Right through our one hour interview, she kept twitching her fingers nervously. A blue handkerchief, neatly folded when we sat down, was a crushed mess by the time the we stopped talking
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Karzai Remarks Risk US-Afghan Rift
AP Analysis: Karzai Remarks Risk US-Afghan Rift President Hamid Karzai’s startling threat to join the Taliban if foreigners don’t stop meddling in Afghanistan and his strident criticism of the West’s role have worsened relations with Washington at a time when the U.S. military wants closer cooperation ahead of a potentially decisive offensive this summer. Karzai […]
Reports: Shelling kills at least 30 in Somalia
Yemen ‘rebels’ given death penalty
A Window On the War in Afghanistan
Turning Point Looms for the U.S. in Afghanistan
Monday marks the end of August, a month with both good and bad news out of Afghanistan and the approach of a key turning point. Civilian casualties caused by Western attacks have fallen dramatically under a new edict from General Stanley McChrystal barring air strikes that risk innocent deaths . That’s designed to show the Afghan people that the U.S
Analysis: Why are the U.S., allies still in Afghanistan?
An Afghanistan Exit Strategy: Buying Off the Taliban?
Afghan challengers target Karzai
In less than three weeks, Afghan voters — still reeling from one of the most violent months since the war on terror started — head to the polls for what some call the country’s first-ever truly contested election. Two candidates, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah and former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani, have emerged as the top contenders among the dozens hoping to unseat President Hamid Karzai, who has led the country since shortly after the 2001 fall of the Taliban and is seeking re-election.