While the Pushtun tribes are only 40 percent of the population, many insist that they are actually the majority (51-60 percent of the population), and should run the nation. In the past century or so, ...

November 27, 2009: The Afghan and Pakistani branches of the Taliban are becoming increasingly divided over means and objectives. What is going on here is Pushtun politics. The Afghan Taliban believe ...

QUETTA, Pakistan — A senior member of the Taliban government consulted with Afghan community leaders here Saturday in what was described as part of a broad-based initiative to negotiate the surrender ...

MILLIONS of Afghans are preparing to take part tomorrow in what some see as decisive elections in this war-torn land. Unlike previous elections since the 2002 fall of the Taliban, this campaign has ...

More than 80 percent of the population is split among Pushtun, Tajik, Hazara and Uzbek factions, with the remainder divided between a grab bag of smaller groups. Adding to the complexity are dozens of ...

Charles Santos, an energy consultant and director of the Foundation for Central Asian Development, was previously a U.N. political advisor in Afghanistan. This article is based on research done by the ...

KICKING up dust in Kabul's main stadium, to a tinny background noise of Persian poetry and Muslim prayer, 10,000 Afghans gathered on August 7th for a rare glimpse of their president, Hamid Karzai. It ...

THE next phase that the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan are entering is likely to usher in another deadly period of counter-terrorism operations and intense manoeuvring between the US, Russia, China ...

America’s mounting concern is evident. Last week President Bush made an unscheduled visit to Afghanistan before reaching India and Pakistan. Asked about his call for getting Osama "dead or alive", ...