Tensions Rise Between Hizb-i-Islami and Taliban in Afghanistan
August 26th, 2010By Matthew DuPee and Anand Gopal
In March 2010, clashes erupted between two of Afghanistan’s most important insurgent groups in northern Baghlan Province. A days-long battle between Hizb-i-Islami and the Taliban left nearly 60 militants and 20 civilians dead. Hostilities between the two sides flared again in Wardak Province in July, where ongoing clashes killed 28 [...]
In remote Afghan valley, a rare peace sprouts with insurgents
April 27th, 2009Promises of cash and jobs-rather than ideological pledges-help prompt fighters to lay down their arms. But questions remain about the program’s efficiency.
Alasay, Afghanistan - Deep in a mountain valley north of Kabul, Gulab Shah and his fellow insurgents were under siege. It was mid-March, and a French-led military offensive had been pounding their village night [...]
Afghanistanâs insurgency spreading north
April 29th, 2008Militant attacks are increasing outside of the Talibanâs southern stronghold, such as Sundayâs on President Karzai.
Kabul, Afghanistan - The attempted assassination of President Hamid Karzai Sunday came as the latest sign of a trend worrying Western officials: that the insurgency is spreading from the Taliban stronghold of the south to the central and northern [...]
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