Global Insight May 13, 2013

Sharif to stay close to Pakistan generals

Pakistan's incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif speaks to journalists at his farm house in Raiwind on the outskirts of Lahore ©Getty

Army still has coup d’état as a weapon of last resort

Apr 22, 2013

Taliban seizes foreigners in Afghanistan

Pilots were Russian and Afghan, say officials

Boys fly a kite in Kabul ©Reuters From COMMENT Apr 15, 2013

Afghanistan: A precarious transition

As foreign troops prepare to leave, Afghans fear that locally trained troops will not contain the Taliban

40 Commando Home Coming ©MOD From UK Apr 10, 2013

UK army faces tricky Afghan withdrawal

MoD has to bring back 6,500 containers of equipment

From UK Apr 10, 2013

UK warns on Afghanistan’s future

MPs stress need for peace process to include Taliban

US soldiers, along with Afghan Local Police (ALP), climb a hillock to access the Surech check post during a patrol in Kush Kunar District in the province of Nangarhar ©AFP Apr 8, 2013

Afghan army battles Taliban in Tangi Valley

Afghan military aims to prove its strength without US support

This image made from AP video shows Afghan National Army soldiers rushing to the scene moments after a car bomb exploded in front the PRT, Provincial Reconstruction Team, in Qalat, Zabul province, southern Afghanistan, on Saturday ©AP Apr 7, 2013

Afghan attacks kill US diplomat and soldiers

Anne Smedinghoff and three soldiers die in car bomb blast

Apr 3, 2013

Transcript: Gen Joseph Dunford

FT interview the commander of US forces in Afghanistan

General Joseph Dunford ©Reuters Apr 3, 2013

Fears of Taliban assassinations increase

Afghanistan braced for ‘high-profile’ attacks, says US general

Mar 29, 2013

Afghan who mentors America’s top generals

Afghani-US restaurant owner holds key role in smoothing cultural differences

Mar 26, 2013

Suicide bombers attack Afghan police base

Five policemen killed as insurgents storm Jalalabad compound

Mar 26, 2013

Kerry and Karzai in show of unity

Friendly display comes as US turns over prison in Afghanistan

Mar 20, 2013

US forces to quit Afghanistan’s Wardak

Agreement ‘continues transition of critical province’

Mar 14, 2013

US general warns over Afghan president

Karzai’s public attacks on US increase risk of ‘insider attacks’

Mar 12, 2013

Afghanistan helicopter crash kills five

Victims were troops from Nato-led force

Mar 11, 2013

Seven killed in Afghan ‘insider attack’

Police officer opens fire on US and Afghan forces in Wardak

Mar 10, 2013

Karzai accuses US of Taliban link

Remarks come during visit by US defence secretary

Mar 5, 2013

Afghan bank executives sentenced

Twenty handed jail terms for roles in corruption scandal

Feb 25, 2013

Afghan officials accuse US troops of abuses

Karzai wants special forces expelled from Wardak province

From US & CANADA Feb 12, 2013

Obama speech to focus on jobs and trade

State of the Union address to target middle class