Afghanistan Travel News

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)

WAM KABUL, June 10th, 2013 -- Jumah Mohammed Al Kaab, Charge d'Affaires at the UAE Embassy in Afghanistan, has attended the opening of the new Mazar-e-Sharif Airport in Kabul, jointly funded by the UAE and Germany.

In a Sunday, May 19, 2013, photo U.S. Army Sgt. Carrinton Peterson, 23, left, of Killen, Texas, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division in the Shinwar District of Nangarhar Province, trains two Afghan National Army soldiers to plot a target for their D-30 Howitzers.

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The Kite Runner , by Dr. Khaled Hosseni was published in 2003. It was his first novel.

One of the most desperately poor, war-torn nations on earth, Afghanistan attracts our attention mostly for the wrong reasons.

Afghanistan's next 10 months could well determine the strength of the country's government after U.S. forces complete their expected drawdown in 2014, said U.S. Rep. Denny Heck, D-Olympia, who just returned from his first visit to the war zone as a U.S. congressman.

Imagine sending a care package of perishable goods for American troops in Afghanistan and having it turned away by customs agents in a foreign country.

WAM KABUL, June 2th, 2013 -- The UAE Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Yousef Saif Al Ali, and the Afghan Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industries, Muzammil Shinwari, have discussed ways to enhancing cooperation and developing bilateral relations, particularly in the field of Emirati investments.