Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq, the new military overseer of ...
JALALABAD, Afghanistan • Six weeks ago, elders of the Shinwari tribe, which dominates a large area in southeastern Afghanistan, pledged that they would set aside internal differences to focus on ...
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq, the ...
KABUL (Reuters) - While U.S. forces prepare to send up to 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, behind the scenes Afghan government officials are working to engage tribal elders as a way of undermining ...
MELAN, Afghanistan -- Glistening with fresh paint applied by U.S. troops, the refurbished schoolhouse is a small symbol of an ambitious strategy that Afghan and foreign officials in Paktia province ...
The new top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said yesterday that more American troops are urgently required to combat a worsening insurgency, but he stated emphatically that no Iraq-style "surge" of ...
KABUL, Afghanistan — Coalition forces "have no reason to believe" claims by an Afghan tribe that it was skirmishing with a rival clan — not firing on coalition forces — when it was bombed by U.S.
Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes are once again escalating this week, as tensions rise between Islamabad and the Taliban government. At least 250 people have reportedly been killed in the most ...
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States backs a proposed Afghan government plan to engage tribal elders in the war against the resurgent Taliban, a move seen by critics as reviving militias, its top envoy ...
The country’s former tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are plagued by escalating militancy, leading to widespread disillusionment. By Zia ur-Rehman Zia ur-Rehman traveled to Pakistan’s former tribal ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. JALALABAD, Afghanistan • Six weeks ago, elders of the Shinwari tribe, which dominates a large area in southeastern Afghanistan, ...
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