Less than a week after the US officially designated the Taliban-aligned Haqqani network a terrorist organization, declassified documents reveal the founder of the group advocated cooperation with the US in meetings with American diplomats two years before the 9/11...
21 Killed as Suicide Bomber Attacks Northern Afghanistan Protest | At least 12 police reportedly among the slain
Report: Taliban Open to Deal with US to End Afghan War | Leadership open to keeping US occupation, wants Karzai out
A ceremony was held in Afghanistan on Monday to mark the official handover of the Bagram prison from American control to Afghan control, and while Afghan President Hamid Karzai welcomed the event, the US has quarreled over the transfer amid worries that Kabul might...
US ‘Pauses’ Detainee Handover in Bagram Over Fear Afghans May Give Them Trials | Karzai: Celebration for transfer completion will continue
Pakistan Declares Bajaur Victory, Over 100 Killed in Latest Offensive | Bulk of militant forces pushed back into Afghanistan
The Obama administration has officially designated the Pakistan-based Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist organization, in a controversial move with unknown consequences for the drawing down of the war in Afghanistan and US-Pakistani relations. The Haqqani network...
Despite ‘Ceremonial’ Bagram Handover, US to Retain Control Over Part of Afghan Prison | Will keep ‘indefinite’ control over dozens of detainees
A US helicopter went down in Eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two US troops, the third time in 10 days that a coalition helicopter has come down. The Defense Department official would not confirm the cause of the crash, saying it is under investigation. But...
The Afghan government expelled or arrested hundreds of soldiers on suspicion of being infiltrators on behalf of the insurgency, after pressure from the US and NATO to do something about the dramatic rise in "insider attacks." The arrests come after NATO's top...
