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Debate on bill to protect Afghan women from violence halted after complaints it is ‘against Islamic teaching’
The Afghan parliament on Saturday cut short a debate on a bill to protect women from violence after complaints from some traditionalist MPs that it was against Islamic teaching. The Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) law, which was passed by a presidential decree in 2009, is seen as a…
U.S. cedes full control of Bagram military prison to Afghan forces
Afghanistan on Monday took full control of Bagram military prison from the United States, healing one running sore in their testy relationship as US-led forces wind down more than a decade of war. President Hamid Karzai had made the fate of the detention centre north of Kabul part of his…
Afghan government says NATO-led military operation ‘aimless and unwise’
Afghanistan’s presidential spokesman on Tuesday described the NATO-led military operation in the war-torn nation as “aimless and unwise”, in the latest broadside by Kabul against the international coalition. Aimal Faizi, spokesman for President Hamid Karzai, hit out after NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen rejected Karzai’s recent allegations of US collusion…
White House would consider total U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
President Barack Obama would consider a plan for post-2014 Afghanistan that would leave no American troops in the country, a senior US official said, ahead of talks with President Hamid Karzai later this week. Officials however stressed that Obama, mulling how quickly to draw down US soldiers from the country,…
Obama considers leaving no troops in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama would consider a plan for post-2014 Afghanistan that left no American troops in the country, a senior US official said Tuesday, as President Hamid Karzai headed to Washington. Officials however stressed that Obama, mulling how fast to draw down US soldiers from the country, would not be…
Afghan government could collapse, new report says
The Afghan government could fall apart after NATO troops pull out in 2014, particularly if presidential elections that year are fraudulent, a report by the International Crisis Group said Monday. “There is a real risk that the regime in Kabul could collapse upon NATO’s withdrawal,” said Candace Rondeaux, the ICG’s…
U.S. to transfer controversial Bagram prison to Afghans
The United States is to hand formal control of a controversial prison to the Afghan government on Monday, despite apparent disagreements between the two sides on the fate of hundreds of inmates. In a move hailed by Kabul as a victory for sovereignty, analysts say it is largely symbolic as…
Afghan wedding suicide attack kills MP, 16 others
A suicide bomber killed a prominent Afghan lawmaker and 16 other people at his daughter’s wedding party in the north of the country on Saturday, officials said. The attacker embraced MP Ahmad Khan, a former militia commander, in front of wedding guests before detonating the explosives strapped around his waist,…
U.S. designates Afghanistan as major ally: Clinton
KABUL (AFP) – The United States has designated Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally, giving the war-torn country special privileges as the US prepares to pull its troops out in 2014, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday. Clinton announced the move, which provides a long-term framework for security and…
NATO chief vows not to abandon Afghanistan
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen Wednesday vowed not to abandon Afghanistan as foreign nations plan to transition forces out of the country after a decade of conflict. “We will not abandon Afghanistan, we will not leave behind a security vacuum,” he told a National Press Club lunch in Canberra. NATO plans to withdraw…
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