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Declassified: U.S. Backs Down From Secrecy on Afghanistan Spending
Watchdogs say the decision will help efforts to fight corruption in training of Afghan security forces.
February 3, 2015
How Is American Money Being Spent on Afghan Security Forces? It's Classified
The military's decision to classify information that had previously been publicly available was described as "unprecedented" by the government watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction.
January 29, 2015
Could Night Raids Return to Afghanistan?
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s administration plans to lift a ban on the controversial raids targeting Taliban fighters, according to a new report.
November 24, 2014
Billions in U.S. Spending Can't Slow Afghan Opium Poppy Production
This comes despite $7.6 billion in counternarcotics spending by the U.S. there over the last decade -- and is projected to increase even more in 2014.
October 21, 2014
Afghanistan's Former Spymaster Warns of Civil War
Afghanistan's former spy chief Amrullah Saleh told NPR this morning that the new strategic partnership agreement with the U.S. is a good step, but warns of the consequences if the U.S. engages in talks with the Taliban.
May 3, 2012
Afghanistan's Opium Production on the Rise
Opium production will rise across Afghanistan in 2012, spreading to more parts of the country than it has in the last few years, according to a new UN assessment.
April 18, 2012
What Changes Will New U.S.-Afghan Night Raids Deal Bring?
After months of negotiations, the U.S. and Afghanistan reached an agreement on Sunday that will transfer more control of controversial night raid operations to Afghan forces, allowing the two governments to move ahead in negotiating a broader strategic-partnership agreement.
April 9, 2012
Afghanistan's 'Dancing Boys' Exploitation on the Rise
Bacha bazi -- an ancient practice in which young Afghan boys are sold by families to "entertain" men – is on the rise, according to a new report.
April 5, 2012
After Massacre, U.S. Offers Afghanistan Concessions on Night Raids
In the wake of the March 11 bloody shooting rampage allegedly carried out by Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the U.S. has found itself in a vulnerable position as it attempts to negotiate a strategic-partnership agreement with the Afghan government.
March 20, 2012
When Afghan Girls Pay the Price for the Crimes of Others
Shakila was just 8 years old when a group of men abducted her and her cousin from their beds as they slept in Naray district in Afghanistan's Kunar province.
February 17, 2012
Afghanistan's Opium Profits Soared in 2011
The value of opium produced in Afghanistan increased by 133 percent last year to $1.4 billion, or about 9 percent of the country's GDP...
January 17, 2012