Articles
U.S. Casualties Drop Sharply in Afghanistan
A new Congressional Research service report is out detailing a steep decline in U.S. casualties in Afghanistan so far this year. Granted, the year is less than...
Money As a Weapon System Afghanistan (MAAWS-A)
Hard to believe – or maybe it isn’t – but that’s the title (complete with unpronounceable abbreviation) of a new, 268-page guidebook for U.S. commanders in...
Obama’s Afghanistan Plan: Echoes of Vietnam in the U.S. Exit Strategy
To understand the historical significance of President Barack Obama’s visit to Afghanistan on Tuesday, imagine that President Richard Nixon had, in the spring of...
Extreme Tourism: Couch Surfing Comes to Afghanistan
The patio of the one floor ranch house was packed. Smoke drifted from the grill and everyone seemed to have a red Solo cup in his or her hand. Were it not for...
Obama Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan
President Barack Obama on Tuesday arrived for his third surprise trip to Afghanistan – the first in more than two years — this time to sign a strategic pact that...
Photo Essays
Nearly 60 Killed at Afghan Mosque Attack
Bomb blasts kill nearly 60 Ashura Worshipers
Photos: Suicide Bomber Strikes in Kabul
At least 13 Americans killed in Afghan bombing
Time.com Specials
Top 10 Evil Lairs
For years, the accepted wisdom was that Osama bin Laden was holed up in a cave along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. It turns out he was living in a rather...
Top 10 Prison Escapes
On April 25, more than 480 inmates (including many Taliban) escaped from a notorious prison in Kandahar. TIME takes a look at other extraordinary prison breaks
Articles from Around the Web
NYT: US- led imperative in peril as trained Afghans turn enemy
Assaults on coalition service members by uniformed Afghan soldiers, what the military calls'' green on blue'' attacks, are undermining the future of the mission. ...
Afghan Soldiers Increasingly Attack American Counterparts
The rise in'' green on blue'' killings -- Afghan forces turning on their American trainers -- has threatened the goal of leaving Afghanistan in the hands of a stable security...
As Trained Afghans Turn Enemy, a U. S. - Led Imperative Is in Peril
This year, 22 American-led coalition service members have been killed by men in Afghan uniform, which the military calls'' green on blue'' attacks. ...
At War Blog: An Outpost of Afghan Dining Inside an American Military Base
At a United States military base in the eastern reaches of Afghanistan, one Afghan brings local flavor to American palates. ...
