BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq, the ...

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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq, the ...

Péter Marton analyzes the presentation by Major General Ton van Loon of the Netherlands, former commander of ISAF RC-S, delivered at the U.S. Atlantic Council (ACUS), where he talked of many issues ...

Traders in Chaman have done business in Afghanistan for generations, but that stopped when officials made it much harder to cross. By Zia ur-Rehman and Christina Goldbaum Zia ur-Rehman reported from ...

The current conflict is the most serious since the Taliban’s return in 2021. Yet it is also a logical extension of the ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Growing violence in the southern province of Kandahar ahead of Afghanistan's presidential election next week highlights a rift between Pashtun tribes that could tip ...

The dawn of the Afghan Empire began with the unification of diverse tribes under a shared banner. In a region long shaped by invading armies and shifting borders, Afghanistan forged its own identity ...

When the front line around Mazar-i-Sharif burst under relentless U.S. bombing, the retreating Taliban fighters knew there was only one option: to run fast and far. Retreating into Mazar-i-Sharif’s ...

The Anbar Awakening was one of the keys to American success in Iraq. Many policymakers are now wondering aloud if it is possible to replicate that phenomenon in Afghanistan. This question is important ...