Taliban gains ground in Afghanistan

For months now they have been predicting this could happen -- now it has, say reporters Yochi Dreazen and Peter Spiegel of The Wall Street Journal. The Taliban has gained the upper hand in......

US sacks top commander in Afghanistan

The United States has announced the appointment of a new commander of its forces in Afghanistan as it now starts sending an additional 21,000 troops to this war-torn country to fight against the......

Afghanistan: The US surge to nowhere

India should carve out a policy response that protects India and its interests from the negative externalities of the US strategy in Afghanistan, writes Harsh V Pant. General Stanley A McChrsytal......

'Afghans must not see America as occupiers'

United States Senator John F Kerry says it is imperative that America not be viewed as "foreign occupiers" by the Afghan people. Kerry, chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee,......

An encounter with Brad Pitt: On screen and off it

'I don't give a f****. I am old enough now.''You just have to white-knuckle it and ride through it.''But really, who cares?''At the end of the day, just get on, feel the pain, embrace the suck.'......