Under shadow of violence, Afghans vote in landmark election
By Hamid Shalizi and Jessica Donati Voting was peaceful during the first few hours of Afghanistan’s presidential election on Saturday, with only isolated attacks on polling...
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Foreigners escape Taliban siege in Kabul, one Afghan child killed
By Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi Taliban gunmen stormed a Kabul guesthouse used by a US-based aid group and held four foreigners hostage for several hours on Friday, just...
Swedish journalist shot dead in central Kabul
A gunman shot dead a Swedish journalist outside a restaurant in a brazen attack in one Kabul’s most heavily guarded districts on Tuesday, police and embassy sources said, underscoring growing insecurity threatening...
Obama prepared to leave no troops in Afghanistan after 2014
US President Barack Obama has told the Pentagon to prepare for the possibility that the United States will not leave behind any troops in Afghanistan after its troop draw down at the end...
Afghan inmates deemed a threat by US to be freed
Afghanistan has enough evidence to try only 16 of 88 prisoners that the United States considers a threat to security and plans to free the remaining detainees, the...
US says may pull out all troops as Afghan leader holds up deal
By Jessica Donati and Mark Felsenthal Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign a security deal with the United States, the White House said,...
Afghanistan rejects US call for quick security deal
By Jessica Donati and Hamid Shalizi The future of U.S. troops in Afghanistan remained in doubt on Friday after a spokesman for President Hamid Karzai...
Karzai says Afghanistan needs US security deal, but little trust
By Hamid Shalizi and Jessica Donati Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a meeting of tribal elders and political leaders on Thursday they should support a...
US, Afghanistan agree security pact ahead of key meeting
By Jessica Donati The United States and Afghanistan have agreed a final version of a crucial security pact outlining where and how many U.S. troops...
Afghanistan prepares for elections
By Louise Arbour As Western troops withdraw from Afghanistan, Afghan security forces’ ability to contain the Taliban insurgency relies on a reasonable degree of political...
