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Paris bomb scare raises question: jihadis, or not?
The note announcing the explosives lacked references to Islam, jihad, or the Taliban.
12/17/2008 12:00 am -
Bid to split Taliban, Al Qaeda
In Afghanistan, US and NATO reassess their strategy amid concerns that their efforts are failing.
12/16/2008 12:00 am -
In between the fighting, soldiers also battle boredom
Technology offers troops in Afghanistan a respite, but some wonder if the tether is too short.
12/12/2008 12:00 am -
Pakistani militants attack key NATO supply line
As part of their own 'surge,' they destroyed more than 160 Humvees and trucks bound for Afghanistan.
12/08/2008 12:00 am -
Rise in crime, kidnapping, top Afghans' worries
Western forces target the Taliban, but for many Afghans the biggest threat comes from criminals and complicitous police.
11/25/2008 12:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
11/25/2008 12:00 am -
Barnes & Noble interview with Khaled Hosseini
11/24/2008 12:00 am -
Chapter & Verse Thanks to 'The Kite Runner,' a new school in Afghanistan
11/23/2008 12:00 am -
Is Kashmir key to Afghan peace?
Barack Obama says resolving the Indian-Pakistani dispute over Kashmir will be a goal of his presidency, ending eight years of silence on the issue.
11/21/2008 12:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
11/19/2008 12:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Karzai's bid for negotiations with Taliban roundly rejected
Afghan president says those who disagree with his offer of safety for the Taliban to attend talks can unseat him or leave the country.
11/18/2008 12:00 am -
Taliban hijacking threatens key NATO supply route
Militants in Pakistan seized 13 Afghanistan-bound trucks – one carrying two Humvees – without firing a single shot.
11/12/2008 12:00 am -
Fragile success against Afghanistan's opium economy
Poppy cultivation fell by about 20 percent, after two years of record harvests.
11/07/2008 12:00 am -
Afghans find modest prosperity in once-banned trade – milk
The country's first dairy cooperative has helped farmers more than double their incomes.
11/04/2008 12:00 am -
Insurgents increasingly employing complex attacks in Afghanistan
Thursday's strike on an Afghan ministry was carried out by a team using multiple attack methods.
10/31/2008 01:00 am -
Beneath US-Pakistani tension, a new cooperation
Joint efforts include setting up coordination centers along the Afghan-Pakistani border.
10/29/2008 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security In strikes on US in Afghanistan, Taliban reveals new potency
Two attacks on American forces come as allies Pakistan and Afghanistan are calling for dialog with the Taliban.
10/28/2008 01:00 am -
Afghans to Karzai: You failed us.
Perceived as ineffective and corrupt, the Afghan president faces an uphill battle to reelection.
10/23/2008 01:00 am -
India, Pakistan open historic Kashmir trade route
The longtime rivals exchanged goods across the divided territory for the first time in 60 years.
10/22/2008 01:00 am -
Afghan Taliban target Christian aid worker
While the insurgents have singled out Christians, there's also a rise in attacks on all aid workers.
10/21/2008 01:00 am -
Afghanistan's emerging antiwar movement
Afghan NGOs are teaching human rights and Islamic law along with calls to end the war with a national peace jirga.
10/20/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
10/20/2008 01:00 am -
To fight Taliban, US eyes Afghan tribes
Some tribes have forced insurgents from their area, but many risks remain.
10/16/2008 01:00 am -
Some Afghans live under Taliban rule – and prefer it
In provinces just south of Kabul, the insurgents have a shadow government that polices roads and runs courts.
10/15/2008 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Can the US be pals with the terrorist Taliban?
McCain and Obama need to say if they back Karzai's talks with the Afghan Taliban.
10/10/2008 01:00 am
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