Afghan War Blog

Tamim Asey, a fellow at the Asia Society , has penned an article presenting us with his thoughts on the way forward for peace in Afghanistan...

A writer provides his opinion on holding peace talks with the Taliban. Jack Fairweather seems to think that holding talks with the Taliban ...

The Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) has launched a program of events and training courses to inform young people about what t...

President Ghani wants the Taliban to join in on the peace process. He said at a recent press conference that peace is our highest priority. ...

A columnist assesses the Afghan Unity Government (NUG) and thinks that Afghanistan may be ready for a serious effort to reconcile with the T...

There is tension among the Afghan leadership in government, the ministries, the police, and the army on the issue of prisoners. This tensi...

President Karzai never seems to stop surprising us.We should be used to it by now. Karzai now says that the U.S. must start peace talks with...

There is a lot of discussion about what the Afghans want to accomplish in the stalled  peace talks with the Taliban. This is difficult to...

There is a renewed effort to engage the Taliban in peace talks. The withdrawal of Western nations from the fight over the next two years and...

To some observers the future of Afghanistan appears dark and ominous. The Afghan government and its coalition allies are pushing for reconci...

A member of the Afghan High Peace Council, Maulvi Qalamuddin, provided an interview that gives some insight on the possible path that future...

Reconciliation was in the news for much of the past several months.  NATO and Afghan governmental spokesmen were issuing statements indicati...

"PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan—President Hamid Karzai's moves to make peace with the Taliban are scaring Afghanistan's ethnic mi...