Topic: Logar Province

Assault on Kabul: Taliban claim attacks as show of strength

Teams of insurgents struck within Kabul and three other cities in coordinated attacks on Sunday. A Taliban spokesman called it the opening of their spring offensive.

Afghan war: What some local officials are willing to do for peace

Some local Afghan officials are hoping to end the decade-long Afghan war by negotiating with the Taliban – province by province.

Tearful Karzai warns of youth exodus from Afghanistan. Here's why.

A young judge's woes symbolize a rising generation's dismay over widespread corruption – and their commitment to building Afghanistan.

US soldiers kidnapped by Taliban in Afghanistan: Are they both still alive?

Conflicting reports have emerged over whether one of the two soldiers kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan on Friday was killed in an ambush. The US is offering $20,000 for information leading to their safe return.

Afghanistan War: British soldier, three Afghan police killed by roadside blasts

Roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan's volatile south and east killed three Afghan policemen and a British soldier, officials said Tuesday.

NYT reporter David Rohde's kidnapping account: Lessons for Afghanistan policymakers?

New York Times reporter Davide Rohde has recounted his seven months held captive by a Taliban group in Afghanistan, and argues that convincing Taliban militants to make peace with the US and Kabul will be a tall order.

Kidnapped New York Times journalist freed in NATO raid

Troops rescued Stephen Farrell four days after he and his translator were abducted in Kunduz Province. But the translator, Sultan Munadi, was killed, and civilians may have died in the firefight.

Does US commander's frank assessment of Afghanistan help – or hurt – war effort?

An attack near Kabul Monday seemed to reinforce Gen. Stanley McChrystal's claim that the Taliban is winning. Some say such comments hurt morale; others say his honesty inspires confidence.

Captured US soldier in Taliban video: Held by Haqqani network?

The area the kidnapping took place suggests the kidnapping of Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl is most likely the work of the Haqqani network, an Al Qaeda-linked group, analysts say.

Before David Rohde escaped, a flurry of efforts to win his release

The team working to free the New York Times reporter reached out to kidnappers and debated whether to go public.

US fights Taliban on another front: public relations

As Afghan insurgents exploit popular anger at civilian deaths, the US is hitting back with its own message.

In remote Afghan valley, a rare peace sprouts with insurgents

Promises of cash and jobs – rather than ideological pledges – help prompt fighters to lay down their arms. But questions remain about the program's efficacy.

Many in Afghanistan oppose Obama's troop buildup plans

Frustration and fear is sparking opposition to plans that would nearly double the size of US forces there.

Mini-surge to test out US strategy in Afghanistan

Some 3,000 US troops recently deployed to insurgent-heavy provinces near Kabul.

Afghans find modest prosperity in once-banned trade – milk

The country's first dairy cooperative has helped farmers more than double their incomes.

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.

Reporters on the Job

Linchpin in Afghan security: a better police force

The US is stepping up police training to change a force that has a reputation among Afghans as corrupt and often ineffective.