War in Afghanistan
NATO bombing kills eight Afghan children
By Bill Van Auken, February 11, 2012
At least eight Afghan civilians, all children according to some reports, were killed Thursday when a NATO warplane bombed a village in Afghanistan's northeast Kapisa province.
France rules out rapid Afghanistan withdrawal
By Olivier Laurent, January 28, 2012
Sarkozy will keep French troops in Afghanistan despite rising popular opposition to the NATO occupation following the January 20 deaths of four French soldiers.
Pakistani elite preparing to restore full cooperation with US in Afghan War
By Ali Ismail, January 27, 2012
Despite the tough-sounding rhetoric from Islamabad and Rawalpindi over the NATO air strikes that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers, Pakistan’s civilian and military elite is moving to restore full and open cooperation with Washington.
Ten NATO troops killed in Afghanistan
By Alex Lantier, January 21, 2012
At least ten NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan when a US helicopter crashed and an Afghan soldier shot four French troops after a training session.
US resumes drone missile attacks in Pakistan
By Keith Jones, January 12, 2012
The US carried out a drone missile strike in Pakistan Tuesday, killing four people. It was the first drone attack since US forces killed 26 Pakistani soldiers in late November.
Afghan government accuses US of torture and false imprisonment
By James Cogan, January 10, 2012
The puppet government of President Hamid Karzai has accused the American military of torture and arbitrary detention at the largest US-run prison in the country.
US backs Taliban office in Qatar in bid for Afghanistan deal
By Bill Van Auken, January 4, 2012
US and Taliban sources have confirmed a deal to set up an office of the Islamist group in Qatar as part of Washington’s attempt to negotiate a settlement of its decade-old war in Afghanistan.
Pakistan continues to halt the supply of US forces occupying Afghanistan
By Sampath Perera, December 21, 2011
Pakistan is continuing to blockade shipments of fuel, food and other supplies to the US-NATO forces occupying Afghanistan in protest of a Nov. 26 US attack that killed more than two dozen Pakistani troops.
US generals balk at Obama’s Afghanistan withdrawal plan
By Bill Van Auken, December 8, 2011
In the latest round of conflict between Obama and his top military commanders, the senior US general in Afghanistan is opposing the administration’s plans for the withdrawal of troops from the US-occupied country.
Bonn conference on Afghanistan dominated by crisis and pessimism
By Bill Van Auken, December 6, 2011
A decade after the first international conference on Afghanistan in Bonn, delegates returned to the former West German capital under conditions of growing regional crisis and increasing pessimism over the 10-year-old war.
Pakistani elite plunged into crisis over reputed secret offer to US
By Ali Ismail, December 3, 2011
Pakistan’s government has been shaken by allegations that its former ambassador to the US composed a memo pledging compliance with Washington’s demands, in return for help preventing a military coup.
Outrage spreads in Pakistan over NATO bombings
By Alex Lantier, November 29, 2011
US and Pakistani officials held intensive talks as outrage grew in the Pakistani population and army over the NATO bombing of two Pakistani border posts on Saturday.
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