By Buzzle.com A suicide bomber detonated a bomb attached to himself at the entrance to a government building Afghanistan yesterday. The blast was said to have killed at least 30 people, with many of those waiting in a line to receive government ID cards. The attacks occurred in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz at around…

By Buzzle.com 2014 is an interesting date to use as the benchmark for when we can expect Afghan security forces to be capable of managing their own country. Considering that U.S. forces have already been on the ground in Afghanistan for nearly 10 years, that would push a major U.S. presence in Afghanistan to at…

By Buzzle.com A formal agreement was reached among NATO nations over the weekend to begin turning over the security of Afghanistan to its military in 2011, with plans to issue full control to local forces there in 2014. While the president has noted that his goal is to end U.S. combat missions in the country…

By Buzzle.com Afghan President Hamid Karzai noted yesterday that he receives millions of dollars in aid from both Iran and the U.S., saying that the U.S., in particular, gives him “bags of money” because his government lacks sufficient funding to stay afloat. U.S. officials took the opportunity to accuse Iran of playing both sides of…

By Buzzle.com The helicopter crash that killed nine NATO soldiers and injured at least three others added to what has already been the deadliest year for NATO forces in Afghanistan. Tuesday’s crash brings the yearly death toll to 525 for the year, already more than the 504 deaths recorded in 2009. At this time, there…

By Buzzle.com Imposing the harsh rules dictated by their misinterpretation of Islam, Taliban militants in Afghanistan stoned a young couple to death for committing adultery recently. It is the first time such a punishment has been doled out for such an offense since the country’s fundamental, hardline regime was removed from power nine years ago….

By Buzzle.com Facing international criticism continues to mount, the Afghan Foreign Ministry noted over the weekend that the U.N.’s top official in their country overstepped in issuing instruction for cleaning up the corrupt Afghan government and ridding the country of powerful warlords. After the recent Afghan election was marked by fraud and widespread skepticism, President…

By Dr. Sumaiya Khan The troubles in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region just don’t seem to end. After grappling with problems like the Taliban, it’s now the turn of a natural disaster to wreak havoc in the tumultuous region. In the wee hours of the night, an earthquake struck Afghanistan in the Hindu Kush mountain range, shaking…

By Buzzle.com One of the crashes took place as a helicopter carrying U.S. military and DEA agents was leaving the scene of a recent drug raid. Afghanistan has become the world’s leading producer of Opium, which is the primary ingredient in heroin and many other less popular narcotics. Raids on drug growing and distribution facilities…