Afghan War Blog

Iran's Hand in Western Afghanistan. The western province of Farah is experiencing significant security problems. The province share...

January 11th Peace Talks.  Multi-state peace talks including the nations of China, U.S., Afghanistan and Pakistan are scheduled for Januar...

"Why Afghanistan Needs Pakistan".  James Creighton, a former U.S. brigade commander (with two Afghan deployments) and currently ...

With the withdrawal of ISAF forces from Afghanistan the regional powers in the area are expanding their influence in Afghanistan. Principal ...

India and Iran are finding themselves in agreement on a number of issues - and some of these issues involve Afghanistan either directly or i...

China and Iran both border Afghanistan; although China's border is a very short one located in a remote and mountainous region. Both c...

The Pentagon's latest assessment on security in Afghanistan has criticized Iran and Pakistan - stating that both countries are destabili...

President Karzai recently visited Iran in an attempt to strengthen the bond between Iran and Afghanistan. This visit may possibly be an at...

It has long been known that Iran has been supporting elements of the Taliban.  A member of the Iranian al Quds force was recently captured b...

Iran has been busy undermining the efforts of the U.S. and other coalition partners in Afghanistan.  Recently leaked U.S. Embassy cables (le...