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Afghan army recruit Shahidullah Ahmadi can't read — and neither can nine out of 10 soldiers in the Afghan National Army.
A new poll released Friday shows President Hamid Karzai has a commanding lead over other candidates contesting next week's Afghan presidential election, but his main challenger has dramatically narrowed the gap.
The top U.N. official in Afghanistan called Sunday for talks with Taliban leaders at the highest level, another indication that parts of the international community are reaching out to the top echelons of the radical Islamist movement.
Hundreds of polling stations could be closed in Afghanistan's most violent regions, raising concerns that many ethnic Pashtuns will be unable to vote in next month's presidential elections. That could undermine the legitimacy of the election, cause turmoil and possibly deprive President Hamid Karzai of a first-round victory.
Allegations that a U.S. ally was responsible for the deaths of up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners early in the Afghan war are part of a campaign by human rights groups and other critics to curb the power of warlords, whose influence in Afghanistan has contributed to the revival of the Taliban.
A Democratic Party strategist who helped Bill Clinton get into the White House is now assisting a former Afghan finance minister in his campaign to unseat President Hamid Karzai in upcoming elections.
Fighting overnight between international troops and Taliban militants in central Afghanistan has left as many as 22 insurgents dead, police said Friday.
Last year, Kit Parker was a Harvard professor. Today, he is a U.S. Army major in Afghanistan.
Lt. Eric Schwirian speaks softly, smiles a lot and shakes many wary hands during his platoon's three-day trek deep into an Afghan valley, looking for a fight with the Taliban.
Insurgents used a bomb and small-arms fire to attack a vehicle carrying U.S.-led coalition troops, killing three soldiers, the military said.
Only a few Afghan villagers waved as the new American forces patrolled deep into this valley, a warning sign even in a region not exactly known for its love for foreign troops.
On a wind-swept hill at the foot of snowcapped mountains, a ragtag collection of farmers, students and other unemployed men snapped to attention, rifles slung across their shoulders, new black boots shining.
Afghanistan's former foreign minister and a key member of the opposition to President Hamid Karzai indicated Friday that he will run in the country's August presidential election.
A new Afghan law makes it legal for men to rape their wives, human rights groups and some Afghan lawmakers said Thursday, accusing President Hamid Karzai of signing the legislation to bolster his re-election prospects. Critics worry the legislation undermines hard-won rights for women enacted after the fall of the Taliban's strict Islamist regime.
A roadside bomb ripped through a van carrying civilians in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing seven people and wounding nine others, while three Australian soldiers were wounded in another blast in the south, officials said.
After seven years in office, President Hamid Karzai's star is rapidly waning in Washington, with President Barack Obama saying Afghanistan's government is detached from the surrounding communities it is supposed to serve.
Afghanistan's production of opium poppies will likely decrease in 2009, but cultivation of the illegal crop remains entrenched in the country's most unstable southern provinces, the U.N. said in a report released Sunday.
Afghanistan's election commission said Thursday that the country's presidential election will be held Aug. 20, when voters around the country will decide whether to keep President Hamid Karzai on the job.
The U.S. military said Wednesday it was investigating claims an operation killed two dozen Afghan civilians — an announcement that seemed aimed at appeasing President Hamid Karzai.
A bomb hidden in a wooden cart exploded Sunday in Afghanistan's largest southern city, killing three police officers and wounding 11 people.
A small golden Quran helped Afghan authorities identify the body of a president killed in a coup three decades ago that led to 10 years of Soviet domination, officials said Thursday.
The Taliban and other warlords could clear almost half a billion dollars from Afghanistan's opium trade this year — money that will help finance insurgent attacks, the U.N.'s drug czar said.
Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq, the new military overseer of America's two wars said Thursday.
The number of Afghans who think they are more prosperous today than under the Taliban regime has dropped significantly over the last two years, a U.S.-funded survey released Tuesday found.
President Hamid Karzai's brother denied Monday that he has ever been involved in Afghanistan's heroin trade, and accused U.S. officials of fabricating allegations to harm the president.
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