Tag: Afghanistan

Afghan security forces inspect the site of a suicide attack in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. A suicide bomber in a truck blew himself up at an intelligence headquarters in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, setting off an intense firefight with security forces, officials said. (AP Photo)

Taliban attack intel office in eastern Afghanistan

Amir Shah · August 30, 2014 6:26 am

In this Friday, Aug. 22, 2014 photo, a man aims his gas-powered gun at his opponents as he plays in a friendly game of paintball in Kabul, Afghanistan. The arrival of recreational paintball to Afghanistan may seem peculiar to outsiders, especially in a country that's known decades of war, faces constant bombings and attacks by Taliban insurgents and is preparing its own security forces for the withdrawal of most foreign troops by the end of the year. However, it shows both the rise of a nascent upper and middle class looking for a diversion with the time to spare, as well as the way American culture has seeped into the country since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion to topple the Taliban. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

With a splat, paintball fires into Afghanistan

Rebecca Santana · August 29, 2014 9:45 am

Podcast: Obama’s ‘No Strategy’ Old News In Middle East

TWS Podcast · August 28, 2014 8:19 pm

UN: Afghan election audit done around Sept. 10

Rebecca Santana · August 28, 2014 10:37 am

Outgoing commander of ISAF, U.S. Gen. Joseph Dunford, first left, and incoming U.S. Army Commander for International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF), Gen. John F. Campbell, first right, salute during a change of command ceremony at the ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. ISAF is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan that was established by the United Nations Security Council in 2001. It will end its mission at the end of 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

National Security

US commander: Afghans face Taliban test in 2015

Lolita Baldor · August 27, 2014 6:42 pm

Afghanistan’s one-time booming war economy slows

Rebecca Santana · August 27, 2014 5:23 am

US transfers 2 Yemenis held in Bagram prison

US transfers 2 Yemenis held in Bagram prison

Ahmed AlHaj · August 26, 2014 10:38 pm

Afghan election commission workers sort ballots for an audit of the presidential run-off votes at an election commission office in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai said in a statement that the inauguration ceremony for the next country's president will be held on September 2, 2014 and it is not subject to change. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

Afghan candidate threatens boycott of vote audit

AMIR SHAHREBECCA SANTANA · August 26, 2014 6:07 pm

Fort Hood soldier from Calif. dies in Afghanistan

Fort Hood soldier from Calif. dies in Afghanistan

Washington Examiner · August 25, 2014 7:35 pm

FILE - This Aug. 20, 2014 file photo shows Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey speaking at Madison Square Garden in New York. During a Pentagon briefing Thursday, Dempsey said it's possible to contain the Islamic State militants, but it can't be done permanently without going after the group in Syria. Speaking to reporters with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Dempsey said he wasn't predicting U.S. airstrikes in Syria, but said the problem must be addressed diplomatically, politically and militarily by America and its regional partners. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

National Security

Dempsey in Afghanistan for transition talks

Lolita Baldor · August 25, 2014 3:06 pm

U.S. Marines in Afghanistan were reportedly aided in their efforts to flush out insurgents by a jackass who just wanted to go home, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work told a group of soldiers this week. (iStock image)

Beltway Confidential

A jackass helps the Marines

Becket Adams · August 22, 2014 7:37 pm

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center, speaks in front of local and international media representatives as presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah, right, and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, left , listen during the Independence Day ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. King Amanullah won the country's independency from Britain in 1919. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Afghanistan orders NYT reporter to leave country

Rebecca Santana · August 20, 2014 5:42 pm