Tag: Afghanistan

Afghan security forces stand guard near the dead bodies of Taliban fighters in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. The Taliban struck a government compound in eastern Afghanistan early on Thursday in an attack that included two suicide truck bombings and left at least 12 people dead, including several off duty policemen asleep in their quarters nearby, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmatullah Nikzad)

Taliban hit Afghan government HQ in east, kill 12

Washington Examiner · September 4, 2014 11:29 am

On Aug. 8, a bipartisan letter signed by Congressional leaders expressed "serious concerns" about the obstacles inspectors general continue to face. (iStock)

Inspectors in Afghanistan face ‘obstructionism’ from U.S. officials

Richard Pollock · September 3, 2014 9:32 pm

FILE - This April 30, 2014 file photo shows Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers standing guard during a military exercise on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan National Security Forces depend exclusively on billions of dollars in funding from the US and its allies, money that is now at risk after President Hamid Karzai's refusal to sign a security agreement to keep a small U.S. force of trainers in the country after the NATO-led coalition ends its mission and withdraws at the end of the year. Alongside the exodus of US troops from Afghanistan before the end of the year, soldiers who hail from countries like Singapore and Slovenia, Mongolia and Malaysia have been packing up too, leaving behind an ever-shrinking NATO coalition. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)

National Security

NATO coalition in Afghanistan shrinking

Deb Riechmann · September 2, 2014 10:44 pm

Afghan officials can't account for $3.3 billion in U.S. military aid to their country's military and security forces, according to the Pentagon's inspector general. (iStock image)

Billions in U.S. aid can’t be accounted for by Afghan officials

Mark Tapscott · September 2, 2014 9:00 am

Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. A suicide bomber in a truck blew himself up at an intelligence headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, setting off an intense firefight with security forces, officials said. (AP Photo)

Taliban attack intel office in eastern Afghanistan

Amir Shah · August 30, 2014 6:26 am

In this Friday, Aug. 22, 2014 photo, a man aims his gas-powered gun at his opponents as he plays in a friendly game of paintball in Kabul, Afghanistan. The arrival of recreational paintball to Afghanistan may seem peculiar to outsiders, especially in a country that's known decades of war, faces constant bombings and attacks by Taliban insurgents and is preparing its own security forces for the withdrawal of most foreign troops by the end of the year. However, it shows both the rise of a nascent upper and middle class looking for a diversion with the time to spare, as well as the way American culture has seeped into the country since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion to topple the Taliban. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

With a splat, paintball fires into Afghanistan

Rebecca Santana · August 29, 2014 9:45 am

Podcast: Obama’s ‘No Strategy’ Old News In Middle East

TWS Podcast · August 28, 2014 8:19 pm

UN: Afghan election audit done around Sept. 10

Rebecca Santana · August 28, 2014 10:37 am

Outgoing commander of ISAF, U.S. Gen. Joseph Dunford, first left, and incoming U.S. Army Commander for International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF), Gen. John F. Campbell, first right, salute during a change of command ceremony at the ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. ISAF is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan that was established by the United Nations Security Council in 2001. It will end its mission at the end of 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

National Security

US commander: Afghans face Taliban test in 2015

Lolita Baldor · August 27, 2014 6:42 pm

Afghanistan’s one-time booming war economy slows

Rebecca Santana · August 27, 2014 5:23 am

US transfers 2 Yemenis held in Bagram prison

Ahmed AlHaj · August 26, 2014 10:38 pm

Afghan election commission workers sort ballots for an audit of the presidential run-off votes at an election commission office in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai said in a statement that the inauguration ceremony for the next country's president will be held on September 2, 2014 and it is not subject to change. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

Afghan candidate threatens boycott of vote audit

AMIR SHAHREBECCA SANTANA · August 26, 2014 6:07 pm