WASHINGTON (PAN): The Friends of the American University in Afghanistan on Thursday honoured former US ambassador Ryan Croker for his immense contribution to the country’s development at a fundraising dinner here.
WASHINGTON (PAN): More than five months after being taken into US custody, the Obama administration on Wednesday announced Al Qaeda operative Spin Gul would be tried in a civil court in New York, a decision opposed by Republicans.
WASHINGTON (PAN): Afghan President Hamid Karzai was the top choice Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence after Taliban’s fall, a top American expert told Congressmen after lawmakers raised concerns over the Afghan leader’s recent statements.
WASHINGTON (PAN): The insurgency in Afghanistan is confused, a top British commander based in the country said on Wednesday, attributing it to the increased strength of Afghan forces, recent changes in Pakistan’s policies and the American drawdown.
WASHINGTON (PAN): The end of transition in Afghanistan would mark the beginning of a new chapter, the country’s top diplomat to the United Nations told members of the powerful Security Council on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (PAN): An influential American lawmaker on Monday said the negative public impression of the Afghan conflict was made worse by regular rancorous comments of President, Hamid Karzai.
WASHINGTON (PAN): The economy of Afghanistan is likely to slow down after 2014, when most of foreign combat troops are scheduled to withdraw from the country, a senior US intelligence official said on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (PAN): New US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday called his Afghan counterpart, Gen. Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, and discussed bilateral issues and the progress being made in the security transition process.
WASHINGTON (PAN): A top American general has recommended the presence of 13,600 US troops in Afghanistan after 2014, when the local forces are to take control of the country’s security. At the same time, he said no decision has been made in this regard yet.
WASHINGTON (PAN): Representing the story of “hope and perseverance” First Sergeant Malalai Bahaduri has been selected for the International Women of Courage Award that she would receive from US First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry on March 8.
