Topic: Zabul Province

Why insider attacks are down in Afghanistan

No one claims the problem is solved, but officials are cautiously hopeful that the lower number of 'green-on-blue' killings in Afghanistan this year means preventive measures are having an impact.

Story changes? Diplomat now said to be on foot when killed in Afghanistan (+video)

A witness contradicts the story told to relatives of the young diplomat Anne Smedinghoff that her group was traveling in an armored vehicle. 

Kerry mourns young US diplomat killed in Afghanistan

The US Secretary of State met Anne Smedinghoff weeks before her death.

6 Americans and Afghan doctor killed in attacks

In two attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan three US service members, three US civilians, and an Afghan doctor were killed Saturday, the same day the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrives in Afghanistan. 

Afghanistan: Six killed by insiders, insurgents blow up $180m in jets

Green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan have killed at least 51 international troops this year. 

Karzai replaces top officials in Afghan Cabinet shake-up

On Wednesday, Afghan President Hamid Karzai moved to replace his country's intelligence chief, the mister of defense, and the minister of interior.

Panetta apologizes over latest military scandal

Kandahar blasts kill nine people

Kandahar blasts Tuesday night killed nine people, including five children, as insurgents fight intensified NATO-led operations in the south of Pakistan.

Afghanistan helicopter crash makes 2010 deadliest year in Afghanistan war

Nine NATO soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash Tuesday in Afghanistan. Nearly 2,100 NATO troops have died in the nine-year Afghanistan war, with 529 just this year.

What Kandahar residents say about the Afghanistan war: It's complicated

Even before Tuesday's suicide attack in Kandahar killed three US soldiers and five Afghan civilians, the view from Kandahar was that the Afghanistan war wasn’t going well.

Afghanistan peace conference debates talking to Taliban

Afghanistan's three-day national peace jirga, or conference opened with delegates divided over how best to deal with the Taliban. Some suggest implementing more Islamic laws.

Afghanstan war: Are some Taliban ignoring Mullah Omar's ethics code?

Last summer, Taliban leader Mullah Omar issued a new ethics code for Taliban fighters. But two killings of Taliban hostages indicate that those moral guidelines for conducting the Afghanistan war are being ignored by some fighters.

Afghanistan war: Who’s who in the Taliban leadership

In the Afghanistan war, the Taliban’s leadership council, or the Quetta Shura, has had 7 of its 15 Afghan members arrested in Pakistan in recent days. Here's a look at the key players in the Afghan Taliban leadership.

Afghanistan war: Why helicopters are critical to US and NATO forces

Helicopters are more important to the US and NATO counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan than they were in Iraq. By December, there will be nearly 10 times more choppers in the south than nine months ago.

Taliban biker militia: Anatomy of a failed Afghanistan ambush

The Taliban rode Honda motorcycles, but US and Afghanistan troops didn't fall for trap set by hardened, battle-ready insurgents.

Matthew Hoh resigns to stir debate on Afghanistan. Mission accomplished.

Matthew Hoh: new poster boy for critics of Afghanistan war

Matthew Hoh, a former Marine officer, resigned from his current State Department post in Afghanistan, saying he no longer believes the war is worth American lives.

As US troops move into south, Taliban strike elsewhere

NATO forces meet light resistance in Helmand Province, but Afghan insurgents hit back in other parts of the country. Are more US troops needed?