Hamid Karzai

The best chance for success would be for Obama to call a ceasefire, followed by all-inclusive talks. Political concerns mean he won’t.

The US has long resisted talking to the Taliban. But as the July 2011 drawdown date approaches, it’s running out of options.

The Afghan president spoke out on all the major issues – in a recent ‘off-the-record’ meeting.

The Diplomat hears from counterinsurgency specialist David Kilcullen about the war in Afghanistan and the theory of COIN

The Diplomat speaks with Matthew Hoh, director of the Afghanistan Study Group, about the group’s report on the future of US forces in the country.

Pakistan has done more than was in its own interests in the war on terror. Its support for the US has left it with a civil war.

Afghanistan’s peace jirga concluded with no clear breakthrough. Was it worth it?

The US leader’s secretive trip to Afghanistan leaves much to the imagination.

His dashing figure and aristocratic demeanour once prompted compliments from world leaders and couture tsars alike.