Afghanistan

Investigate This

The U.N. will pry America's drones out of our cold, dead hands.

BY MICAH ZENKO | JANUARY 29, 2013

Sometimes They Come Back

How this zombie game explains our failure in Afghanistan.

BY MICHAEL PECK | JANUARY 28, 2013

America in Recline

Obama's foreign policy leans back from the world.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | JANUARY 28, 2013

Combat Roles

Women have been fighting and dying in America’s wars for years. Here are eight who were killed in action last year.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JANUARY 24, 2013

Lawsuit: Kabul Embassy Guards Told To Lie About Long Hours

The saga of U.S. diplomatic security in Afghanistan continues.

BY ADAM ZAGORIN, DAVID HILZENRATH | JANUARY 23, 2013

Deconstructing Afghanistan

What would Jacques do?

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | JANUARY 22, 2013

Over the Horizon

Five unlikely but extremely destabilizing global crises that Obama must prepare for now.

BY MARTIN INDYK | JANUARY 18, 2013

Mutiny in Kabul

An exclusive report on the troubled security team at America's most important embassy.

BY ADAM ZAGORIN | JANUARY 17, 2013

Does the NRA Want to Turn America Into Afghanistan?

Because that's where we're headed.

BY JASON DEMPSEY | JANUARY 16, 2013

For Defense, Less Beef, More Chuck

Why Hagel's critics need to turn down the heat.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | JANUARY 14, 2013

Exit, Minus Strategy

Barack Obama has clearly decided to cut his losses in Afghanistan. Will all hell break lose when he does?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JANUARY 11, 2013

Talking to the Taliban

With Obama and Karzai meeting in Washington, and peace negotiations back on the table in Afghanistan, here's what to watch out for when sitting down with Islamic fundamentalists.

BY MICHAEL SEMPLE | JANUARY 10, 2013

Why the U.S. Can't Abandon Afghanistan

These five principles should guide the U.S.-Afghan relationship after 2014.

BY DAVOOD MORADIAN | JANUARY 10, 2013

The 5 Most Important Questions About Afghanistan

Obama can't shirk the difficult issues when he meets with Karzai this week.

BY MICHAEL KUGELMAN | JANUARY 9, 2013

Saving Afghanistan

It can be done, but only if the international community truly invests in democracy.

BY ABDULLAH ABDULLAH | JANUARY 8, 2013

A 'Zero Option' for Afghanistan

Yes, President Karzai, we might pull out completely.

BY DAVID W. BARNO | JANUARY 7, 2013

For Shame

Wait, Pakistan is blasting India for treating women badly?

BY RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL | JANUARY 4, 2013

The Plan to Stop Green-on-Blue Violence

The Pentagon’s secret PowerPoint on Afghan insider attacks.

BY NATE JONES | JANUARY 3, 2013

Stowaway

A reporter travels the treacherous Pakistan-Afghanistan border by truck.

BY MATTHIEU AIKINS | JANUARY 2, 2013

Is It Over Yet?

Haunting photos of a year in the life of the war America is still fighting.

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The Slab

One soldier's quest to honor a fallen comrade he didn't even know.

BY JAKE TAPPER | DECEMBER 27, 2012

Was It a Good Year in Afghanistan?

Looking back at a troubling 2012 filled with progress and peril, it's hard to determine whether the United States is winning this war.

BY IAN LIVINGSTON, MICHAEL O’HANLON | DECEMBER 27, 2012

10 Conflicts to Watch in 2013

From Turkey to Congo, next year's wars threaten global stability.

BY LOUISE ARBOUR | DECEMBER 27, 2012

Can There Be War Without Hate?

Surprisingly humane moments in combat -- and why they matter.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | DECEMBER 24, 2012

David and Paula

The Petraeus affair may be over, as far as the media circus is concerned. But its baleful aftereffects linger on.

BY SARAH CHAYES | DECEMBER 13, 2012

Extrication Negotiations

The United States is ready to start talking to the Taliban about a peace deal again. But nothing's going to happen without Pakistan.

BY JAMES TRAUB | NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Four More Years … in Exile

Can Republicans find their way out of the foreign-policy wilderness?

BY JOHN NORRIS | NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The FP Survey: The Wisdom of the Smart Crowd

FP's Global Thinkers weigh in on the year gone by and what's on the horizon for 2013.

DECEMBER 2012