State Dept.: Pakistani Taliban ‘Not Welcome’ at Truce Talks | Clinton to press Pakistan on more offensives
Nine Killed, Dozens Wounded as Contractors, Police Attack Afghan Protesters
Nine Killed, Dozens Wounded as Contractors, Police Attack Afghan Protesters | Thousands rally in second day of US book-burning protests
Karzai Claims ‘Daily’ Taliban Talks
Karzai Claims ‘Daily’ Taliban Talks | Insists he already has indirect contact with Mullah Omar
US Burns Qurans at Bagram, Sparking Major Protests
US Burns Qurans at Bagram, Sparking Major Protests | Gen. Allen promises to stop burning Qurans in future
US Expands Afghan Prison It Promised to Hand Over to Kabul
Instead of handing over the main detention center in Afghanistan to Kabul's control, the U.S. is expanding the facility and keeping it under Washington's control. U.S. officials have promised for years to give jurisdiction for various U.S.-run prisons to the Afghan...
‘Preposterous’ Karzai Demands Derail Efforts at Taliban Peace Talks
‘Preposterous’ Karzai Demands Derail Efforts at Taliban Peace Talks | Optimistic talks with Pakistan, Iran end in hostility
Pessimism Among US Spies on Afghan War
Pessimism Among US Spies on Afghan War | Taliban ‘resilient’ amid government corruption
Afghan Defense Ministry Ultimatum Could Spell Mass Exodus From Military
Afghan Defense Ministry Ultimatum Could Spell Mass Exodus From Military | Demand soldiers move every single relative into Afghanistan
Karzai Meets with Iran, Pakistan After Being Excluded from Taliban Talks
The Taliban have contradicted a claim Thursday by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that it was taking part in secret negotiations with the Afghan government. While the Taliban have been engaged in talks with U.S. officials, they rejected talking with Karzai's government,...
Taliban Warns US to Learn From Soviet Defeat
Taliban Warns US to Learn From Soviet Defeat | Soviet troops fled from Afghanistan 23 years ago today