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...
The Afghan government said Tuesday it expects to take full control by next week from the United States of the Bagram prison, which holds up to 3,000 inmates, many of whom have been detained without charge or trial and severely abused. Back in March, the US gave in to...
25 Killed in Suicide Attack Against Afghan Funeral | Bombing targeted district chief
Hundreds of Afghan villagers in the northern province of Kunduz staged a protest this week after US-backed warlords murdered up to 16 civilians as a reprisal for a Taliban assassination of a member of their militia. These pro-government militias are among the gangs...
White House Disavows Obama’s Pledge for 2014 Afghan Withdrawal | Blasts press for reporting public comments
NATO Orders All Training of Afghan Recruits Halted | Wants 27,000 new recruits ‘re-vetted’
Pro-Govt. Militia Kills 16 Civilians in Northern Afghanistan | Attack on village ‘retaliation’ for Taliban assassination
