From US & CANADA 1:41am

US nears deal to reopen Afghan supply route

Zardari invited to Nato conference

May 13, 2012

Afghan peace negotiator killed in Kabul

Assassination deals fresh blow to peace talks

Editorial from COMMENT May 7, 2012

Stopping a slide to Afghanistan redux

Obama should launch a full-blown diplomatic surge

khalid sheik mohammed From US & CANADA May 5, 2012

Chaotic start to Guantánamo 9/11 trial

Defendants face death penalty over terrorism charges

Predator drone ©AFP From PAKISTAN May 5, 2012

Pakistan protests after US drone strike

Border attack kills at least eight suspected militants

From PAKISTAN May 3, 2012

Bin Laden letters show micro-manager

Al-Qaeda leader scrutinised resumés of acolytes

From US & CANADA May 3, 2012

Bin Laden supported Arab spring

Letters show al-Qaeda leader’s sympathy for revolutions

From US & CANADA May 3, 2012

Bin Laden papers reveal al-Qaeda rifts

Terror leader exasperated by actions of affiliates

May 2, 2012

Car bomb hits Kabul after Obama visit

Obama signs pact with Afghan government

From COMMENT May 1, 2012

The Pentagon echoes with the hubris of Vietnam

Without talks, hardliners are likely to usurp the Taliban leadership, writes Ahmed Rashid

Apr 30, 2012

Army funerals bring home reality of war

Small communities in shock as soldiers are mourned

From LIFE & ARTS Apr 28, 2012

Andy McNab in Afghanistan

Advised by the British, the Afghan National Army is now leading missions against the Taliban. Last month, the author of ‘Bravo Two Zero’ accompanied them on their most dangerous operation so far. This is his personal dispatch from Helmand

Apr 17, 2012

Gillard sets Afghanistan withdrawal date

Australia PM will take timetable to Nato conference

Global Insight Apr 16, 2012

Thieving politicians imperil Afghanistan

US-led campaign has failed to tackle corrupt culture

Apr 16, 2012

Taliban launches Afghan spring offensive

Afghan authorities say they have regained control of Kabul

Apr 10, 2012

Suicide bombers kill at least 19 in Afghanistan

Blasts target Helmand as well as relatively peaceful Herat province

Apr 8, 2012

US resolves Taliban night raids dispute

Afghan authorities to get greater oversight on operations

Apr 3, 2012

Nato chief rejects Taliban theory for killings

Attacks not seen as part of an overall pattern, says Rasmussen

Mar 26, 2012

Afghan soldier kills two British troops

Third Nato soldier killed by policeman in sign of growing tensions

Gideon Rachman from COMMENT Mar 26, 2012

The west has lost in Afghanistan

Even Nato’s minimal goals for the country might not be achieved

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