President Karzai’s Half Brother Killed in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2011 Afghan President Hamid Karzai's half brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, was fatally shot at his home in Kandahar on Tuesday by a local police official, Sardar Mohammad, whom Karzai had included in his inner circle The Taliban took credit for the assassination (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The ‘Kill Team’ Story Gets Worse

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2011 The recent crop of shocking stories about the group of American soldiers -- now known widely as the "Kill Team" -- who formed a death squad to deliberately slaughter Afghan civilians has been topped by a new Rolling Stone exposé that makes matters . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kandahar: The Latest Casualty of an Invisible War

Juan Cole / Truthdig Nov 16, 2010 The military's major campaign in Kandahar has been largely ignored. The American public cannot have a debate on the war if it is not even mentioned in public.The American public cannot have a debate on the war if it is not even mentioned in public. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kandahar Test [A Cartoon From UAE]

Paresh Nath, The Khaleej Times, UAE Jun 9, 2010 Dig deeper

Seven American Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2010 Monday was the deadliest day so far in 2010 for U.S. troops in Afghanistan. According to the Los Angeles Times, five American soldiers died in a bombing in the east and two in the country's southern region. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Yet Another Blast Shakes Kandahar

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2009 On Wednesday, another large explosion was reported in Kandahar, Afghanistan -- just a day after a spate of bombings killed more than 40 people in that city -- as the outcome of last week's election still hung in the balance.https://www.truthdig.com/contentzsystem/index.php?S=0&C=edit&M=edit_entry&weblog_id=2&entry_id=13739 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s Afghan Thugs

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2008 An American living in Kandahar writes in The Washington Post that the "corrupt gunslingers" the U.S. put in charge of Afghanistan are as much to blame for the resurgence of the Taliban as anyone. "Why," after all, "would anyone defend officials who pillage them?" Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Surge’ Rhetoric Not Universal

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2008 Despite criticisms of the efficacy of the "surge" in Iraq, a US commander in Afghanistan has dared to say that a planned "surge" in Afghanistan would in fact not help U interests in the country The commander did make sure not to completely deweaponize the Bush administration's rhetoric, suggesting instead that a different type of surge is needed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is This the Year of the Taliban?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2008 It's been more than six years since the invasion of Afghanistan but, as this Mosaic Intelligence Report illustrates, it looks like the Taliban is actually getting stronger and bolder -- as evidenced by the recent Taliban-led prison break at Kandahar's Sarposa Prison. Could 2008 be the Year of the Taliban? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Over 850 Afghan Prisoners at Large After Kahdahar Raid

Staff / Truthdig Jun 17, 2008 Last weekend's prison break in Kandahar, Afghanistan, resulted in the deaths of at least nine policemen and eight prisoners, and more than 600 prisoners were on the loose, many of them said to have ties to the Taliban. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Taliban-Led Raid Frees 1,200 in Afghan Prison Break

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2008 A nighttime raid on Kandahar's Sarposa Prison, carried out by Taliban operatives Friday, led to the escape of 1,200 prisoners, including around 400 Taliban members. The attack represented a serious security challenge in the Afghan city that's considered the traditional home of the country's leaders and the Taliban's spiritual center. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kandahar District Falls Briefly to Taliban

Staff / Truthdig Jun 19, 2007 Afghan forces retook a district in Kandahar province that had been captured by the Taliban. The Afghan forces said they had made a tactical decision to withdraw, but the Taliban said it captured the district outright after days of battle. Either way, the former ruling fundamentalists of Afghanistan appear less than beaten. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )