The ‘dissenting’ clerics killed in Afghanistan
The last decade has seen a little-reported but systematic campaign by insurgents to silence Afghan clerics who disagree with their tactics and ideology. More than 800 religious scholars who confronted...
View ArticleEndless Afghanistan?
KABUL – While many Americans have been led to believe the war in Afghanistan will soon be over, a draft of a key U.S.-Afghan security deal obtained by NBC News shows the United States is prepared to...
View ArticleUS May Have Let ‘Dozens’ of Terrorists Into Country As Refugees
Several dozen suspected terrorist bombmakers, including some believed to have targeted American troops, may have mistakenly been allowed to move to the United States as war refugees, according to FBI...
View ArticleAfghan deal delayed: Karzai in talks with Susan Rice
A long-term security deal between the United States and Afghanistan appears to be in jeopardy. U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice traveled to the Afghan capital and gave President Hamid Karzai...
View ArticleAfghanistan plans stoning adulterers to death
Afghanistan’s government is considering restoring stoning for adultery, a punishment used by the Taliban during its time in power. “Men and women who commit adultery shall be punished based on the...
View ArticleTop U.S. commander apologizes for Afghan airstrike that killed child
KABUL, Afghanistan – The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan apologized to President Hamid Karzai for a drone strike that killed a child and NATO promised an investigation Friday as rising tensions...
View ArticleSurvey finds majority of Afghans afraid of US troops, voting
KABUL, Afghanistan – More than three out of four Afghans live in fear of the U.S. troops sent to liberate their country from the Taliban, according to a survey released Thursday. The annual poll was...
View ArticleDefense chief Chuck Hagel meets Pakistan leaders
ISLAMABAD – U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel landed in the Pakistani capital city early Monday morning to discuss security cooperation between the two countries, as well as the drawdown of...
View ArticleSix NATO troops killed in Afghanistan crash
KABUL — Six NATO troops died Tuesday when an aircraft crashed in southern Afghanistan, officials said. The crash marks the single deadliest incident of the year for the coalition. In a statement, the...
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