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Will Afghanistan return to an era of warlord rule after NATO leaves?
Though NATO-led efforts have focused on democracy in Afghanistan, US forces still rely on Afghan strongmen to wield local influence. But power built on personalities are vulnerable to collapse.
08/08/2011 11:19 am -
Four Afghan officials targeted in recent assassinations
A slew of assassinations of Afghan officials has the US and the Afghan government on edge about Taliban inroads, particularly in the south, where the assassinations have been concentrated. Here’s a who’s who of four top officials who have been killed in the past few months:
07/27/2011 04:16 pm -
Kandahar mayor killed by suicide bomber, latest in wave of assassinations
Kandahar's Mayor Ghulam Haider Hamidi is the latest victim in a wave of assassinations of high-profile Afghan government officials that has many Afghans worried about a leadership void.
07/27/2011 03:08 pm -
Backchannels 'Even when there was a drought, we'd blame him'
Anand Gopal on Afghanistan's assassinated Jan Mohammed Khan.
07/20/2011 11:19 am -
What's behind the wave of assassinations in Afghanistan(VIDEO)
Jan Mohammed Khan, a powerful ally of President Hamid Karzai, is the latest casualty in a string of assassinations that undermine NATO’s claims that the situation is improving.
07/18/2011 11:43 am -
Suicide attack at Karzai memorial service underscores deteriorating security
A suicide attack marred the service for Ahmad Wali Karzai on the same day that a UN report found that this year, Afghans have confronted the worst violence toward civilians in a decade.
07/14/2011 02:15 pm -
After Karzai, who will fill the power void in Kandahar?
Analysts and Afghans worry that the killing of Kandahar powerbroker Ahmad Wali Karzai will destabilize Afghanistan's south, which has seen major security gains this year.
07/13/2011 01:26 pm -
What Ahmed Wali Karzai's assassination could mean for Afghanistan
The assassination of Ahmad Wali Karzai, President Hamid Karzai's half-brother, could threaten NATO security gains in southern Afghanistan.
07/12/2011 09:36 am
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