Endgame Afghanistan
May 24, 2013
Women on Afghan frontlines to fight Taliban
May 24, 2013
Reality Bites: Rage against the American machine (Aired: October 2001)
May 23, 2013
The World This Week: Afghanistan, split wide open (Aired: March 1989)
May 21, 2013
US officials to meet Taliban within days
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 19, 2013
United States envoys will meet with Taliban representatives within days, senior officials said on Tuesday, after the Afghan militants opened an office in Qatar to oversee peace negotiations.
Afghanistan forces take over security from NATO
Associated Press | Tuesday June 18, 2013
Afghan forces took control of security across the country today, marking a major milestone as US-led combat troops prepare to withdraw after 12 years of fighting the Taliban.
Blast in Afghanistan capital amid security transition
Associated Press | Tuesday June 18, 2013
A large explosion has been heard in the Afghan capital today as the international military coalition hands over security responsibility to the nascent national army and police.
Malala Yousafzai denounces 'cowardly' Pakistan attack
Agence France-Presse | Monday June 17, 2013
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, on Monday denounced an attack on a bus carrying female students in Quetta as "cowardly".
Taliban to open Doha office on Tuesday: Jazeera TV
Agence France-Presse | Monday June 17, 2013
A Taliban office, touted as a tool to help facilitate talks between the militants and the Afghan government, will open on Tuesday in Doha, the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television reported.
Afghan police chief survives car bomb attack
Associated Press | Monday June 17, 2013
A provincial police chief in southern Afghanistan escaped a suicide car bomb attack that hit his convoy in southern part of the country today, said officials. Three officers were wounded in the attack.
Pakistan Taliban says it's still not ready for peace talks with government
Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2013
The Pakistani Taliban have said they will not change their decision of withdrawing an offer of peace talks with the government because they are still mourning the killing of their deputy chief, Waliur Rehman, in a US drone strike.
Pervez Musharraf formally indicted in Pakistan judges' detention case
Press Trust of India | Sunday June 16, 2013
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad formally indicted former President Pervez Musharraf over the detention of several judges during the emergency rule he imposed in 2007.
Death toll in Pakistan twin blasts reaches 25, Sunni Muslims claim responsibility
Agence France-Presse | Sunday June 16, 2013
A Pakistani militant group behind a series of bloody assaults on minority Shiite Muslims has said it carried out attacks on a bus carrying women students and a hospital that killed at least 25.
Pakistan fighter pilot Ayesha Farooq wins battle of sexes, now she's ready for war
Reuters | Thursday June 13, 2013
With an olive green head scarf poking out from her helmet, Ayesha Farooq flashes a cheeky grin when asked if it is lonely being the only war-ready female fighter pilot in the Islamic republic of Pakistan.
Georgia shuts two bases in Afghanistan after attacks
Associated Press | Wednesday June 12, 2013
Georgia said on Wednesday that the country has closed two of its bases in Afghanistan after 10 of its soldiers were killed by militant attacks within the last four weeks, but it will not reduce the number of troops serving there.
Bomb blast in Afghanistan kills two, 15 injured
Associated Press | Wednesday June 12, 2013
A motorcycle bomb has exploded in southern Afghanistan, killing an Afghan soldier and a civilian, said officials.
Suicide blast in Kabul kills 17 at Supreme Court
Associated Press | Tuesday June 11, 2013
A suicide car bomber struck outside the Supreme Court in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 39 in the second consecutive day of militant attacks in the heart of Kabul.
Pakistan's ex military leader Pervez Musharraf wins $10,000 bail in second case
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 11, 2013
Pakistan's ex military leader Pervez Musharraf was granted bail on Tuesday in a second case relating to his nine-year rule, bringing closer his possible release after nearly two months of house arrest.
Pakistani Taliban claim attack on NATO supply line
Associated Press | Tuesday June 11, 2013
The Pakistani Taliban are claiming responsibility for an attack on NATO supply trucks that killed four people in the country's northwest.