Tag: Afghanistan

Afghanistan: A Warning

Afghanistan: A Warning

Geoffrey Norman · November 6, 2014 9:31 pm

Second Look at Afghanistan

Second Look at Afghanistan

Geoffrey Norman · November 4, 2014 4:48 pm

The contractors could not show that "guards are properly vetted," according to a new audit by the State Department's inspector general, which "places embassies and personnel at risk." (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)

National Security

Probe exposes sloppy management by security firm guarding U.S. Embassy in Kabul

Luke Rosiak · November 4, 2014 10:00 am

More than 90 percent of the world's opium poppy is produced in Afghanistan. (AP/Rahmat Gul)

Despite U.S. efforts, Afghan opium trade thrives

Sarah Bedford · October 30, 2014 9:00 am

Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan Aug. 30. (AP Photo)

State Dept. spent millions on TV trucks it still hasn’t touched

Sarah Bedford · October 25, 2014 2:00 pm

Rand Paul makes the case for his latest foreign policy vision: ‘The war on terror is not over’

Red Alert Politics

Rand Paul makes the case for his latest foreign policy vision: ‘The war on terror is not over’

Maria Santos · October 24, 2014 4:12 am

News From the Longest War

News From the Longest War

Geoffrey Norman · October 22, 2014 3:31 pm

Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits all-time high

Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits all-time high

Washington Examiner · October 21, 2014 4:14 pm

John Oliver pushes for military translators to get out of ‘bureaucratic limbo’ in visa process

Red Alert Politics

John Oliver pushes for military translators to get out of ‘bureaucratic limbo’ in visa process

Editorial Staff · October 20, 2014 3:42 pm

National Security

Taliban attack kills 3 Afghan security troops

Washington Examiner · October 18, 2014 9:56 am

Losing the War of Necessity

Losing the War of Necessity

Geoffrey Norman · October 16, 2014 3:12 pm

In this Oct. 9, 2014 photo, Associated Press reporter Kathy Gannon answers questions during an interview in New York. This was Gannon's first interview since she and AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus were attacked on April 4, by a gunman in Khost Province in eastern Afghanistan as they prepared to cover the presidential election the next day. Niedringhaus was killed in the attack and Gannon is recovering from multiple gunshot wounds. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Wounded AP reporter vows to return to Afghanistan

David Crary · October 15, 2014 7:17 am