BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq, the ...

KABUL (Reuters) - While U.S. forces prepare to send up to 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, behind the scenes Afghan government officials are working to engage tribal elders as a way of undermining ...

Distorted interpretation of historical facts, revanchism born of atavism, nationalism-driven irredentism and a tribal ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. JALALABAD, Afghanistan • Six weeks ago, elders of the Shinwari tribe, which dominates a large area in southeastern Afghanistan, ...

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Unable to scrounge together the $165 he needed to repay a loan to buy sheep, Nazir Ahmad made good on his debt by selling his 16-year-old daughter to marry the lender's son.

The two sides have agreed to hold follow-up talks in Qatar to establish conditions and a framework for lasting peace, ...

Afghan Deputy Interior Minister and Taliban leader Mawlawi Muhammad Nabi Omari has warned Pakistan that Afghan forces and ...

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