Tag: Central Asia
Kidnapping among the dangers of doing business in Kabul
The influx of cash that accompanied foreign aid agencies, diplomats and private security firms led to the growth of business in Kabul, but security is still a big hurdle for the city....
Children struggle to survive on the streets in Kabul
According to UNICEF, more than 30 percent of children of elementary-school age are working on the streets in Afghanistan and are often their family's sole breadwinners....
Helicopter crash kills 30 American troops
Afghan insurgents shot down the US transport helicopter in the Tangi Valley of Wardak Province, to the west of Kabul....
NATO begins transfer of power to Afghan Army
NATO troops hand power over to the Afghan National Army in Lashkar Gar, the capital of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan....
Suicidicide attack at Ahmed Wali Karzai's funeral
A suicide bomb attack killed at least four people at the funeral of Ahmed Wali Karzai in Kandahar....
At least 21 dead in hotel attack in Kabul
A six-hour attack by suicide bombers at Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel left at least 21 people dead....
Obama withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, won't end the war
President Obama will announce his exit strategy from what is now America's longest war, Afghanistan. The fighting, however, is likely to continue for a long time....
Osama Bin Laden killed: How it happened
The international operation that killed Osama Bin Laden was a complex one. ...
Osama Bin Laden and US strategy in Afghanistan
Now that Osama Bin Laden has been killed, experts consider how US strategy in the war in Afghanistan will change....
Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner," on Afghanistan's refugees
The war in Afghanistan has displaced thousands of people from their homes, adding to the 43 million refugees around the world. ...
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