KABUL: Suicide bombings, assassinations of top Afghan leaders, brutal attacks on Charikar and other places close to Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, and a rapid increase in civilian deaths from drone attacks are jeopardizing the withdrawal of American (...)
NEW YORK: It may or may not be coincidental, but as US President Barack Obama's military offensive in Afghanistan gets underway, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has at long last embarked on a serious effort at national reconciliation. The prime focus (...)