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Afghanistan's post-election concerns mount

KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- As Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to assure critics about the integrity of last month's elections -- which an unofficial count showed he won -- Mullah Mohammed Omar gave a different assessment that was delivered to the people with the familiar Taliban touch.

Election limbo concerns U.S.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Afghanistan's election crisis could leave that country without a leader for a long time, a prospect raising concern in the United States, a U.S. official said.

Afghan vote a test for all, expert says

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Aug. 20 election in Afghanistan is a test not only for the U.S.-led counterinsurgency, but for the durability of the Taliban and al-Qaida, experts say.

Pakistan's transition needs U.S. help

WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- Washington is tasked with helping Islamabad transition from a military dictatorship to a civilian democracy without jihadist interference, scholars say.

Commentary: Islamic emirate nightmare

WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- An adviser on South Asia to three U.S. presidents warns about the threat of a jihadist victory in Pakistan “as a real possibility in the foreseeable future.” It would also give terrorists a nuclear capability.

AFPAK failure has nuclear consequence

WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- Leaders at the upcoming G8 summit must address the potential nuclear consequence of failing to defeat the threats in Pakistan and Afghanistan, a scholar notes.

Apart from Pakistan, Afghan conflict different; Baghdad political scene in turmoil

This is not the 1980s Afghan war; Aid needed in Farah, U.N. says; Khalilzad tapped for Kabul post; Lawsuit threatened over Baghdadi claims; Baghdad summons oil minister; Iraqi Interior Ministry scrutinized

Iraq holds to SOFA deadline; Karzai enters presidential race

Baghdad holds to SOFA deadline; Iraqi president to retire; Hill meets Kurdish leaders; Karzai announces re-election bid; Wage opposition at the polls, U.N. says; Brookings rehashes Afghan argument

U.S.: Pakistani-Afghan review intense

WASHINGTON, March 27 (UPI) -- The 60-day review of the U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy was an aggressive effort to ensure all views were heard and considered, officials said Friday.

Obama sends 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- President Obama's decision to deploy an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan is the first concrete sign of his administration's much heralded determination to switch the focus of the war on terror he inherited from Iraq to Afghanistan.

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