Opinion

A two-day internet blackout shows even the Taliban can’t turn back time

For 48 hours, the Taliban appeared to turn back the clock in Afghanistan with a directive to cut off the internet and phone networks, disconnecting millions of people from the world outside.

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to new ceasefire after more than a week of deadly clashes

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a new immediate ceasefire during talks in Doha, Qatar’s foreign ministry said early Sunday, following more than a week of deadly clashes which continued despite ...
CNN

Afghanistan 'rape' law puts women's rights front and center

Story Highlights Afghan law appears to let a man to have sex with his wife even when she says "no" President Hamid Karzai says the law will be reviewed line-by-line Rights group: "President Karzai ...
CNN

Afghan Alliance preparing 'multi-pronged attack'

Northern Alliance troops say they are preparing to launch a "multi-pronged attack" against Taliban positions in northern Afghanistan. Haron Amin, a spokesman for the opposition group said they are ...

Dozens killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes in worst fighting since Taliban returned to power

Dozens of fighters were killed in overnight border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both sides said on Sunday, in ...
CNN

Afghan leader urges U.N. to extend security force mandate

Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai asked the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to extend and expand the mandate of multinational security forces in Afghanistan. Karzai made his remarks to the ...

Pakistan’s 'defence pact' with Saudi Arabia exposed as hollow during Durand Line clashes with Afghanistan | Explained

During the recent clashes along the Durand Line, which left dozens dead and further strained ties between Islamabad and Kabul ...
CNN

U.S. deficient against Muslim insurgents, study says

U.S. should focus on "civil governance" and building "local security forces" Such "capabilities ... have been lacking in Iraq and Afghanistan," says report WASHINGTON (CNN)-- The U.S. military is ...
WRAL

Afghanistan and Pakistan agree ceasefire after trading their deadliest fire in years. Here’s what we know

Islamabad (CNN) — Afghanistan and Pakistan said they had agreed a 48-hour ceasefire on Wednesday, following days of deadly clashes between the neighbors and former allies. The fighting followed ...
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Karzai accepts Afghanistan election runoff

Afghan President Hamid Karzai bowed to Western pressure Tuesday, agreeing to take part in a presidential runoff vote in two weeks. Karzai, who will face his main challenger Abdullah Abdullah in the ...
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Support for Afghan war drops, CNN poll finds

A new national poll indicates that support among Americans for the war in Afghanistan has hit a new low. Forty-one percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Thursday ...