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Even before the American paratroopers entered the Afghan barracks, the lack of discipline was evident: torn screens, trash collecting in the hallways, bedrooms and bushes. The checkpoints were even worse, they said, with used syringes littering the ground.
U.S. policy in Afghanistan is clearly at a crossroads and a surge of troops -- similar to the one in Iraq - is being debated. Richard Engel, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent, analyzes the situation.
For months, Capt. Michael Trujillo has prepared for the hardest mission of his Army career by studying a former New York prosecutor's war against the mob.
Support for the Kabul government and the United States and European troops trying to bolster it against insurgents is plummeting among the Afghan people, a new poll reports.
Five visiting scholars from Afghanistan who disappeared from the University of Washington were found Wednesday morning in Canada after crossing the border separately over the past several days, a U.S. immigration official said.
The bearded, turbaned men gather beneath a large, leafy tree in rural eastern Nangarhar province. When Malik Mohammed speaks on their behalf, his voice is soft but his words are harsh. Mohammed makes it clear that the tribal chiefs have lost all faith in both their own government and the foreign soldiers in their country.
Officials say hundreds of Afghans are gathering in the eastern part of the country in support of President Hamid Karzai's threat to send Afghan troops after militants inside Pakistan.
An Open Letter to President ObamaAlthough we were separated by more than a decade, we lived a few steps apart in Hyde Park and were both professors at the University of Chicago.
BBC NEWS | Americas | The US army's colossal training taskThe camera shows a group of Afghan soldiers standing on a cold dusty plain, listening to an American instructor. He is showing them how to use a new American rifle.
My hubbies niece is expecting her first child in December...which is very good news...the family is anxiously awaiting the newest arrival...
New York homes raided in terrorism probe NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police and the FBI raided homes in the borough of Queens early on Monday as part of an investigation into suspected terrorism, focusing on one man who has been under surveillance, officials said.
Marines Fight Taliban With Little Aid From Afghans KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan — American Marines secured this desolate village in southern Afghanistan nearly two months ago, and last week they were fortifying bases, on duty at checkpoints and patrolling in full body armor in 120-degree heat.
The Irresistible IllusionWe are accustomed to seeing Afghans through bars, or smeared windows, or the sight of a rifle: turbaned men carrying rockets, praying in unison, or lying in pools of blood; boys squabbling in an empty swimming-pool; women in burn wards, or begging in burqas.
Beheaded after trying for asylum in Australia Cynthia Banham Diplomatic Editor November 1, 2008 AN AFGHAN asylum seeker rejected by Australia under the Howard government was tortured and beheaded by kidnappers less than four weeks ago in a province south of Kabul.
Abdul Ghaffar Khan is 'The Frontier Gandhi'Little known in the West is a figure named Abdul Ghaffar Khan, who argued that religiously justified violence was "not God's religion." Known as Badshah (also spelled Baacha) Khan to his followers, the devoutly Muslim leader was called "The Frontier Gandhi" and built an Islamic p …
Pakistan to deport all Afghans from tribal region - Yahoo! NewsListen UP Pakistan!!!!!! America has given you SEVEN years, thousands of lives lost, and billions of dollars, to assist of working together, to fight the worst terrorists in the world, located in your tribal mountain regions.
Al Jazeera English - Afghanistan - Afghans reflect on 'Peace Day'Afghans reflect on 'Peace Day' By Aunohita Mojumdar in Kabul On September 21, Afghanistan marked Peace Day, a UN-sponsored event whereby all fighting parties (Nato, Taliban, and the Afghan military) agreed to cease hostilities for one day.
Karzai offers the Taliban role in government in bid to end the war President Hamid Karzai offered Saturday to meet personally with the leader of the Taliban for peace talks and give the militants a position in government.
Afghans Say Kill 33 Taliban After Police Attack KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan police killed 33 Taliban insurgents after a roadside bomb detonated by militants killed eight policemen in the southern province of Kandahar, the provincial governor said on Tuesday.
The Birds Have Stopped Singing in AfghanistanFeryal Ali-Gauhar, Goodwill Ambassador in Pakistan for the United Nations Population Fund, recalls her futile attempts at getting the Western world to listen to her about Afghanistan's plight - now she finds her words echoed from the very mouths of the powerful who had turned her …
Afghan civilians stop terror attack at U.S. base - CNN.comAfghan interpreter, security guard prevent bombing, U.S. military says • The driver was reaching for a cord when he was pulled from the vehicle • Foiled attack comes at same time U.S. defense chief in Afghanistan
3 million Afghans to go hungry this winter: UNThe United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has warned it does not have enough money to feed more than 3 million Afghans who will depend on it during the coming winter. The WFP says it has received only a third of the donations it needs to feed the Afghans.
Four NATO troops killed by suicide blast in crowd of Afghan childrenA suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up in a crowd of children clamouring for pens and books from Canadian troops in Afghanistan, killing four NATO soldiers and a number of civilians, police and NATO said.
5,000 Afghans Protest Pakistan After BombingMore than 5,000 people chanting "Death to Pakistan!" marched through two Afghan border towns Wednesday to protest a suicide bombing they blame on the neighboring country.
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