Gen. David Petraeus, if confirmed by the Senate, will soon take over as the new military commander in Afghanistan. He inherits a war few think is going well and faces a tight deadline for turning things around. NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman is in
A blast which killed 40 people at a wedding in southern Afghanistan appears to be a suicide bombing, officials say.
We need to better understand the power dynamics. Success lies in aligning with tribes, sub-tribes, and clans—not state-building.
France24 - Afghanistan releases Italian charity workers
The U.S’s attempt to build a strong centralized government in Afghanastan is doomed to failure. The key to stability is forging alliances with tribal and other local powerbrokers.
The Christian Science Monitor - Events in Afghanistan have moved fast and dramatically since Dec. 1, when President Obama set an initial deadline of July 2011 for withdrawal of US combat forces.