BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq, the ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Growing violence in the southern province of Kandahar ahead of Afghanistan's presidential election next week highlights a rift between Pashtun tribes that could tip ...

KABUL (Reuters) - While U.S. forces prepare to send up to 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, behind the scenes Afghan government officials are working to engage tribal elders as a way of undermining ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. JALALABAD, Afghanistan • Six weeks ago, elders of the Shinwari tribe, which dominates a large area in southeastern Afghanistan, ...

It was the spring of 2003, and Capt. Jim Gant and his Special Forces team had just fought their way out of an insurgent ambush in Afghanistan's Konar province when they heard there was trouble in the ...

ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (AP) -- U.S. airstrikes have caused many Afghan tribes to defect from the Taliban to the opposition, the commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt battle group said ...

The new top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said yesterday that more American troops are urgently required to combat a worsening insurgency, but he stated emphatically that no Iraq-style "surge" of ...

Bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has resumed through Angoor Adda crossing point, as border terminal has become operational after remaining closed for two years.'In line with the ...