Tag: Afghanistan

Supporters of Iraqi Hezbollah brigades march in military uniforms with a portrait of Iran's supreme late Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini in Baghdad, Iraq, during a parade marking Quds Day. (AP/Hadi Mizban)

Obama driving American foreign policy off a cliff

Mona Charen · August 1, 2014 3:29 pm

FILE - In this Friday, July 18, 2014 file photo, Afghan election commission workers look at a ballot for an audit of the presidential run-off votes at a election commission office in Kabul, Afghanistan. Despite lingering disputes, Afghan electoral officials said Thursday, July 31, 2014 that they will resume an audit of the presidential election this weekend after the presidential candidates sparred over how to disqualify ballots amid allegations of massive fraud. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Afghan electoral officials to restart vote audit

Amir Shah · July 31, 2014 5:17 pm

Public opinion in the U.S. of Arabs and Muslims has steadily deteriorated over the past five years, with a growing number of Americans saying they now hold an unfavorable opinion of both groups, according to a Zogby poll released this week.ÃÂ (iStock Image)

Beltway Confidential

As turmoil engulfs Middle East, American opinion of Muslims, Arabs slides to five-year low: Survey

Becket Adams · July 31, 2014 1:15 pm

An Afghan soldier stands guard during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 28, 2014. Eid al-Fitr prayer marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.(AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

Suicide bomber kills Afghan president’s cousin

Amir Shah · July 29, 2014 1:07 pm

Smoke rises from a building which Taliban fighters used for cover during clashes with government troops, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 17. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

National Security

How the U.S. ended up giving weapons to the Taliban

Kelly Cohen · July 28, 2014 6:22 pm

Pigeons fly as Afghans prepare to offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 28, 2014. Eid al-Fitr prayer marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Ahmad Nazar)

Outgoing Karzai says Afghans need new president

Washington Examiner · July 28, 2014 10:18 am

Taliban attack Afghan police chief’s home

Taliban attack Afghan police chief’s home

Rahim Faiez · July 27, 2014 9:04 am

The dead bodies of Shiite civilians, one with fallen prayer beads nearby, are seen on the ground after Taliban insurgents stopped their bus on the road in the western Ghor province of Afghanistan, Friday, July 25, 2014. The militants halted minibuses, identified more than a dozen Shiite passengers and shot them dead by the side of the road overnight Friday, an official said. (AP Photo)

National Security

Afghan Taliban leader warns against pact with US

Amir Shah · July 25, 2014 6:57 pm

Soybeans being processed in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan (Photo: SIGAR)

The U.S. spent $35 million trying to grow this crop in Afghanistan

Kelly Cohen · July 24, 2014 7:48 pm

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen wears body armor before boarding a helicopter at Camp Marmal outside Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Thomas Peter, Pool)

Afghanistan criticizes Pakistan; policeman killed

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 11:22 am

The Gereshk Cold and Dry Storage Facility in Afghanistan's Helmand province. (Photo: SIGAR)

U.S. spent another $3m on an unused building in this country

Kelly Cohen · July 22, 2014 9:19 pm

FILE - This May 25, 2014, file photo shows President Barack Obama as he is briefed by Marine General Joseph Dunford, commander of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), right, after arriving at Bagram Air Field for an unannounced visit north of Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan election crisis and unraveling of Iraq has lawmakers and others thinking President Barack Obama should re-think his decision to withdrawal virtually all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the close of 2016. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

National Security

Unease in Congress, region over Obama Afghan plan

Deb Riechmann · July 19, 2014 5:17 pm