oct 12, 2010 Dig deeper

Karzai to Take His Talents to Minneapolis

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Oct 10, 2010 In a three-way swap that may be unprecedented in U.S. history, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to become vice president of the United States, Vice President Joe Biden will become president of Afghanistan and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will be traded to the Minnesota Vikings. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Karzai Regime in Contact With Taliban

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2010 The Afghan government claims to have had contact with the Taliban, though the insurgent group denies this. The White House signaled its support, but said such contact, which the Washington Post reports is at the "secret, high-level talks" stage, "has to be done by the Afghans." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Karzai Shows Security Contractors the Door

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2010 In your face, foreign community! Afghan President Hamid Karzai has begun dissolving foreign private security companies, including the firm formerly known as Blackwater, as he moves to make good on a promise to ban the private contractors by year's end. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Surprise: Fraud Alleged in Afghan Elections

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2010 On Monday, just two days after the parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, reports that the polling process was corrupted by incidents of voting fraud had sparked an investigation, according to the Los Angeles Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A ‘Framework’ Seriously Bent

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 10, 2010 Just how corrupt is the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan? It should be clear by now that President Hamid Karzai doesn't want us to know. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Afghanistan to Get Worse Before It Gets Better

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2010 At the same time that Afghan President Hamid Karzai organizes a nationwide council to try to broker peace with Taliban insurgents, the U.K.'s senior military commander forecasts that violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Afghan Officials Say 10 Election Workers Killed in Airstrike

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2010 Were they election campaign workers peacefully going about their business in a convoy in northern Afghanistan, or were some 10 people reported killed Thursday in a NATO-led airstrike actually insurgents? In this case, both versions are being claimed as fact. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )