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An Afghan election commission worker arranges boxes containing election material in Mazar-I-Shariff April 1, 2014.The Afghan presidential elections will be held on April 5.

Afghans are registering to vote despite Taliban intimidation

Global Politics

This weekend’s elections in Afghanistan will play a major role in charting the country’s new course. But the militant Taliban aren’t making it easy on would-be voters.This weekend’s elections in Afghanistan will play a major role in charting the country’s new course. But the militant Taliban aren’t making it easy on would-be voters.

Positive progress in Afghanistan finally begins to emerge

Is it Time to Intervene in Syria?

Ties Between US Troops and Afghan Citizens Worsening

Afghanistan Government Guards Take Over Jobs of Private Security Firms

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Pakistan Accused of Secretly Supporting Taliban

The increasingly fraught relationship between the United States and Pakistan is under even greater scrutiny after new revelations showing Pakistan has continually supported and trained the Taliban in Afghanistan for the last decade. A BBC investigation alleges that Pakistan has secretly armed and trained the enemy in Afghanistan while professing to be a U.S. ally. […]

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Burhanuddin Rabbani buried in Kabul

Global Politics

Burhanuddin Rabbani was buried in Kabul on Friday after being assassinated by a suicide bomber on Tuesday. David Loyn, correspondent for the BBC.

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August was bloodiest month for Afghanistan war

Arts, Culture & Media

BBC foreign correspondent David Loyn gives his analysis of the decade-long war. George Weiss, a World War II veteran and founder of the Memorial Rifle Squad, talks about his work with the families of fallen soldiers.

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Administration readies review of Afghanistan War

Conflict & Justice

A review of the Afghanistan strategy is due to be released sometime in early December. Here to help us assess what that review could tell us is David Loyn, foreign correspondent for the BBC.

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Taliban target WikiLeaks names

Conflict & Justice

The WikiLeaks documents have far reaching consequences in Afghanistan. BBC correspondent David Loyn brings details from Afghanistan. Noah Shachtman, contributing editor at Wired says that the WikiLeaks documents should not be taken as a complete picture.

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