Afghanistan war

Afghanistan: Mission crumble

Two new setbacks to NATO’s war in Afghanistan(84)

Afghanistan: Too close for comfort

In the war in Afghanistan it is not always obvious which side Pakistan is on(80)

America’s retreat from Afghanistan: The spectre of comparisons

Attempts to accelerate the drawdown of Western troops in Afghanistan are tempting but misguided(27)

America in Afghanistan: Outta here

After a decade in Afghanistan, the United States rushes for the exit(168)

Afghanistan: What comes next

Afghanistan gets a rotten press in the West but the outlook is not all bad, particularly if the country’s security forces, shown above, do what is hoped(33)

Afghanistan and the West: How to end it

The West has made many mistakes in Afghanistan. Withdrawing support after 2014 would be another one(28)

Pakistan and America: Till deaths us do part

NATO's deadly strike on an outpost of the Pakistani army brings their difficult relationship a step closer to rupture(459)

Afghanistan and the Taliban: Collateral damage

The Taliban are more violent, but the locals are not turning against them(86)

Asia: Pakistan’s next batch of intrigues

The generals play politics(2)

Afghanistan: Ten years of war

A correspondent reflects on ten years of war and four years of living in Kabul(112)

An assassination in Afghanistan: The deadly envoy

Already troubled prospects for peace are further shattered(50)

The war in Afghanistan: How to read the downing of the Chinook

More a lucky shot than a turning point(72)

Banyan: Neither a picnic nor a Switzerland

The end of the surge in Afghanistan, and the beginning of a search for peace(42)

Barack Obama and Afghanistan: A gamble that may not pay off

The president is at risk of running down American forces in Afghanistan too fast(74)

Afghanistan: Glimmers of hope

It’s been a long slog, but Afghanistan may at last be able to contemplate more stable government(18)

The Afghan campaign: Single or quits

Afghanistan is doing a little better; Barack Obama should not rush out of it(22)

Banyan: The insanity clause

You don’t have to be crazy to run counter-terrorism in Pakistan; but it helps to appear so(87)

After Osama bin Laden: They got him

What the death of the movement’s figurehead means for al-Qaeda, Pakistan, Afghanistan—and the West(60)

Pakistan: Post-uprisings depression

Two good books about an important but confusing country which has been driven, partly by American intervention, into strange ways(14)