Afghanistan News News Afghanistan » Security: US Central Asia policy has an Afghanistan problem
Washington’s ambitions in Central Asia face a familiar obstacle: Afghanistan’s unresolved political and security crisis.
News Afghanistan » Security: The Afghan Border: Russia’s New Security Imperative – OpEd
Russia’s renewed commitment to strengthening Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan reflects a growing concern that instability inside Afghanistan could spill ...
News Afghanistan » Security: Afghanistan says 28 fighters killed as Islamabad, Kabul trade accusations
Relations strain further as Afghanistan and Pakistan trade accusations over terrorism and cross-border violence.
News Afghanistan » Security: Moscow Bolsters Central Asian Security By Supporting Tajikistan – OpEd
Russia’s decision to provide its military, weapons, and technical equipment for border protection to Tajikistan is viewed by the Kremlin as a desire to ...
News Afghanistan » Security: Security forces repel Afghan Taliban firing along KP border, several posts destroyed
Pakistan’s security forces respond to unprovoked Afghan Taliban firing in Upper Kurram and Ghuzgarhi, reportedly killing several personnel and destroying the Shipola base camp. The latest clash comes ...
News Afghanistan » Security: Afghan Withdrawal Would Undermine Local Security Effort
Seth Jones, an Afghanistan expert at the Rand Corp., a Santa Monica-based think tank, said he did not expect the withdrawal of 10,000 U.S. troops to cause security conditions to worsen in southern ...
News Afghanistan » Security: Suicide attack kills 7 Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border, security officials say
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smoke rises, in this still image from handout video, said to show Pakistani forces conducting a drone strike on an Afghan Taliban ...
News Afghanistan » Security: UN Security Council raises alarm over rising IS-K threat from Afghanistan
United Nations counterterrorism officials warned during a Security Council meeting Monday that an Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan remains a significant threat to regional and global security.
News Afghanistan » Security: Afghan National Security Forces
They watched, waited and tried to help as the Afghan capital fell to the Taliban last year. “It was traumatic,” one said. Many former Afghan Air Force members fear they could be killed by the Taliban ...
News Afghanistan » Security: Afghan Security Needs More Outside Help
Stability and security in Afghanistan remain in great peril and require immediate attention from the United States and other governments, Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah told a strategic ...
News Afghanistan » Security: Afghanistan Launches $100 Million Food Security Programme as Crisis Deepens
Afghanistan Launches $100 Million Food Security Programme as Crisis Deepens By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Afghanistan will roll out a $100 million food security project, the ...