KABUL, Afghanistan — On the audiotape, two men are heard speaking in Dari, with the distinct accent of the western city of Herat, as they negotiate terms for rigging more than a dozen races in Afghan’s parliamentary elections.

As reported in the New York Times last week, a significant number of innocent Afghans continue to be killed by US and NATO forces despite new rules issued by Gen. Stanley McChrystal meant to help reduce civilian casualties. Indeed, the number of Afghans...

Taliban fighters attacked checkpoints in northern and southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing 16 members of the Afghan National police. Eight policemen were killed before dawn when militants targeted a checkpoint in the northern province of Baghlan. At...

You could be Taliban if:….You refine heroin for a living, but have a “moral objection” to beer.….You own a $700 machine gun and $5000 rocket launcher, but you can’t afford shoes.….You have more wives than teeth.….You think vests come in...

Nato defence ministers will hear a plea Thursday to take new steps to crack down on the opium trade in Afghanistan as the illicit business generates vital funds for the Taliban-led insurgency.

In the past I conducted a writing project called Gotta Get Goals where people blogged about the life goals that they just had to get done before their time was up. Not surprisingly, the majority of the people said that writing a best selling novel was...