http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Afghanistan_WarFind stories, videos, and photos about Afghanistan War from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Fri, 25 May 2012 09:35:45 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120523025817-tankel-afghan-army-wall-4-tease.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Afghanistan_War14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Afghanistan War from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/23/opinion/tankel-afghanistan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/23/opinion/tankel-afghanistan/index.htmlAt the NATO summit in Chicago, President Obama and leaders of America's NATO allies agreed on an "irreversible" plan to withdraw from Afghanistan. But challenges remain.Wed, 23 May 2012 16:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/21/us/nato-summit/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/21/us/nato-summit/index.htmlNATO leaders signed off Monday on President Barack Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year and the withdrawal of the U.S.-led international military force by the end of 2014.Tue, 22 May 2012 13:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/20/world/asia/us-afghanistan-helicopter-crash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/20/world/asia/us-afghanistan-helicopter-crash/index.htmlThe Taliban claimed responsibility Friday for downing a Black Hawk helicopter in southern Afghanistan.Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/16/world/asia/australia-afghanistan-troops/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/16/world/asia/australia-afghanistan-troops/index.htmlAustralian troops could begin pulling out of Afghanistan in the coming months, and the majority of them may leave the country by the end of next year, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Tuesday.Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/17/world/asia/afghanistan-international-troops-qanda/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/17/world/asia/afghanistan-international-troops-qanda/index.htmlWhen Afghan forces repelled a barrage of attacks from insurgents near Kabul's green zone over the weekend it was hailed as proof of how far local security forces had come.Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/30/world/asia/afghanistan-police-attack/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/30/world/asia/afghanistan-police-attack/index.htmlAn Afghan police officer shot and killed nine other officers in southeast Afghanistan on Thursday night, authorities said.Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/29/opinion/bergen-nato-afghan-friendly-fire/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/29/opinion/bergen-nato-afghan-friendly-fire/index.htmlNearly one out of every five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year were killed by Afghan police or army forces. Nine of the 16 victims were U.S. soldiers.Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/26/world/asia/pakistan-foreign-minister-interview/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/26/world/asia/pakistan-foreign-minister-interview/index.htmlPakistan's foreign minister says an apology by the U.S. government for the NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers would not satisfy the Pakistani government, and the attack demanded a reassessment of Islamabad's partnership with the United States.Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/13/world/asia/afghanistan-shooting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/13/world/asia/afghanistan-shooting/index.htmlAfghan forces came under fire Tuesday during a funeral for victims of a weekend rampage blamed on a U.S. soldier, while protesters angered by the killings blocked a major highway in the country's southeast.Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/01/world/asia/afghanistan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/01/world/asia/afghanistan/index.htmlA gunman in an Afghan National Army uniform and another man shot dead two NATO soldiers at a combat outpost in southern Afghanistan Thursday, authorities said.Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/21/world/asia/afghanistan-shooting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/21/world/asia/afghanistan-shooting/index.htmlA man in an Afghan police uniform opened fire on NATO troops in Afghanistan, killing one, NATO said, in what seems to be the latest of dozens of cases of Afghan security forces turning their weapons on international troops who are supposed to be their allies.Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/01/us/afghanistan-us-combat-mission/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/01/us/afghanistan-us-combat-mission/index.htmlThe United States and NATO want to end their combat mission in Afghanistan next year, transitioning primarily to a training role in which Afghan security forces will take the lead, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday.Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:03:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/01/world/asia/afghanistan-service-member-death/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/01/world/asia/afghanistan-service-member-death/index.htmlA man in an Afghan National Army uniform killed a NATO service member in southern Afghanistan, once again bringing a disturbing issue to center stage in the long Asian war -- attacks by local security forces against coalition troops.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:08:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/20/world/asia/afghanistan-helicopter-crash/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/20/world/asia/afghanistan-helicopter-crash/index.htmlAllied forces suffered a day of heavy losses in Afghanistan Friday after a helicopter crash killed six U.S. Marines and an attack killed four French soldiers, prompting Paris to consider an early troop withdrawal.Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/29/world/asia/afghanistan-service-members-killed/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/29/world/asia/afghanistan-service-members-killed/index.htmlA soldier in the Afghan National Army uniform shot dead two French soldiers serving in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the French Defense Ministry said.Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/afghanistan.base.attack/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/afghanistan.base.attack/index.htmlAll 77 NATO service members wounded in a Saturday attack against a coalition base in Afghanistan are U.S. troops, a spokeswoman for the International Security Assistance Force said Sunday.Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/09/10/afghanistan.troop.deaths/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/09/10/afghanistan.troop.deaths/index.htmlAs the 10th anniversary of al Qaeda's attack on the United States approaches, Taliban militants struck a coalition base in Afghanistan on Saturday, killing one person and wounding 10 others.Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/afghanistan.kabul.attack/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/29/afghanistan.kabul.attack/index.htmlThe Afghan government on Wednesday blamed an al Qaeda-linked militant group based in Pakistan for the siege on a Kabul hotel that left 12 victims and all nine attackers dead.Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:03:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/22/obama.afghanistan.reaction/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/22/obama.afghanistan.reaction/index.htmlPresident Barack Obama announced Wednesday night that all the 33,000 additional U.S. forces he ordered to Afghanistan in December 2009 would be home within the next 15 months. After the departure of all the surge forces, the total U.S. military deployment in Afghanistan would be just under 70,000 troops.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/22/west.afghanistan.draw.down/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/22/west.afghanistan.draw.down/index.htmlPresident Obama's expected decision to reduce our troop level in Afghanistan from 100,000 to 90,000 by the end of 2011, and to 70,000 by the end of 2012, seems reasonable.Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/afghanistan.nato.attacks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/afghanistan.nato.attacks/index.htmlIn late November, U.S. soldiers were supervising artillery training for Afghan troops in Nangarhar province, close to the Pakistan border.Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/29/afghan.american.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/29/afghan.american.violence/index.htmlViolence like this week's shooting deaths of eight U.S. service members and an American contractor by an Afghan military pilot in Kabul stems from "isolated" incidents and is not part of any organized pattern of Afghan troops killing fellow service members in NATO's International Security Assistance Force, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. William Caldwell said Friday.Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/01/27/afghanistan.security.forces/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/01/27/afghanistan.security.forces/index.htmlA new report questions whether the centerpiece of the Obama administration's exit strategy for Afghanistan -- a training program for Afghan security forces -- can deliver as promised.Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/01/25/obama.afghan.security/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/01/25/obama.afghan.security/index.htmlThe president is considering a proposal to further boost the size of Afghanistan security forces as a way to speed up the withdrawal of U.S. troops, a senior Democratic lawmaker said Tuesday.Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:38:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/11/biden.afghanistan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/11/biden.afghanistan/index.htmlDuring the Obama administration's review of its Afghan policy, Vice President Joseph Biden was a fierce advocate for a narrowly focused counterterrorism strategy.Thu, 13 Jan 2011 03:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/17/us.afpak.review.analysis/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/17/us.afpak.review.analysis/index.htmlThe much-touted July 2011 date for the beginning of a withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan, a center piece of the administration's "AfPak" strategy announced by President Obama in December 2009, now seems unlikely to amount to much.Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/16/us.afpak.review/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/16/us.afpak.review/index.htmlPresident Barack Obama asserted Thursday that the United States is making significant progress in the nine-year war in Afghanistan, but warned that the conflict "continues to be a very difficult endeavor."Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/07/afghanistan.gates.visit/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/12/07/afghanistan.gates.visit/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Tuesday to meet with officials and deliver a pat on the back to American troops slugging it out with militants there for more than nine years.Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:17:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.htmlIncidents similar to this week's fatal shooting of six U.S. troops should not overshadow the progress American forces have made in turning security over to the Afghans, NATO's supreme commander says.Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:12:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/nato.afghanistan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/nato.afghanistan/index.htmlEven with serious questions about President Hamid Karzai's commitment to the military strategy in Afghanistan, NATO members plan to announce an enduring presence there beyond 2014, the new target date for handing off security control to the Afghans.Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/11/17/medal.of.honor/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/11/17/medal.of.honor/index.htmlOne day after the president draped the nation's highest medal of valor around his neck, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta will receive another honor when he is inducted into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon on Wednesday.Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/11/16/obama.medal.of.honor/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/11/16/obama.medal.of.honor/index.htmlA 25-year-old U.S. Army staff sergeant from Iowa on Tuesday became the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor from the war in Afghanistan.Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/afghanistan.us.deaths/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/01/afghanistan.us.deaths/index.htmlIn only eight months, 2010 has become the deadliest year for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, according to a CNN count of Pentagon and NATO figures.Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/08/16/silver.star.medals/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/08/16/silver.star.medals/index.htmlIt's been clear for months that the fighting in Afghanistan is more intense than it's been since the war there started nearly nine years ago. Yet, from the midst of those increasingly violent firefights come some amazing stories of heroism.Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/afghanistan.attacks.taliban/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/afghanistan.attacks.taliban/index.htmlThe Taliban on Thursday rejected a United Nations report that blamed it and other insurgent groups for 76 percent of all civilian casualties in Afghanistan.Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/05/pakistan.taliban/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/05/pakistan.taliban/index.htmlThe U.S.-led war in Afghanistan is a "lost cause," said a former Pakistani intelligence chief, and the United States needs to negotiate peace with Taliban leader Mullah Omar. "You have to talk to him, and I'm sure it will work out very well," Lt. Gen. Hamid Gul told CNN's Fareed Zakaria in an interview to air Sunday.Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/afghanistan.netherlands/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/afghanistan.netherlands/index.htmlMore details about the Dutch withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan emerged on Monday.Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/31/issues.wars/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/31/issues.wars/index.htmlLike shifting weight on a seesaw, the Pentagon moved the lion's share of U.S. war troops in Iraq to Afghanistan in 2010, to reflect the nation's changing war strategy. Just months after Obama promised to reduce U.S. forces in Iraq, he faced a much-debated decision last year on whether to increase troops in Afghanistan. Supporters of the buildup said the strategy would bring a swifter end to the war, by allowing the United States to more quickly hand over security responsibility to Afghan forces. Opponents complained that the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai was corrupt and had proven to be an unreliable partner.Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/afghanistan.wikileaks.infighting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/27/afghanistan.wikileaks.infighting/index.htmlInternal military documents published by WikiLeaks.org reveal conflict among Afghan security forces, including attacks on one another, as well as heavy drug use among soldiers.Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/19/mideast.al.qaeda.message/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/19/mideast.al.qaeda.message/index.htmlA man identified as Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's No. 2 man, promises his followers victory in Afghanistan and Iraq, vowing that these wars will eventually lead to a battle to liberate Jerusalem, in an audio message posted Monday on jihadist websites.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:09:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghanistan.investigation/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghanistan.investigation/index.htmlInvestigators are searching for an Afghan National Army soldier who shot a rocket at British soldiers in Helmand province, killing three and injuring four others early Tuesday morning, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said.Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/06/08/afghanistan.deaths/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/06/08/afghanistan.deaths/index.htmlMore than 1,000 American troops have now been killed in Afghanistan, according to CNN calculations.Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/afghanistan.taliban.gov.killed/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/06/02/afghanistan.taliban.gov.killed/index.htmlTroops in Afghanistan have captured a Taliban shadow governor not long after killing his predecessor, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said Wednesday.Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/taliban.leader.killed/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/taliban.leader.killed/index.htmlA precision airstrike has killed one of the two most senior Taliban leaders in Kandahar province and several of his fighters, the U.S. military said Monday.Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/afghanistan.red.cross.taliban/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/afghanistan.red.cross.taliban/index.htmlThe International Committee of the Red Cross is defending its practice of providing medical training and basic medical supplies to the Taliban in Afghanistan -- saying it is in line with the ICRC's mandate not to discriminate between different sides in a conflict.Thu, 27 May 2010 06:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/afghanistan.bagram.attack/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/19/afghanistan.bagram.attack/index.htmlNearly a dozen insurgents and a U.S. contractor were killed when a group launched an early morning attack on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said.Wed, 19 May 2010 14:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/afghanistan.bagram.attack/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/afghanistan.bagram.attack/index.htmlSeven insurgents were killed when a group of more than a dozen men launched an early morning attack on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said.Wed, 19 May 2010 06:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/afghan.blast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/afghan.blast/index.htmlA suicide bomb in Afghanistan's capital killed at least a dozen civilians, five U.S. troops and a Canadian service member on Tuesday, officials said -- a bloody strike claimed by the Taliban and deplored by the coalition.Tue, 18 May 2010 19:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/13/afghanistan.karzai.visit/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/13/afghanistan.karzai.visit/index.htmlAfghan President Hamid Karzai and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared the Afghan leader's visit to the United States this week a success, saying on Thursday that it had helped strengthen the partnership between Washington and Kabul at a critical point in the war against Taliban and al Qaeda extremists.Fri, 14 May 2010 15:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/11/afghan.president/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/11/afghan.president/index.htmlBrushing recent public spats aside, the Obama administration welcomed Hamid Karzai to Washington on Tuesday, opening a round of partnership talks with the Afghan president.Wed, 12 May 2010 05:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/05/05/zakaria.pakistan.terror/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/05/05/zakaria.pakistan.terror/index.htmlThe suspect in the Times Square bombing attempt was caught as he was seeking to flee to Pakistan, a nation that analyst Fareed Zakaria calls the "epicenter of Islamic terrorism."Wed, 05 May 2010 20:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/05/congress.afghanistan/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/05/congress.afghanistan/index.htmlThe House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday took stock of the Obama administration's new counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan, and examined whether more troops could be deployed if conditions warrant.Wed, 05 May 2010 18:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/afghanistan.us.report/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/afghanistan.us.report/index.htmlViolence in Afghanistan is up nearly 90 percent from this time last year, according to a new Pentagon report submitted to Congress Wednesday.Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/19/afghanistan.donkey/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/19/afghanistan.donkey/index.htmlThe deputy mayor of Kandahar, Afghanistan, was assassinated Monday as he took part in evening prayers, according to a local government spokesman.Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/04/11/afghanistan.shooting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/04/11/afghanistan.shooting/index.htmlAn Afghan soldier fled after he opened fire on NATO troops, wounding one, military officials said Sunday.Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/09/zakaria.karzai.obama/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/09/zakaria.karzai.obama/index.htmlThe Obama administration is making a mistake by sending Afghan President Hamid Karzai the forceful and repeated message that it's not happy with his regime, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/05/us.karzai/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/05/us.karzai/index.htmlPlans to drive the Taliban from Afghanistan's second-largest city and surrounding districts will start only when the plans have the support of the population, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday.Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/karzai.kandahar/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/karzai.kandahar/index.htmlAfghan President Hamid Karzai met with tribal leaders Sunday in the violence-plagued Kandahar province to shore up support for an impending military offensive. He promised to hold back until he had their backing.Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/afghanistan.friendly.fire/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/afghanistan.friendly.fire/index.htmlGerman forces with the NATO-led command killed at least five Afghan soldiers in northern Afghanistan in a friendly fire incident, the German military said Saturday.Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/04/02/iran.taliban.weapons/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/04/02/iran.taliban.weapons/index.htmlNew U.S. military intelligence suggests Iran plans to smuggle new shipments of weapons into Afghanistan in the coming weeks as part of an increased effort to interfere with coalition operations, a senior U.S. Defense Department official said Friday.Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/30/afghanistan.offensive/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/30/afghanistan.offensive/index.htmlU.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan have their sights set on a June offensive designed to gain control of the southern city of Kandahar from the Taliban, according to U.S. military officials.Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/iran.afghanistan.weapons.taliban/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/iran.afghanistan.weapons.taliban/index.htmlAt the Eslam Ghalah crossing on the Afghan-Iranian border, millions of dollars have been spent by the international community to try to ensure that all goods and human traffic entering and leaving Afghanistan can be controlled and accounted for.Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/afghanistan.nato.detainees/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/17/afghanistan.nato.detainees/index.htmlA controversial policy that gives U.S. forces in Afghanistan four days to question detainees is being changed to give soldiers more time to interrogate the captives, Gen. David Petraeus said Tuesday.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/afghanistan.explosions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/afghanistan.explosions/index.htmlA series of deadly blasts in southern Afghanistan's volatile Kandahar province on Saturday was a message to the top U.S. general in Afghanistan, according to a posting Sunday on a Taliban Web site.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/afghanistan.explosions/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/afghanistan.explosions/index.htmlA series of explosions rocked southern Afghanistan's volatile Kandahar province on Saturday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 47 others, local officials said.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/afghanistan.gates/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/afghanistan.gates/index.htmlAfter surveying training camps in eastern Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates hinted Wednesday that U.S. troops could be leaving earlier than the announced July 2011 troop withdrawal date.Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/08/afghanistan.mcchrystal/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/08/afghanistan.mcchrystal/index.htmlThe top U.S. general in Afghanistan vowed that coalition forces "are absolutely going to secure Kandahar," as security efforts expand in the country's south.Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/05/pakistan.taliban.arrest/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/05/pakistan.taliban.arrest/index.htmlA top Taliban leader has been arrested in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, a senior Pakistani military official told CNN.Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/26/zakaria.afghan.karzai/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/26/zakaria.afghan.karzai/index.htmlCoalition forces have scored gains on the Afghan battlefield. Taliban leaders are on the run in neighboring Pakistan. But there's no sign of political progress in Afghanistan, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/afghanistan.offensive/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/afghanistan.offensive/index.htmlAuthorities raised the Afghan flag over the battle-scarred enclave of Marjah on Thursday, a ceremony symbolizing the presence of the Afghan government in the Taliban stronghold.Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/23/ballen.taliban.alqaeda/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/23/ballen.taliban.alqaeda/index.htmlIn practical terms, it might seem that the recent arrests of key Taliban members and the success of the U.S. offensive in southern Afghanistan might indicate a new phase in the war against the Taliban.Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/afghanistan.civilian.strike/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/22/afghanistan.civilian.strike/index.htmlThe head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, expressed regret Monday after more than two dozen civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike.Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/02/18/afghanistan.taliban.coalition/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/02/18/afghanistan.taliban.coalition/index.htmlAs U.S., British, and Afghan troops move deeper into insurgent-infested areas of southern Afghanistan, one of the world's leading authorities on the Taliban said Thursday the offensive is likely to be the first of many coalition attacks this year and next.Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/analysis.afghanistan.shadow.governors/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/analysis.afghanistan.shadow.governors/index.htmlThe news that two Taliban "shadow governors" have been detained in Pakistan underscores the reality that in Afghanistan there are, in effect, two governments.Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/pakistan.taliban/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/pakistan.taliban/index.htmlAnother Taliban leader has been seized in neighboring Pakistan by security forces, sources said.Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:53:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/afghanistan.taliban.capture/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/afghanistan.taliban.capture/index.htmlAt least one Afghan Taliban leader has been seized in neighboring Pakistan by security forces, sources told CNN Thursday.Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:09:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/afghanistan.un.envoy/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/afghanistan.un.envoy/index.htmlThe Taliban should halt attacks on schools and clinics to demonstrate support for the reconciliation effort in Afghanistan, the United Nations' top envoy in Kabul said Wednesday.Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/16/fishman.taliban.commander/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/16/fishman.taliban.commander/index.htmlThe capture of the Afghan Taliban's operational commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in the Pakistani city of Karachi is a signature success for the United States' effort in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but it does not indicate that the insurgent movement will collapse.Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/15/afghanistan.offensive/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/15/afghanistan.offensive/index.htmlThe NATO operation aimed at tackling a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan is making progress, officials say.Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/afghanistan.offensive/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/afghanistan.offensive/index.htmlTwelve Afghan civilians were killed Sunday when two rockets fired by coalition forces in southern Afghanistan missed their intended target, as the Taliban showed stiff resistance to the NATO assault against the militant group.Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/afghanistan.offensive/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/afghanistan.offensive/index.htmlNATO troops in Afghanistan launched their biggest offensive of the war early Saturday, attacking what they call the last Taliban stronghold in a war-scarred southern province.Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/02/12/afghanistan.spain/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/02/12/afghanistan.spain/index.htmlThe Spanish government will send up to 511 more troops to Afghanistan for the NATO-led security force, pending approval from parliament, the Defense Ministry said Friday.Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/afghanistan.offensive/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/afghanistan.offensive/index.htmlU.S. and Afghan commanders gave their troops pep talks Tuesday ahead of a planned assault on the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, a push touted as the largest of the 8-year-old war.Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/afghanistan.operation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/afghanistan.operation/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish troops have launched air and ground operations in preparation for a "major offensive" in southern Afghanistan, the Defence Ministry said Thursday.Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/06/afghanistan.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/06/afghanistan.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 16 Taliban members were killed during an Afghan/NATO-led military operation in southern Afghanistan, a local official told CNN on Saturday.Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextThirty-two Taliban insurgents and three Afghan soldiers were killed in fighting between security forces and militants in southern Afghanistan, a local government official told CNN Thursday.Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/afghanistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/afghanistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Taliban may have reached the peak of their military achievements in the war in Afghanistan, one of the world's top authorities on the Taliban said.Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs talk emerged about a secret meeting of U.N. and Taliban officials, the battlefield lit up in Afghanistan, with a joint Afghan-international force and Afghan soldiers exchanging fire when both sides mistook the other for enemy combatants.Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/28/uk.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/28/uk.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA plan by the Afghan government to reintegrate members of the Taliban into law-abiding society got strong support Thursday at a conference on Afghanistan.Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:02:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/afghanistan.france.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/afghanistan.france.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrance will not send any more combat troops to Afghanistan, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told CNN Thursday, reinforcing his country's opposition to joining the U.S.-led surge there.Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:41:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/afghanistan.attack.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/afghanistan.attack.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Afghan authorities announced the arrest of an alleged militant for planning last week's assault on Kabul, a bomber targeted a U.S. base outside the capital, the latest attempt by militants to strike the seat of Western and Afghan power.Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/25/afghanistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/25/afghanistan.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextA December 22 briefing, prepared by the top U.S. intelligence official in Afghanistan and obtained by CNN, maps out the strategy and strength of the Taliban and their allies in Afghanistan, and concludes that the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan is increasingly effective.Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/afghanistan.quran.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/afghanistan.quran.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextAllegations that NATO-led soldiers desecrated a Quran in a weekend operation against the Taliban spurred an angry protest Tuesday in southwest Afghanistan, authorities said.Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:25:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/01/04/bombing.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/01/04/bombing.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe suicide bomber who killed seven CIA officials and a Jordanian military officer last week in Afghanistan was a Jordanian double-agent, a former U.S. intelligence official told CNN Monday.Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/01/03/cia.bombing.claims/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/01/03/cia.bombing.claims/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was one of the worst blows ever to America's intelligence community -- a suicide bombing that killed seven CIA officers in Afghanistan.Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/24/afghanistan.kandahar.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/24/afghanistan.kandahar.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextA blast ripped through Kandahar city Thursday, killing at least eight people and injuring three, a provincial security official said.Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/13/afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown spent the night among troops in Afghanistan, the first time he has stayed overnight in the war-torn nation.Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:44:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/12/09/afghanistan.mcchrystal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/12/09/afghanistan.mcchrystal/index.html#cnnSTCTextRank-and-file Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are tired and weakening, with some making offers to drop out of the conflict, the top U.S. commander there said.Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:31:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/09/petraeus.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/09/petraeus.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextCoalition forces can attain "success" in Afghanistan, but U.S. officials should wait until December 2010 before they can measure the progress of the troop surge, a top U.S. commander told a Senate committee Wednesday.Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/08/afghanistan.pay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/08/afghanistan.pay/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo of the biggest goals for U.S. forces in Afghanistan are building up Afghan security forces and convincing Taliban fighters to lay down their arms -- and cash could come into play in achieving both.Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:38:00 EST