List of Afghanistan articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Administration: Hersh Account of Bin Laden Raid ‘Patently False’
Current and former officials flatly deny journalist's assertions of grand U.S.-Pakistani conspiracy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Searching for Hostages Isn’t CIA’s Top Priority, Insiders Say
The hunt for al Qaeda leaders takes precedence when it comes to intelligence collection.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Too Late To Tango? Ashraf Ghani’s Risky Outreach To Pakistan
A resurgence of fighting may mean Ghani's strategy of reaching out to Pakistan is too late. But did he have other options?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Diversionary Tactics
The Taliban's offensive in Kunduz province is a diversion that will serve to distract the Afghan army away from the real goal -- Helmand province.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Picks Top Marine as Next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
General Joseph Dunford will be the first officer to have commanded all U.S. troops in one of the two war zones to assume the Pentagon’s top military post.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghanistan is Failing to Help Abused Women
Abuse against women in Afghan homes is horrifyingly pervasive; around 87 percent of Afghan women are believed to have experienced domestic abuse at least once. What is Afghanistan doing to end the abuse?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Starving Children of Helmand Province
Already gripped by violence and poverty, Afghanistan is now in a malnutrition crisis that has left a quarter of its children underweight and could cost the country millions.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghan Peace: Between A Rock and A Hard Place
To bring peace to Afghanistan, Ghani has to overcome domestic barriers and regional controversies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghanistan Watchdog: Poor U.S. Planning Puts $488 Million at Risk
According to a new report from the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, lack of government strategy puts $500 million of American taxpayers' money at risk.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘My Husband Will Never Safely Return Home’
American Warren Weinstein was kidnapped from his home in Pakistan four days before his departure date. With the news of his death made public on Thursday, his family now has to accept he will never come home.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghan Watchdog Finds That If You Build It, They Won’t Necessarily Come
A 37-acre industrial park in Kandahar built with $7.8 million in USAID funds has sat mostly empty since construction finished more than four years ago, says a new report.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Do These Two Chimps Have More Rights Than a Woman in Saudi Arabia?
Two chimpanzees in New York were granted a right to habeas corpus. But in Saudi Arabia, women still need to be accompanied to a court by a male family member.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghanistan’s Traditional Civil Society
For centuries, the backbone of Afghanistan's civil society has been its traditional community-based institutions. Partnering with them will be vital to achieving stability in the region.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week: Camp Lejeune Kennels Named in fallen handler’s honor
In July 2012, Marine Sgt. Joshua Ashley was KIA in Helmand Province, Afghanistan after stepping on an IED during a combat operation. (His dog Sirius was not in the attack.) On March 27, the 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion’s MWD kennel facility at his home station — Camp Lejeune in North Carolina — was named in his honor.
