International aid groups in Afghanistan face increasing threats and violence. Now some are leaving for good, though reconstruction needs remain unmet.

More than six years since the Taliban’s ouster, violence against women seeking to broaden their rights continues. But some experts see reason for hope.

A meeting of tribal leaders from Afghanistan and Pakistan aimed to counter a Taliban resurgence but events in Pakistan and Iran complicate the struggle.

Experts say Afghanistan remains a winnable war, but reports of Iran arming the Taliban and mounting violence have Washington on edge.

Despite the death of a prominent Taliban leader, the rise in civilian casualties has strained relations between Washington and Kabul.

Casualties among Canadian forces in Afghanistan are up, resulting in growing anti-war attitudes north of the border.

Contrary to President Bush’s claim last year that al-Qaeda is “on the run,” new intelligence suggests the organization has regrouped, reestablishing a chain of command and opening new training camps.

A massive suicide attack in northern Afghanistan during Vice President Cheney’s visit reinforces the country’s lack of security and the resurgence of Taliban.

President Bush's call for more European NATO members to take part in combat in Afghanistan shows how much the situation there has eroded.

President Bush plans to increase U.S. spending and troop levels in Afghanistan. Despite widespread resistance to Bush’s Iraq “surge,” most policymakers seem to think an Afghan boost makes sense. 

The U.S. military’s updated counterinsurgency manual acknowledges today’s soldiers must often serve as “nation builders as well as warriors.” The doctrine offers lessons drawn from those stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq, but critics argue its tenets are too soft.

NATO leaders pitted the credibility of their alliance to the ongoing effort to stabilize Afghanistan at their summit in Riga, but failed to resolve disputes that keep some major member states—including Germany, Italy, Spain, and France—from serious combat duty there.

Recruiting operatives capable of infiltrating terrorist networks presents an ongoing challenge to U.S. intelligence agencies. A new book by a former double agent who spied on al-Qaeda tells the story of how he did it.

New polls reveal that Afghans increasingly are losing faith in their government and throwing their support behind the Taliban, which has staged a strong comeback in Kandahar.

Pakistan faces growing charges that its intelligence service, the ISI, is supporting a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan as well as terror attacks elsewhere. President Musharraf has dismissed the charges, although he has suggested there may be some unsanctioned Pakistani backing for the Taliban.

A photographic history of the first five years of the war in Afghanistan.

Five years after the U.S. invasion, parts of southern Afghanistan have descended into chaos, as the Taliban reclaim territories and try to win over ethnic Pashtun sympathies. The rest of the country also requires more attention and aid, experts say.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf dined with President Bush Wednesday at the White House. President Bush sought to smooth over a rift between them in order to curb the threat posed by a resurgent Taliban.

Afghanistan has long been the world’s chief supplier of opium. Yet poppy cultivation, much of which goes to finance Taliban insurgents, may jeopardize U.S.-led efforts to secure southern parts of the country.

The postwar reconstruction of Afghanistan has been hobbled by poor security, a flourishing drug trade, and too few resources. With a resurgent Taliban, experts predict a long road ahead to rebuild the country.