Afghan War Blog

AAF A-29s to MeS.  According to Afghan press accounts the Afghan Air Force has posted two A-29 Super Tucano Light Attack Aircraft to the...

Obama & Ghani Chat.  Two presidents recently had a video conference where they exchange pleasantries and complimented each other on ...

On Monday, January 11th, the countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan, United States and China gathered to discuss negotiations for future peace...

Mes Aynak is one of Central Asia's largest Buddhist ruins. It is located about a 90 minute drive south-east of Kabul in the hills of L...

NATO Medal Authorized for RS. The NATO Medal has been approved for acceptance and wear by Soldiers and other U.S. military members who...

The U.S. Department of State's New Silk Road Strategy is long on talk but short on results. The United States is pushing for regional ...

Afghanistan has entered a new era. The United States and its allies are slowly departing and taking a lot of its financial aid with it. Th...

Afghanistan shares a narrow border with China. To the east of this border lies the province of Xinjiang or Uighuristan - where the Uighurs...

Zhao Minghao writes about how China and the United States are interacting in relation to Afghanistan. With the withdrawal of American tro...

China is emerging as a possible facilitator of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. According to reports a delegation...

ThreatConnect, a cybersecurity firm based in Virginia, says that its researchers found a corrupted JavaScript file used to host content on ...

Most insurgencies are not ended through military means alone. When we evaluate the effectiveness of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANS...

During his recent visit to China President Ghani signed several economic and security agreements with the Chinese government and received a...

There are three key nations that can influence the course of history for Afghanistan - China, Pakistan, and India. The new president - Ash...

China has been stepping up of late on the economic and diplomatic front with Afghanistan. It appears that China is now willing to help with...

President Ghani spent four days in China on a recent visit and it appears that some positive developments will transpire in Afghanistan...

Afghanistan is bordered by many countries. Some borders are extensive - as in the borders with Iran and Pakistan. Some borders - not so mu...

China has been slowly taking a more active role in the affairs of Afghanistan. It has some vital interests in the establishment of a secure...

In an endeavor which will surely impact Afghanistan, China is committing over $16 billion dollars to finance construction of infrastructure...

The Central and South Asian region is a study in complexity. The large regional actors (China, India, Pakistan, and Iran) all have similar, ...