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Obama Tells Karzai: 'We're on the Right Track'

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 20 May 2012 14:35:00 CDT

President Obama met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai today at the NATO summit and urged world leaders to agree on post-2014 Afghanistan, MSNBC reports. "What this NATO summit reflects is that the world is behind strategy we've laid out," Obama said of the plan to pull out coalition troops in...

Obama: 'This Time of War' Will End in Afghanistan

John Johnson — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:13:59 CDT

President Obama wrapped up his surprise trip to Afghanistan —during which he signed an accord with Hamid Karzai on how the US will wind down its presence after 2014—with an address to Americans. He declared that the US has "a clear path to fulfill our mission in Afghanistan," but...

Obama Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:05:06 CDT

Under intense security and the cover of night, President Obama slipped into Afghanistan today to sign an agreement cementing a US commitment to the nation after the long and unpopular war comes to an end. Obama, who touched down at Bagram Air Field late at night local time, was to...

US Fingers Senior Afghan in Troop Deaths

Mark Russell — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:27:05 CDT

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is refusing to prosecute a former Afghan provincial governor for his alleged role in the killing of a US lieutenant colonel and a servicewoman, in addition to other crimes, reports the Wall Street Journal . US officials are accusing Ghulam Qawis Abu Bakr of corruption and ordering...

Hundreds of Afghan Women Jailed for 'Moral Crimes'

Rob Quinn — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:55:00 CDT

More than a decade after the Taliban regime was ousted, Afghanistan is still imprisoning hundreds of women for "moral crimes" like running away from their husbands, according to Human Rights Watch. The group interviewed scores of women in Afghan prisons, and found that many were there because they had attempted...

Karzai Slams US Over Massacre Investigation

Mark Russell — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:15:26 CDT

Hamid Karzai today again kept alive speculation about whether the US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers acted alone, reports Reuters . Karzai met with family members and told reporters, "They believe it's not possible for one person to do that. In (one) family, in four rooms people were killed,...

Taliban Breaks Off Peace Talks With US

Kevin Spak — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:40:54 CDT

The Afghan Taliban suspended talks with the US "until they show willingness in carrying out their promises instead of wasting time," the group said in a statement today, according to al-Jazeera . The group complained of America's "alternating and ever-changing position" and said it would put off opening a political office...

Afghan Soldier Killed at Service for Rampage Victims

Kevin Spak — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:56:07 CDT

Militants opened fire on a prayer service for the 16 people killed in a US soldier's shooting rampage this weekend, targeting a visiting government delegation that included two of Hamid Karzai's brothers, along with senior defense, intelligence, and interior ministry officials. The militants fired from a distance, killing at least...

Afghans Vow Revenge for Soldier's Killing Spree

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:37:22 CDT

Afghan families are vowing vengeance for loved ones killed when an American soldier apparently went on a rampage, shooting at least 16 civilians dead, including nine children . "All my family is dead," Nazim Shah told the Independent. "We will get revenge on those who killed my family. We won't let...