http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/AfghanistanFind stories, videos, and photos about Afghanistan from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:32:20 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Afghanistan14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Afghanistan from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/25/news/economy/paying_for_Afghanistan_war/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/25/news/economy/paying_for_Afghanistan_war/index.htmWar is expensive, and it's about to get more so if the U.S. government escalates its military efforts in Afghanistan.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/25/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/25/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown is "optimistic" that other countries will contribute more troops to the mission in Afghanistan, he told the head of NATO in a letter this week.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/24/afghan.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/24/afghan.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf President Obama decides to send 34,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, a new national poll indicates Americans would be split over whether to support such a move.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/23/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/23/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama met Monday night with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan, the White House announced.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/afghan.border.children/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/afghan.border.children/index.html#cnnSTCTextSabar Mina is cloaked in a light green shawl tinged with dirt. She is holding an empty flour sack that she plans on filling with firewood.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/afghanistan.schools/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/23/afghanistan.schools/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn his work for a humanitarian agency in Afghanistan, Lex Kassenberg asks an important question when he visits schoolchildren: What will you do when you grow up?Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/20/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 13 people were killed in a suicide bombing Friday morning in Afghanistan's western Farah province, police said.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/19/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. service members were killed in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force confirmed.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/afghanistan.missing.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/afghanistan.missing.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon on Wednesday identified two U.S. soldiers who disappeared in Afghanistan this month, announcing the death of one of the men and saying that the whereabouts of the other remain unknown.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/18/germany.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/18/germany.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe German Cabinet has decided to extend the country's mission in Afghanistan but won't approve more troops.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/17/britain.afghanistan.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/17/britain.afghanistan.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuccess in Afghanistan can only come with a clear political strategy, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband told a NATO gathering Tuesday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/14/afghanistan.us.troop.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/14/afghanistan.us.troop.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree Americans, including two from the International Security Assistance Force, have been killed in Afghanistan, the NATO-led force said Saturday.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/13/germany.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/13/germany.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextGermany will send 100 more troops to Afghanistan to help with reconstruction efforts in the war-ravaged nation, the defense ministry said Friday.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/special.forces.dog/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/12/special.forces.dog/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Australian special forces dog has been found alive and well more than a year after going missing in action in Afghanistan.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/12/afghanistan.norway.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/12/afghanistan.norway.journalist/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Norwegian journalist abducted last week and held captive in eastern Afghanistan has been freed, Norway said on ThursdayThu, 12 Nov 2009 13:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/afghanistan.us.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/afghanistan.us.soldier/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitary divers have found the body of a U.S. paratrooper who went missing last week in a river in western Afghanistan.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/09/afghanistan.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/09/afghanistan.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhite House National Security Adviser retired Gen. Jim Jones issued a rare public statement Monday vehemently denying media reports that suggest President Obama has privately decided to send close to 40,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/afghanistan.missing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/afghanistan.missing/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo American paratroopers went missing on Wednesday during a "routine resupply mission in western Afghanistan," the NATO-led force in the country said Friday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/06/uk.afghanistan.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a major speech on Afghanistan, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that Britain "cannot, must not, and will not walk away" from its mission there.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/02/dabashi.afghan.troops.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/02/dabashi.afghan.troops.taliban/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe recent suicidal violence in Pakistan coincides with a growing concern that President Obama might be tempted by the same folly that drove President Bush and massively increase the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan -- by up to 65,000 if he were to listen to some of his military advisers.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/afghanistan.swine.flu.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/afghanistan.swine.flu.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghanistan has recorded its first death from the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, prompting schools to shut down nationwide for three weeks, the education ministry said Monday.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/31/uk.afghan.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/31/uk.afghan.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTextA high-ranking British officer killed this year in Afghanistan warned a month before he died that a shortage of helicopters was putting troops at risk, a leaked memo showed Saturday.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama huddled with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other top military advisers at the White House on Friday as the administration continued its sweeping review of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/afghanistan.costs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/afghanistan.costs/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf President Obama decides to send the 40,000 additional forces to Afghanistan as requested by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a rough estimate by the Pentagon projects the cost could be an additional $20 billion a year, according to a senior Pentagon official.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/29/amanpour.afghanistan.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/29/amanpour.afghanistan.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextOctober has been the deadliest month for the US and NATO militaries fighting in Afghanistan as well as UN workers trying to organize an election runoff. Surely the surge in deaths serves to underscore why Afghanistan matters.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/afghanistan.taliban.pay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/afghanistan.taliban.pay/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere is a well-known saying in Afghanistan: "You can rent an Afghan, but you can't buy him."Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/28/mccain.afghan.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/28/mccain.afghan.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the first time since September 11, 2001, America is having a vigorous national debate about how to succeed in Afghanistan. This debate is entirely worth having. Whenever America sends its citizens into harm's way, it must do so with eyes wide open.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military suffered another day of heavy losses in Afghanistan on Tuesday as roadside bombs killed eight soldiers, two military officials told CNN.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghanistan.ieds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghanistan.ieds/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe most dangerous threat for U.S. troops in Afghanistan has come from roadside bombs -- often referred to as IEDs, short for improvised explosive devices.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghan.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/afghan.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon on Tuesday identified four U.S. Marines who died in one of two helicopter collisions Monday in Afghanistan.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/afghanistan.vietnam/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/afghanistan.vietnam/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile President Obama's war council deliberates its strategy toward Afghanistan, the ghost of Vietnam is often invoked as a warning.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/ied.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/27/ied.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe most dangerous threat for U.S. troops in Afghanistan has come from roadside bombs -- often referred to as IEDs, short for improvised explosive devices.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/kerry.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/kerry.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warned Monday against a narrowing of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, but also suggested a plan by the commanding U.S. general in the country is overly ambitious.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/27/greece.boat.sinks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/27/greece.boat.sinks/index.html#cnnSTCTextEight people drowned and one was missing after a small boat carrying illegal immigrants from Afghanistan hits rocks in the eastern Aegean Sea on Tuesday morning, a spokesman for the Greek coast guard said.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/26/afghanistan.chopper.crashes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/26/afghanistan.chopper.crashes/index.html#cnnSTCTextFourteen Americans died in two helicopter crashes in Afghanistan on Monday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said: 10 in one incident and four in the other.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/26/afghanistan.chopper.crashes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/26/afghanistan.chopper.crashes/index.html#cnnSTCTextFourteen Americans died in two separate helicopter crashes in Afghanistan on Monday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said -- 10 in one incident and four in the other.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/26/bergen.afghan.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/26/bergen.afghan.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe are losing in Afghanistan, on two fronts. The most important center of gravity of the conflict -- as the Taliban well recognizes -- is the American public. And now, most Americans are opposed to the war.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/25/afghanistan.helicopters.collision/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/25/afghanistan.helicopters.collision/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour U.S. service members were killed when two helicopters were apparently involved in a mid-air collision in southern Afghanistan on Monday, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/24/afghanistan.england.drug/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/24/afghanistan.england.drug/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the ferries dock at the Port of Dover after crossing the English Channel, the trucks pull in at a steady rate. Afghanistan's opium harvest can be traced right back to some of those trucks.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/intl.mann.obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/intl.mann.obama.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Barack Obama says the war in Afghanistan isn't going to end up like Vietnam. A majority of Americans don't agree and don't want to get in any deeper, but even they don't like the alternative.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/21/afghanistan.england.drug/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/21/afghanistan.england.drug/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the ferries dock at the Port of Dover after crossing the English Channel, the trucks pull in at a steady rate. Afghanistan's opium harvest can be traced right back to some of those trucks.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/21/afghanistan.un.moon.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/21/afghanistan.un.moon.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 200 Afghan election officials implicated in Afghanistan's tainted presidential election will be replaced before the runoff election in less than three weeks, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told CNN's Christiane Amanpour.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/afghan.iraq.surge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/afghan.iraq.surge/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's an air of mystery hanging over President Obama's war council, which meets in secrecy yet again this week to discuss a new strategy for Afghanistan in the highly secure White House Situation Room.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/18/john.king.monday.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/18/john.king.monday.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTextTo: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: Monday MemoMon, 19 Oct 2009 13:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/16/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/16/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour U.S. service members died in a roadside bombing attack, and two civilians were killed in crossfire during a military operation, military authorities in Afghanistan said Friday.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/15/france.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/15/france.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrance will not send more troops to Afghanistan, President Nicolas Sarkozy told the country's Le Figaro newspaper Thursday.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/14/britain.troops.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/14/britain.troops.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPrime Minister Gordon Brown is increasing British troop levels in Afghanistan to 9,500 -- an increase of 500, he announced Wednesday.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/12/afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/12/afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextDetermining the amount of troops necessary to win a war is never an easy decision for a commander in chief and his military commanders if history is any guide.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/11/afghanistan.battle.account/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/11/afghanistan.battle.account/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe assault began at dawn, as bullets and rockets peppered the remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan.Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/afghanistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/afghanistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution extending the mandate of NATO-led military forces in Afghanistan for a year, hours after a deadly bombing near the Indian Embassy in Kabul.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/afghanistan.rural.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/afghanistan.rural.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextMountainous terrain and harsh weather in remote parts of Afghanistan have proven a deadly combination for the U.S. military in its push to reduce mounting violence in the country.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/06/ansary.afghanistan.solutions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/06/ansary.afghanistan.solutions/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore troops or fewer? That's the only question we seem to hear about Afghanistan these days, and it's the wrong question.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/spain.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/07/spain.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Spanish soldier was killed and five others were wounded on Wednesday when their patrol vehicle struck a hidden bomb in western Afghanistan, Spain's Defense Ministry said in a statement.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/06/us.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/06/us.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextPakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton and urged the United States to articulate a long-term vision for the region, amid debate over U.S. involvement in Afghanistan.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/06/us.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/06/us.afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe flag-draped coffins of five U.S. soldiers killed during a weekend onslaught against a U.S. military outpost in Afghanistan arrived Tuesday at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, the military said.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/us.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextLeading Republicans urged President Obama to make a swift decision in favor of more U.S. troops for the war in Afghanistan after talks between the president and congressional leaders Tuesday.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/afghanistan.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/afghanistan.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextDeliberations over what to do in Afghanistan are taking place behind closed doors, but the divisions among some of President Obama's trusted advisers are starting to emerge.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/john.king.monday.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/john.king.monday.memo/index.html#cnnSTCTextTo: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: Monday MemoMon, 05 Oct 2009 04:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of militants attacked American and Afghan troops in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, opening fire on an outpost from multiple locations with rockets, mortars and heavy-caliber machine guns, according to an initial U.S. military report on the battle.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/afghanistan.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/afghanistan.strategy/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates is leaning toward the view that a significant number of additional combat forces will be needed for the war in Afghanistan, sources told CNN Thursday.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/29/news/international/afghanistan_taliban_drugs.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/29/news/international/afghanistan_taliban_drugs.fortune/index.htmWith the sun shining brightly, a host of Afghan officials, foreign diplomats, and members of the press take their seats beneath a newly erected red tent. After a prayer and some introductory remarks, a general steps to the podium and gives the customary Islamic invocation in the name of almighty Allah, most gracious and merciful.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/un.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/un.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextAhead of a United Nations Security Council briefing Tuesday on Afghanistan, the country's foreign minister urged patience from the international community in dealing with his struggling homeland.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/26/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/26/afghanistan.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextAugust had the most fatalities this year for civilians in Afghanistan because of the country's disputed election, and violence could rise again when the final results are released, a U.N. report warns.Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/23/afghanistan.women.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/23/afghanistan.women.abuse/index.html#cnnSTCTextShameen's brown eyes seem lost as she thinks about the one day she wants to forget, but it is all she can think about.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/rasmussen.zapatero.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/rasmussen.zapatero.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore resources and personnel are needed to train Afghan security forces so they can become "masters in their own house," NATO's secretary-general said Tuesday.Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/22/afghanistan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a sign that President Obama is facing growing skepticism within his own party on Afghanistan, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday that the U.S. commander in Afghanistan should brief Congress on his recommendations for revising U.S. military strategy.Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/21/afghanistan.mcchrystal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/21/afghanistan.mcchrystal/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerica's top commander in Afghanistan warns that more troops are needed there within the next year or the nearly 8-year-old war "will likely result in failure," according to a copy of a 66-page document obtained by The Washington Post.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/afghanistan.italy.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/18/afghanistan.italy.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said it would be "best" for the country's troops to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible after six were killed in a car bombing in Kabul.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/afghan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/afghan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 16 people were killed, including international soldiers, and 55 were wounded when a car bomb rocked parts of Afghanistan's capital Thursday, authorities said.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/15/afghan.war.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/15/afghan.war.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextSupport for the war in Afghanistan is at an all-time low, according to a new national poll.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/afghan.opium.den/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/28/afghan.opium.den/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghanistan's reputation as the world's leading narcotics supplier is well-known, but in a squalid ruin in Kabul, the country hides a darker secret -- a huge home grown drug addiction problem now on the brink of fueling an HIV/AIDS epidemic.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/12/afghanistan.us.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/12/afghanistan.us.troops.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour U.S. service members were killed Saturday in two bombing attacks in Afghanistan, military officials said.Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/11/afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/11/afghan.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to approve sending thousands of additional forces to Afghanistan to deal with the growing threat from roadside bombs, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said Friday.Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/afghanistan.troop.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/afghanistan.troop.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA service member with the NATO-led force in Afghanistan was killed in fighting Friday, military officials said.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/10/afghan.iran.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/10/afghan.iran.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghan National Police have seized a stockpile of Iranian-made weapons in the western Afghan city of Herat, a senior U.S. military official confirmed to CNN Thursday.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/afghanistan.highway/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/afghanistan.highway/index.html#cnnSTCTextPaid for with U.S. dollars, Afghanistan's Highway 1 was supposed to symbolize a path toward a bright future when it was repaved five years ago.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/afghanistan.election.recount/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/afghanistan.election.recount/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghanistan's Electoral Complaints Commission on Tuesday ordered a partial recount of the ballots in the August 20 presidential election.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/afghanistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/afghanistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour U.S. service members were killed in fighting Tuesday in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/afghanistan.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/07/afghanistan.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive members of the NATO-led force in Afghanistan died Sunday, the force said.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/04/afghanistan.britain.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/04/afghanistan.britain.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuccess in Afghanistan will be measured by progress in training local military and police to take over their own security, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/afghanistan.troop.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/afghanistan.troop.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British soldier died after being struck by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, military officials said Thursday.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/03/gates.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/03/gates.afghanistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States has a limited amount of time to show Afghans and Americans success in turning around a war in Afghanistan that is facing declining support, according to the top Pentagon leadership.Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/afghanistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide attack in Afghanistan killed the deputy director of Afghanistan's intelligence service and 22 others Wednesday, an official said.Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/afghanistan.un.opium.harvest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/afghanistan.un.opium.harvest/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghanistan's opium production dropped dramatically this year partly because of new aggressive drug-fighting tactics in the country, a United Nations study found.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/afghanistan.uk.gordon.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/afghanistan.uk.gordon.brown/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Saturday, thanking his nation's fighting forces for a job "well done."Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/afghan.marine.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/afghan.marine.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA British Royal Marine was killed Saturday by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, Britain's Ministry of Defence said in a statement.Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/analysis.afghanistan.military/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/analysis.afghanistan.military/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S.-led war against the Taliban in Afghanistan has been a tough slog, a nearly eight-year conflict replete with gloom.Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/26/afghan.golden.hour.evacuations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/26/afghan.golden.hour.evacuations/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military in Afghanistan may be rethinking its so-called "golden hour" policy of evacuating wounded troops off the battlefield to major trauma centers within 60 minutes of being injured, an official said Wednesday.Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/23/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 200 allegations of irregularities in last week's presidential elections in Afghanistan have been registered, according to the independent commission set up to handle such complaints.Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/afghan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/afghan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. service member died of a noncombat-related injury in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said.Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/afghanistan.oldest.death/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/afghanistan.oldest.death/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Vietnam veteran and Bronze Star recipient who volunteered to return to the Army and serve in Afghanistan became the oldest U.S. service member to die in combat there, the U.S. military announced Friday.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfghanistan officials said 26 people across the country were killed in election day violence, although they hailed Thursday's vote as a success.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghanistan.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolls opened Thursday morning in Afghanistan, as the war-ravaged nation held its second-ever presidential and provincial council elections.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghan.untold/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghan.untold/index.html#cnnSTCTextZieba Shorish-Shamley's Afghanistan doesn't exist anymore.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghanistan.media.blackout/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghanistan.media.blackout/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity remains a top concern, as Afghanistan holds its second-ever presidential election Thursday, prompting the government to ask for a ban on media coverage of violence.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/16/britain.afghanistan.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/16/britain.afghanistan.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo soldiers wounded by explosions in southern Afghanistan have died , bringing to 201 the number of British troops killed in the country since 2001, officials said Sunday.Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/generation.islam.afghan.star/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/generation.islam.afghan.star/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of excited music fans wait in line on the lookout for their favorite singers on a hit television show.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/05/gustavson.afghanistan.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/05/gustavson.afghanistan.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn my Afghanistan, the days are compiled images of Afghans living their simple lives.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/afghan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/afghan.troop.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour NATO service members -- three Britons and one American -- were killed Thursday in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan, according to NATO and Britain's Defence Ministry said.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/afghanistan.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/12/afghanistan.journalists/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo journalists working for Associated Press were wounded when they were struck by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the news agency reported Wednesday.Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:26:00 EDT