Afghanistan Travel News

Kabul, June 19: Lashing out in anger at the rise of a virtual Taliban embassy in Qatar just a day before, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan today broke off critical security talks with the US and then scuttled a government peace delegation to the insurgents.

Journalism students at Afghan universities need to diversify beyond media studies in preparation for their careers, according to experts taking part in a debate hosted by IWPR on developing a national curriculum for future reporters.

The new entertainment district - Nebraska's first - will be situated across the street from the new Pinnacle Bank Arena in the west Haymarket area.

The new entertainment district - Nebraska's first - will be situated across the street from the new Pinnacle Bank Arena in the west Haymarket area.

Afghan Taliban opens Qatar office as US announces talks DOHA: The Taliban opened a political office in Doha on Tuesday, as Washington said it hoped to begin talks with its Afghan foe in the Qatari capital 'in a couple of days.'

Airman 1st Class Everardo Torres and Melissa Newton react to an intruder during a hostile training scenario at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 16, 2013.

Afghanistan will send representatives to Qatar soon to discuss peace with the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday, in a step towards reaching a brokered ceasefire in the 12-year-old war.

Afghanistan will send representatives to Qatar soon to discuss peace with the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday, in a step towards reaching a brokered ceasefire in the 12-year-old war.

In a fourth letter to the Obama administration seeking a rationale for alleged U.S. cash payments to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Senator Bob Corker, R-Tn., the ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, on Monday announced a hold on $75 million in U.S. government funding for Afghanistan "until such time as I receive sufficient ... (more)

A Melbourne exhibition of Afghan treasures is a remarkable affirmation of a troubled land's ancient culture and a tribute to the people who saved them, writes Sue Green It's a tale with the lot: war and destruction, brave heroes, buried treasure.

Retired Colonel Steve Appleton talks about a robe given to him by an Afghan tribal leader, one piece of memorabilia collected from his years with the Canadian military, at his SW home Thursday June 13, 2013.

Mary Ewald, an accomplished solo performer, creates a study in riveting solo presence with this rambling monologue focused on a love of Afghanistan.

Turkey is promoting its eastern cities of Trabzon and Erzurum as potential transit hubs for U.S. and NATO military cargo being shipped out of Afghanistan.

A soldier from the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, Manchus, looks toward the tree line through his rifle scope while on a foot patrol to visit Afghan Local Police in the Panjwai District of Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan.

Nearly 20 children arrived in Charlotte from Afghanistan Wednesday morning. They will spend the next six weeks here, living with local families.

Author Khaled Hosseini says his just-released novel, And the Mountains Echoed , began with a perfectly clear and vivid picture in his head.

WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT Chaos outside Afghanistan's Supreme Court.

By the time you read this, I will have completed Week One of the hardest thing I've ever done: A... KABUL, Afghanistan - The Kabul police say there has been a large explosion on a main road near the U.S. Embassy in the Afghan capital.

The estimated number of detainees is more than 80. Karzai's spokesperson, Aimal Faizi, confirmed [press release] that Karzai instructed National Security Advisor Rangin Dadfar Spanta [Afghanistan Online profile] to ask the British Embassy in Kabul to hand over the prisoners by June 22. The British embassy responded that while it supports the ... (more)

Until now, the primary storyline of the religious-secular battles in Israel has been driven by Women of the Wall, the activist group that, with their monthly prayer meetings at Jerusalem's Insurgents launched a pre-dawn attack on Afghanistan's main international airport in the capital, Kabul, on Monday, police said, with explosions and gunfire ... (more)