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Afghan presidential election

An Afghan election commission worker arranges boxes containing election material in Mazar-I-Shariff April 1, 2014.The Afghan presidential elections will be held on April 5.

Afghans are registering to vote despite Taliban intimidation

Global Politics

This weekend’s elections in Afghanistan will play a major role in charting the country’s new course. But the militant Taliban aren’t making it easy on would-be voters.This weekend’s elections in Afghanistan will play a major role in charting the country’s new course. But the militant Taliban aren’t making it easy on would-be voters.

The World

The battle for Kandahar

Conflict & Justice

Ahmed Wali Karzai assassinated in Kandahar

Former UN official on Afghan election fraud

Debate over Afghan election

Monitoring Afghanistan’s elections

Glenn Cowan, the founder of Democracy International, has monitored elections in more than three dozen countries and he says Afghanistan’s was the most difficult he’s seen in terms of security.

Afghan President Karzai Calls for U.S. Troops Pullback

Just days after a U.S. soldier allegedly went on a shooting rampage that killed 16 civilians in Afghanistan, this morning  Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for a U.S. troop pullback.  President Karzai called for NATO-led forces to move out of Afghan villages and rural areas and told visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that Afghan troops should […]

Political Jockeying in Afghanistan

Global Politics

Field for next presidential election is open as Karzai announced that he won’t seek a third term.

The World

Kandahar Mayor Killed in Suicide Attack

Global Politics

The attacker detonated explosives in his turban as Mayor Ghulam Haidar Hamidi made an address.

Ahmed Wali Karzai Is Dead: What Is In Store for Kandahar?

Ahmed Wali Karzai, Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s half-brother and head of Afghanistan’s Kandahar provincial council, was killed early Tuesday morning at his home. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the assassination, though their claims remain unconfirmed. Karzai was a powerful figure in Kandahar and his death may result in an unpredictable struggle for power, impacting […]