US shouldn't manipulate Karzai's ouster

The Afghanistan presidential election result is mired in uncertainty after accusations were aired of electoral fraud. M K Bhadrakumar, a former Indian ambassador who knows Afghanistan better than......

Afghan polls: Democracy in difficult times

Dr Shanthie Mariet D'Souza, associate fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi, on the candidates and issues at stake in the Afghan elections The twin rocket attacks on the......

Obama orders probe of killings of Taliban

United States President Barack Obama on Monday ordered a probe into allegations that the Bush administration resisted efforts to investigate a Central Intelligence Agency-backed Afghan warlord......

The dangers in Afghanistan

Participants at this week's conference on Afghanistan in London have agreed on a redevelopment package, the Afghanistan Compact, to improve that country's security and economy and tackle its......