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Afghanistan
- iso alpha2: AF
- isoalpha :: AFG
- iso numeric:: 4
- fips code: AF
- Capital: Kabul
- Area: 647500
- Population: 37172386
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Afghanistan
Follow the latest Afghanistan updates on The Times’s news blog.|
American and Afghan officials sign long-term security pact nearly one year after agreement was cast into limbo by breakdown of trust between the two nations; deal will allow 9,800 American and about 2,000 NATO troops to remain in Afghanistan after the international combat mission ends in December.|
Taliban ambush in northern Afghanistan kills 14 members of Afghan security forces; attack is latest example of deadly campaign of violence that has taken serious toll on soldiers and police officers across the country.|
Editorial warns United States' $7.6 billion effort to combat opium production in Afghanistan has failed, leaving country in plight as counternarcotics program shifts to new government of Pres Ashraf Ghani; observes opium trade raises some $155 million annually for the Taliban; calls for evaluation of program's failures so that new government can have a better chance of success.|
Editorial warns United States' $7.6 billion effort to combat opium production in Afghanistan has failed, leaving country in plight as counternarcotics program shifts to new government of Pres Ashraf Ghani; observes opium trade raises some $155 million annually for the Taliban; calls for evaluation of program's failures so that new government can have a better chance of success.|
I am honoured that the United Nations has served as co-host together with the Afghan Government. This conference marks the beginning of a crucially important transition. As agreed at the London Conference earlier this year, in January of this year, and again here in Kabul, Afghanistan will now take the lead in shaping the country’s future. Afghans will set the priorities and decide which path to follow. The international community will play a supporting role.|
American and Afghan officials sign long-term security pact nearly one year after agreement was cast into limbo by breakdown of trust between the two nations; deal will allow 9,800 American and about 2,000 NATO troops to remain in Afghanistan after the international combat mission ends in December.|
Kabul Journal; census workers in Afghanistan are having a difficult time conducting survey because many Afghans lack surnames, most do not know their birthday and women will not speak without their husbands present; number of people living in Afghanistan is unknown; last census, conducted in 1979, found some 14.6 million people, but some estimate that current census will register more than double that number.|
Editorial decries widespread corruption in Afghanistan that has led to mismanagement and disappearance of billions of dollars of American reconstruction money; says Congress should not hesitate to cut off flow of money unless Afghan government can prove its trustworthiness; calls for Afghan Pres Ashraf Ghani to make good on his promises to weed out corruption, and for American agencies administrating money to be more careful setting priorities and adopting safeguards.|
President Karzai [original in English]:: On the 2014 date, ma’am, Afghanistan has specified its objectives. If you recall, in my inauguration speech to the Afghan people some months ago, I committed to having the ability by 2014 – meaning another five years which by now is almost four years – to reach a level of strength and ability and capacity within our forces to provide for our own security for the population, for the country, for our borders. This is a commitment we have made to the Afghan people and to our international partners, and we hope accordingly the international community will help Afghanistan reach that objective that we are working on very earnestly and with dedication. This is a national objective that we have to fulfill and we must.|
Delegations attending international conference in London pledge to follow through with aid and support Afghanistan, even as they plan to withdraw troops from country; British Prime Min David Cameron and Secretary of State John Kerry, during session, also praise new unity government of Afghanistan Pres Ashraf Ghani.|
Follow the latest Afghanistan updates on The Times’s news blog.|
Suicide attackers and gunmen unleashed a wave of violence in the capital and beyond on Saturday, weeks before a planned withdrawal from Afghanistan by international forces.|
New Afghan Pres Ashraf Ghani says New York Times correspondent Matthew Rosenberg, who was expelled from Afghanistan in August, will be allowed to return effective immediately.|