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The article examines how the attack of Taliban militants on the Kunduz villa of an American development agency in July 2010 revealed the weakness of the Afghan armed forces.

The article reports on the move by Hamid Karzai, Afghan president, to appoint the members of a new peace council tasked with negotiating a peace settlement with the Taliban insurgent group following the assassination of Ghazni Deputy Governor Kazem Allahyar.

The article looks at the efforts of the Afghanistan government of President Hamid Karzai to curb the freedom of its media, with plans to shut down Tolafghan.com after closing Benawa.com and Emroz TV.

The article reports that rival presidential candidates in Afghanistan resolved their dispute over June 2014 election results by agreeing that Ashraf Ghani would succeed Hamid Karzai as president, and Abdullah Abdullah would serve in the newly-created role of chief executive officer. The U.S., United Nations, and Karzai helped negotiate the arrangement. Ghani is expected to sign a security agreement with the U.S. shortly after taking office.

The article discusses U.S. military policy in Afghanistan as of January 2014, reporting that despite the withdrawal of some U.S. forces and the actions of the Taliban insurgency group, Afghanistan security forces have maintained control of a district known as Helmand. Topics include the opium-processing industry in the region and the comments of military personnel such as the Marine Major General W. Lee Miller.

The article discusses uncertainty facing firms in Afghanistan that have prospered from providing goods and services to U.S. military forces there as those forces prepare to depart. Particular attention is paid to the Aria Water Plant, a facility owned by AZ Corp. whose largest customer for the potable water it sells is the U.S. military. Aria claims it could be forced to shut down if it does not pay bribes to certain Afghan officials.

The article discusses Iran's growing influence in Afghanistan. In anticipation of a withdrawal of U.S. military forces by the close of 2014, Iran has been providing money for aid projects in Afghanistan and developing its intelligence networks there. Afghan President Hamid Karzai is among government officials who have received cash payments from Iran.

The article discusses Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s demand that the U.S. and its allies in Afghanistan redeploy their military forces from Afghan villages to military bases. Karzai’s request follows an incident in which a U.S. Army sergeant allegedly shot and killed 16 Afghan civilians. The U.S. indicated it had no plans to reposition its troops.

The article examines a highway construction program in Afghanistan financed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID). The failure of the program to come close to its goal of building 1200 miles of roads in remote areas of that country despite spending $270 million from 2009-2011, resulting in the program's termination, is discussed as an example of the difficulties the U.S. has encountered in promoting economic development and civil action during the Afghan War.

The article discusses circumstances at the U.S. military base in Nangalam, Afghanistan to illustrate challenges facing Afghan security forces as the U.S. scales back it military presence. The U.S. Army turned the Nangalam base over to Afghan soldiers in March 2011, but later were compelled to return after the Afghan base commander fled and rumors surfaced that some Afghan soldiers were colluding with Taliban militants.

The article reports on the role of the Afghan government in the arrest in Afghanistan of several Pakistani Taliban members who are suspected in the December 2014 massacre at a Peshawar, Pakistan, school, saying it reflects Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's effort to improve relations with Pakistan.

The article reports that the Pakistani government asked the help of the Afghan government and the U.S.-led military coalition for eliminating the masterminds of the Taliban attack on a school, reflecting Pakistan's improving relations with Afghanistan and its commitment to eradicate the militants.

The article discusses how Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani is setting the tone for his nation by embracing the idea of cooperation between a U.S.-led military coalition and Afghan forces, as well as the removal of various restrictions on military operations against the Taliban extremist group.

The article discusses the Afghan government in Kabul, Afghanistan's decision to sign security accords with the U.S. government and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in an effort to allow close to 12,000 foreign military troops from nations such as the U.S. to remain in Afghanistan.

The article discusses an announcement by Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah that he will continue in the election process and that his party is against supporters using violence in political demonstrations.

The article discusses the problems associated with a deal negotiated by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to end Afghanistan's presidential election crisis with mention of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah's threat to end talks with rival presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani.

The article reports that a suicide car bomb in eastern Afghanistan killed an undetermined number of people in a marketplace, and that the terrorist Taliban organization denied responsibility for the attack.

The article reports on July 2014 talks between Afghan presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in which they agreed to abide by the findings of a full vote audit, and to form a national unity government with both sides represented.

The article reports that Ashraf Ghani leads in Afghanistan's election for President, but that opponent Abdullah Abudullah has charged massive voting fraud.

The article discusses several Afghan children who are reportedly participating in a military conflict which apparently began as a result of a U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, focusing on the recruitments of teenage would-be suicide bomber Habib and rural police officer Abdul Qayum.

The article discusses the resignation of Afghanistan's election chief Ziaulhaq Amarkhil on June 23, 2014 amid allegations of voter fraud, focusing on Afghan 2014 presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani, and political protests.

The article reports that Abdullah Abdullah, the candidate who received the most votes in the first round of Afghanistan's 2014 presidential election, is boycotting the counting of votes in the final round over allegations of fraud by opponent and current President Hamid Karzai.

The article reports that the Afghan Islamist organization the Taliban launched a series of attacks against Afghan security forces and government employees, beginning their 2014 spring season offensive to show their strength.

The article reports that the Taliban militant group has threatened violence against voters who participate in Afghanistan's April 5, 2014 presidential election, and notes four candidates including Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani who Yusuf Nuristani of the country's Independent Election Commission expects will be among the top vote-getters.

The article discusses the expressed by foreigners regarding the deaths of 21 people during an insurgent terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2014, focusing on several senior international officials such as the head of the International Monetary Fund in Afghanistan who were killed.

The article discusses the resignation of Hazara leader Mohammed Mohaqeq from Afghanistan's parliament in order to run for vice president in 2013, and mentions Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, and Mohaqeq's military leadership during Afghanistan's civil war.

The article discusses the U.S. government's investigation into Afghan Hikmatullah Shadman who is alleged to have bribed foreign contractors in Afghanistan to secure fuel and food transportation contracts from the U.S. military and then defrauding the U.S. government of over $77 million.